Guangdong, China, Bayer MaterialScience, a new polyurethane system network factory in Guangzhou, China, broke ground in January 8, 2008.

With the construction of BaySystems Southern China, industries including footwear, automobiles, construction, electrical appliances, furniture and other customers will be able to acquire BaySystems's Polyurethane solutions and market oriented expertise more quickly.

"Our BaySystems global network enables us to quickly bring the latest polyurethane innovation and application to our customers around the world," said Peter Vanacker, director of the global polyurethane business and a member of the board of directors of Bayer Material Technology.

With BaySystems Southern China, we will work closely with our customers in Southern China to develop products and solutions that meet their business needs.

In addition, we plan to further promote the use of polyurethane materials in many applications. "

BaySystems Southern China will be equipped with first-class production and laboratory facilities.

With such facilities, BaySystems Southern China will be able to provide customized polyurethane systems based on global system technology.

Such systems include Baytherm for the electrical industry, Baymer for the construction industry, Bayflex for footwear industry, and Baydur and Bayfit for furniture and home decoration manufacturers.

In addition, BaySystems Southern China can provide a complete BaySystems vehicle solution (for example, Baynat, Bayfill and Bayfit for vehicle and off vehicle applications).

BaySystems Southern China will have 40 employees, including technical support, sales and marketing, logistics and production sectors.

With these employees, BaySystems Southern China will be able to make full use of international expertise and local expert knowledge to provide its customers with strong support.

BaySystems Southern China is the latest system factory to join the Bayer Material Technology Asia Pacific system factory network.

The network has now covered China's Nanjing, Japan, China's Taiwan, India and Thailand.

BaySystems Southern China is expected to start in late 2008.

The new system factory will receive support from Bayer global R & D network and technology centers in China, Japan, Europe, North America and South America.

In Shanghai, Bayer polymer research and Development Center (PRDC) integrates Bayer Material Technology's global polyurethane footwear expertise with the global footwear center and spray technology center's spray technology, thus further strengthening the company's leading position in the polyurethane industry.

Dr. Hui Hui, director of marketing department of Bayer Material Technology Asia Pacific Pu business unit, confidently said: the new system factory will contribute to the strategic development of the company in the field of polyurethane in China.

"There is a huge demand for polyurethane in the Asian market, which is about 6 percentage points a year," district doctor said.

Among them, China has the fastest growth rate.

In Southern China, the development of manufacturing industry is particularly significant, resulting in huge demand for customized polyurethane products and solutions.

With BaySystems Southern China, we have been well positioned to seize this development opportunity and provide strong support in the process of customer development.