Bayer CropScience Limited

Background Bayer CropScience Ltd (Bayer CropScience), established in 1958 is a part of the Bayer Group. The company is primarily engaged in the areas of crop protection, seeds biotechnology and non-agricultural pest control. Business Profile Bayer CropScience develops and markets fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, and seed treatment products. The company offers pest and weed control solutions to improve the quality of crop life under its environmental science business. The company also uses plant biotechnology and conventional breeding to offer solutions for agriculture, nutrition, health, and biomaterial.

The major brands offered by the company include Regent GR & SC - insecticides to control pests on crops; Confidor - used for control of sucking pests; Proagro Sampann - used for corn crops; Antracol - spectrum fungicide which supports good crop health; Dhanno - high performance cotton seed hybrid and Arize - a hybrid rice brand among others. The company’s plants are located in Maharashtra and Gujarat. During FY09 the company launched a number of new products like Sectin ®, Alanto ® and Flotis ® further strengthening its portfolio in Rice, Potatoes and Grapes.

During FY09 the company's annual installed capacity stood at 4,810 MT of active ingredients; 3,650 MT of powders; and 700 MT of wetable dispersable granules. During 2008, the company entered into a distribution agreement with Bayer BioScience Pvt. Ltd to promote, sell and distribute varieties of seeds developed, produced, manufactured or imported by the later.