Bayer CropScience Ltd
Bayer CropScience Ltd Company History
Bayer CropScience is engaged in ‘Agri Care’ business which primarily includes manufacture, sale and distribution of insecticides, fungicides, herbicide and various other agrochemical products and production, sale and distribution of hybrid corn seeds. The Company is also involved in sale and distribution of other row crop hybrid seeds.
2002
Appoints Mr Mehernosh Homi Kapadia as the compliance officer.
Shifts its Head Office from Mumbai to Thane.
Indian Syntans Investments raises its objection to the company's open offer to minority shareholders of Aventis Cropscience.
Sebi approves BSC's open offer of Rs.157 per share of Aventis Cropscience India.
Board approves for the sale/disposal of the Household Insecticides business of the Consumer Care Division.
2002
2003
Minitry approves Bayer's proposal to convert Aventis into a 100% subsidiary.
Board approves for the Scheme of amalgamation of Bayer Cropscience India Ltd with the company.
Mr Stephen Gerlich, appointed as Director and MD of the company in place of Mr Dieter Kambeck .
Board approves for the formation of 100% subsidiary and transfer of non-cropscience business of the company to such subsidiaries.
Mr S Gerlich ceases to be the Managing Director of the company wef closing hours of December 19, 2003, but continues to be the Director on the Board. He has been designated as the vice Chairman of the Company.
Mr SM Kulkarni ceases to be a Director of the company wef the closing hours of December 19, 2003.
Mr HV Goenka and Mr DC Shroff cease to be Directors on Board wef the closing hours of December 19, 2003.
Bayer (India) Ltd is to be renamed as Bayer CropScience Ltd. This decision is pursuant to the merger of Bayer (India) Ltd and Bayer CropScience India in 2003.
2003
2008
Bayer CropScience Ltd has appointed Mr. Kaikobad Mistry as a Director in the casual vacancy on the Board of the Company with effect from, July 01, 2008.
2008
2009
The Board has recommended a dividend of Rs 2.80 per share.
2009
2010
Board has recommended a dividend of Rs. 4/- per share.
Bayer Crop - Status of production activities at Ankleshwar.
2010
2012
Board has recommended a dividend of Rs. 4.2/- per share.
Mr. Rajiv Wani has been appointed as the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer.
2012
2013
Board recommended a Dividend of Rs. 5 per share.
2013
2014
Bayer CropScience opens Weed Resistance Competence Center in Frankfurt, Germany
Bayer HealthCare to invest up to USD 25 million in Versant Venture Capital VÂ fund
Bayer completes acquisition of Dihon Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. in China
Bayer CropScience acquires European distribution rights for biofungicide Contans from Belchim Crop Protection
2014
2015
Bayer - RVJ School of Agriculture celebrates its 13th Convocation Ceremony
100 young leaders develop ideas on global food challenges
Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds opens new R&D facility in Karnal, Haryana
Bayer undertakes CSR project to promote Sanitation & Hygiene
Bayer MaterialScience wins two awards at Plasticon 2015
Bayer MaterialScience makes an impression at PlastIndia 2015
2015
2016
Bayer inaugurates a Global Formulation Technology Lab at Vapi
2016
2017
Bayer prize is awarded to innovative concepts in the areas of health care and nutrition with a potential to bring in sustainable, systemic change / IndiaÂs iBreastExam, a hand-held breast cancer screening device is one of the winners and will receive EUR 20,000 in prize money.
Bayer launches "A for Arize®" education awareness campaign.
Bayer wins ÂBest Employer in India 2017Â Award.
ICAR & Bayer partner cotton farmers for effective whitefly management.
Bayer launches hybrid chilli seed ÂIndu in AP & Telangana.
2017
2018
Bayer has said that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Monsanto. Shares in the U.S. company will no longer be traded on the New York Stock Exchange, with Bayer now the sole owner of Monsanto Company. Monsanto shareholders are being paid 128 U.S. dollars per share. J.P. Morgan assisted Bayer with processing the purchase price payment for the largest acquisition in the companyâs history
2018
2021
Director-General of United NationÂs Food and Agriculture Organization to share his vision at BayerÂs Youth Ag Summit
Bayer, Microsoft Enter into Strategic Partnership to Optimize and Advance Digital Capabilities for Food, Feed, Fuel, Fiber Value Chain
2021
2022
Bayer announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in India with ADM, a global leader in sustainable human and animal nutrition.
Bayer relaunches worldÂs No. 1 antifungal brand Canesten® in India.
Bayer FOGSI and IHW collaborate to launch Preserve the Uterus campaign.
Bayer AG and Asian University for Women form a partnership to support womenÂs education in Asia.
2022
