Bayer Climate Program

December 11, 2008

BayVision on course for success

New Bayer MaterialScience brand for polycarbonate glazing in automotive engineering

Leverkusen, December 2008 – Daimler AG and Bayer MaterialScience AG are to cooperate more intensively in the future on the development of polycarbonate (PC) automotive glazing. As part of the expertise offered by Bayer MaterialScience under its “BayVision” brand, Daimler will investigate other potential applications for PC glazing and assess the suitability of this technology for future series production vehicles. For the Stuttgart, Germany-based motor company, the main advantages of PC glazing are weight savings and the associated reduction in CO2 emissions. Other benefits include design freedom and simpler functional integration.

BayVision combines the core competence of Bayer MaterialScience, extensive expertise in glazing raw materials – i.e. Makrolon® polycarbonate and its blends – and a comprehensive applications service with in-depth developments in technology covering the entire glazing module process chain. Tools such as rheological and mechanical CAE simulation programs are available as standard. The experts at Bayer MaterialScience also study, among other things, the thermal expansion behavior of glazing modules and offer customers advice on design issues. In addition they provide answers to queries concerning the requisite coating and adhesive raw materials and noise generation.

“BayVision will set new standards for tomorrow’s motor vehicles and, in addition to reducing CO2 emissions, will open up completely new horizons in vehicle design”, says Dr. Günter Hilken, head of the Polycarbonates Business Unit at Bayer MaterialScience. “This intensified future cooperation with Daimler in the field of polycarbonate glazing represents another milestone in the development of products and technologies for automotive construction.” The roof module of the Mercedes GL and the panoramic roof of the smart fortwo are currently in series production, and both use Makrolon® AG2677 and Makroblend® 7665 or Bayblend® T 95 MF from Bayer MaterialScience.

About Bayer MaterialScience:
With 2007 sales of EUR 10.4 billion, Bayer MaterialScience is among the world’s largest polymer companies. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, electrical and electronics, construction, and sports and leisure industries. At the end of 2007, Bayer MaterialScience had 30 production sites and employed approximately 15,400 people around the globe. Bayer MaterialScience is a Bayer Group company.

Information for editors:
More news and information about products, applications and services of Bayer MaterialScience can be found at www.bayerbms.com.

Hotline for readers’ inquiries:
Fax: +49 221 9902-160