Bayer expands polymer research & development centre in Shanghai

摘要

Bayer MaterialScience recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the third phase of the expansion of its Polymer Research & Development Center (PRDC) in Shanghai, China. The PRDC, which will become an innovation centre for the company, is scheduled to be operational by the second half of 2012. The expansion is part of a ?1bn investment plan announced in December 2010 and the company's global strategy of moving closer to customers in high-growth emerging markets.