{"id":9577,"date":"2018-09-03T14:58:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T12:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bcsdh.hu\/?p=9577"},"modified":"2018-09-03T14:58:10","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T12:58:10","slug":"basf-closes-acquisition-of-businesses-and-assets-from-bayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcsdh.hu\/en\/member-news\/basf-closes-acquisition-of-businesses-and-assets-from-bayer\/","title":{"rendered":"BASF closes acquisition of businesses and assets from Bayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Complements own crop protection, biotech and digital activities; marks entry into seeds, non-selective herbicides, nematicide seed treatments<\/h3>\n<h3>Creates new opportunities for innovation and growth<\/h3>\n<h3>About 4,500 experienced employees join Agricultural Solutions team<\/h3>\n<p>BASF has closed the acquisition of a range of businesses and assets from Bayer. The transaction is a strategic complement to BASF\u2019s crop protection, biotech and digital farming activities and marks its entry into seeds, non-selective herbicides and nematicide seed treatments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis strategic move adds excellent assets to our strong agricultural solutions portfolio and enhances our innovation potential. Overall, it ensures an even more comprehensive and attractive offering to our customers,\u201d said Dr. Martin Bruderm\u00fcller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officer of BASF SE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis acquisition transforms BASF in agriculture. It strengthens our market position in agricultural solutions and creates new opportunities for growth,\u201d added Saori Dubourg, member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE and responsible for the Agricultural Solutions segment. \u201cWe are looking forward to our joint journey and warmly welcome the new colleagues to BASF.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BASF signed agreements in October 2017 and April 2018 to acquire the businesses and assets Bayer offered to divest in the context of its acquisition of Monsanto, for an all-cash purchase price of \u20ac7.6 billion. About 4,500 employees join BASF through the acquisition. The agreements include Bayer\u2019s global glufosinate-ammonium business; seeds businesses including traits, research and breeding capabilities, and trademarks for key row crops in select markets; the vegetable seeds business; the R&amp;D platform for hybrid wheat; a range of seed treatment products; certain glyphosate-based herbicides in Europe, used predominantly for industrial applications; the complete digital farming platform xarvio<sup>TM<\/sup>; as well as certain non-selective herbicide and nematicide research projects. These transactions are now completed, except for the vegetable seeds business for which closing is expected later in the third quarter of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Customers benefit from the acquisition as they will have access to even more tools to increase their yields, crop quality and profitability. \u201cWith strong solutions from seeds to harvest, enabled by even better R&amp;D capabilities and scale, we will increase the competition in the market. This means customers have a real choice, today and in the future,\u201d explained Markus Heldt, President of BASF\u2019s Agricultural Solutions division. \u201cAfter months of preparing the seamless transfer of businesses and smooth onboarding of employees, everybody is keen to finally get started \u2013 as a new team and with our expanded business and capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To reflect the expanded scope of its agriculture business, BASF has renamed the division from Crop Protection to Agricultural Solutions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>About BASF\u2019s Agricultural Solutions division<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">With a rapidly growing population, the world is increasingly dependent on our ability to develop and maintain sustainable agriculture and healthy environments. Working with farmers, agricultural professionals, pest management experts and others, it is our role to help make this possible. That\u2019s why we invest in a strong R&amp;D pipeline and broad portfolio, including seeds and traits, chemical and biological crop protection, soil management, plant health, pest control and digital farming. With expert teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we connect innovative thinking and down-to-earth action to create real world ideas that work \u2013 for farmers, society and the planet. In 2017, our division generated sales of \u20ac5.7 billion. For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agriculture.basf.com\">www.agriculture.basf.com<\/a> or any of our social media channels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>About BASF<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. The more than 115,000 employees in the BASF Group work on contributing to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into five segments: Chemicals, Performance Products, Functional Materials &amp; Solutions, Agricultural Solutions and Oil &amp; Gas. BASF generated sales of \u20ac64.5 billion in 2017. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basf.com\">www.basf.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complements own crop protection, biotech and digital activities; marks entry into seeds, non-selective herbicides, nematicide seed treatments Creates new opportunities for innovation and growth About 4,500 experienced employees join Agricultural [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-member-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BASF closes acquisition of businesses and assets from Bayer - BCSDH<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bcsdh.hu\/member-news\/basf-closes-acquisition-of-businesses-and-assets-from-bayer\/?lang=en\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BASF closes acquisition of businesses and assets from Bayer - 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