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As we enter the new millenium, it is clear that the many challenges facing the industries we serve also present important new growth opportunities for both you, our customers, and Bayer MaterialScience. We have a long standing and proven track record of bringing value added, innovative solutions to our customers, and we look forward to working together with you to address your industry needs.

The Industry Innovation Construction and Multi-Segment team is focused on identifying and developing innovative new products, technologies and applications within the building and construction, healthcare, and consumer market segments.

Within the building and construction industry, we are addressing increasing demands for energy efficient buildings and higher performance materials. We also focus on developing innovative new products and technologies for building envelope applications, architectural glazing, alternative energy solutions, and intelligent surfaces.

New trends within the healthcare industry, both societal and technological, also present significant opportunities for growth. The needs of an aging baby boomer generation for example, is certain to increase the demands for both institutional long term care and home care products and services. As a leading supplier of engineered polymers for the medical and healthcare industry, Bayer MaterialScience is uniquely positioned to offer innovative solutions to meet the needs of our aging population. The Industry Innovation Construction and Multi-Segment Group has identified this need as one we can help address. We work with inventors, contractors, engineering firms, and manufacturers to identify problems that remain unsolved and remove them by innovative use of our polymers.

Recently developed and introduced to the market, Bayer's proprietary AURA® - color infusion process, represents but one example of the innovative products and technologies you can tap on to when working with Bayer MaterialScience. The AURA® color infusion process allows for cost effective, custom coloring of finished polymer-based products, and provides an opportunity to differentiate products through color branding.