Nunhems Profile

1. Company Profile 2012

2. Join one of the most exciting, fastest
growing industries in the world
Providing the world with healthy, flavorful and affordable vegetables is an important
challenge, and Nunhems genetics play an increasing role in this mission. As Nunhems
continues to expand globally and advance technologically, there are attractive career
opportunities for those who choose to work with us.
* Thrive in a collaborative set-up
* Be free to act
* Enjoy being an achiever
* Work toward our common success
* Forge unique relationships
We recognize and foster individual talents by providing training and support to help you
succeed and grow, professionally and personally, throughout your career.
We are looking forward to meeting you!
Look for more information or job opportunities at www.nunhems.com and go to Jobs.
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3. At a glance
1,700+ employees, in 44 countries
Approx. 2,500 commercial varieties, in 28 vegetable crops
Seed production in 21 countries
26 R&D stations in 14 countries
EUR 298 million sales in 2011
15 legal entities
Nunhems is the vegetable seed business of Bayer CropScience
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4. Bayer Group Structure
Holding company
Group Management Board
Bayer AG Corporate Center
Business areas Service areas
Bayer HealthCare Service areas
Bayer Business Services
Service areas
Bayer CropScience Bayer Technology Services
Bayer MaterialScience Currenta
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5. Bayer CropScience:
Business Units and Market Areas
Crop Protection Environmental Science BioScience
• Insecticides • Products for • Vegetable seeds = Nunhems
professional users
• Fungicides • Seeds for agricultural crops
(pest and vegetation
(cotton, canola, rice, soy,
• Herbicides management)
wheat, sugarcane, corn)
• Seed Treatment • Products for consumers
• Traits
(home and garden use)
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6. Staff Locations and Legal Entities
Germany
Netherlands Poland
Hungary
China (joint venture)
France
USA Spain
Italy India
Mexico Turkey
Brazil
Chile
Country with Legal Entity
Staff Location
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7. Activities
We have in-house competences and activities in:
• Breeding & Phytopathology
• Research (Molecular & Cell Biology, BioTech Services, Seed Technology)
• Production, Processing & Quality Assurance
• Marketing and Sales
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8. Mission and Vision
Our mission Our vision
Nunhems is the global specialist Our vision is to become the market
in vegetable genetics and services. leader through crop specialization
As a globally integrated group of and cooperative relationships with our
teams, we are dedicated to customers.
developing innovative genetics
and related services and building
unique customer relationships.
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9. R&D Sites
Nunhem Marbach
‘s-Gravenzande
Brooks Sant’ Agata
Lodi Murcia Antalya Anseong
Salinas Almeria Jordan Kullu Shouguang
Bakersfield Karnal* Nanning
Davis (only research) Bangalore Hainan
Culiacan Belén
Mossoro
Java
Uberlandia*
Polpaico
Graneros
research center *under construction
breeding station
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10. Product Innovation: Tomato
Intense can be used for a number of recipes with
much better results than with regular tomatoes
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11. Product Innovation: Lettuce
• Breeding for quality traits
• Efficient growing and
harvesting concept
(High Density Multileaf)
• Enhanced Storability,
ideally suited for Fresh-Cut
Solutions
• Convenient and enjoyable
products for the consumer
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12. Product Innovation: Kirene
Kirene, the first galia turning yellow only when reaching full ripeness
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13. Product Innovation: Carrot
Discover
the Colorful Possibilities!
• Brilliant Colors
• Grower Friendliness
• Enhanced
Processing
Characteristics
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14. Forward-Looking Statements
This presentation may contain forward-looking statements based on current
assumptions and forecasts made by Bayer Group or subgroup management.
Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead
to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation,
development or performance of the company and the estimates given here.
These factors include those discussed in Bayer’s public reports which are
available on the Bayer website at www.bayer.com.
The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking
statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
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15. Thank you very much for your attention!
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