Bayer Becomes First Synthetic Rubber Company Worldwide to Receive QS-9000 Certification; Bayer's NBR Plant is Recognized for its Quality.AKRON, Ohio--(AutomotiveWire)--Dec. 15, 1998--Bayer Inc. has received QS-9000 certification from Quality Systems Registrars Inc. for the company's NBR NBR Number NBR Nightly Business Report (PBS show) NBR National Business Review (New Zealand weekly business newspaper) NBR National Bureau of Asian Research NBR National Board of Review plant in Sarnia, Canada and its associated support In naval air operations, assistance provided by a force or unit to another force or unit that is under independent tactical control, neither being subordinate to the other. See also direct support; support. services in Akron, Ohio provided by Bayer Corporation. The QS-9000 certification was awarded to Bayer as the result of an in-depth audit of its complete quality system -- including an investigation of its manufacturing process, strategic business planning and customer satisfaction. With this announcement, Bayer becomes the first -- and only -- synthetic rubber company worldwide to receive QS-9000 certification. "Bayer took the initiative on QS-9000 certification as a way of demonstrating to our customers our deep commitment to quality. QS-9000 certification will make it easier for many automotive suppliers to do business with Bayer," said Dr. John Mills, Director of Marketing, NBR, CR and EVM EVM Earned Value Management EVM Evaluation Module EVM Error Vector Magnitude EVM Electronic Voting Machine EVM Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals EVM Economic Value Management EVM Extraneous Vegetable Matter EVM Extra-Value Meal EVM Electronic Voltmeter at Bayer. "It's a reflection of just how seriously we take our leadership role in the rubber industry and our long-term dedication to providing the highest quality products." Bayer Inc. is also working toward QS-9000 certification of its Butyl butyl /bu·tyl/ (bu´t'l) a hydrocarbon radical, C4H9. bu·tyl n. A hydrocarbon radical, C4H9. butyl a hydrocarbon radical, C4H9. and BR plants in Sarnia, Canada, while Bayer Corporation is pursuing QS-9000 certification for its Therban(R) HNBR HNBR Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber , EPDM EPDM Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer EPDM Enterprise Product Data Management EPDM Ethylene Propylene Dimonomer (industrial/commercial piping/plumbing components) EPDM Engineering Product Data Management , and BR plants in Orange, Texas and its rubber chemicals plant in Bushy Park, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. . Bayer Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of the international chemical and health care company Bayer AG (Germany), is research-based with major businesses in health care, chemicals, and imaging technologies. Headquartered in Toronto, with a major synthetic rubber manufacturing site in Sarnia, Bayer Inc. employs more than 2,300 people. Sales in 1997 exceeded $1.3 billion. Bayer Corporation is a research-based company with major businesses in health care and life sciences, chemicals and imaging technologies. The company had 1997 sales of $9.3 billion and employs more than 24,000 people. Bayer Corporation is investing $9 billion in capital expenditures and research and development from 1995 through the year 2000. 1998 capital investment and R&D expenditures are projected to total $1.7 billion. Bayer Corporation, with headquarters in Pittsburgh, is a member of the worldwide Bayer Group, a $32 billion chemical and pharmaceutical company based in Leverkusen, Germany. |
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