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Service > Certification
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Environmentally conscious and quality-oriented
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As well as making materials which are used in
many essential everyday items, Bayer MaterialScience also develops
new products designed to meet high standards in terms of
technology, safety, environment-friendliness and durability. In
order to do this, it operates a demanding system of quality management.
Advanced plastics technology with integrated
environmental protection
Our plastics are made using modern,
environment-friendly processes, and are constantly enhanced to
further reduce their already minimal environmental impact and
consumption of energy and raw materials. As well as being
ecologically sound, this also makes them more
cost-effective.
Our environmental management
systems comply with international standards, and in many cases are
certified by external organizations. For example, we have
introduced EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) at our locations
in Dormagen, Germany and Filago, Italy. This means that we are
committed to health, safety and environmental standards well above
those required by law. Many of our factories around the world have
also gained ISO/TS 14001 certification; one is Dormagen, and
others are located in Belgium, Thailand, Italy, Spain and Japan.
The customer at the center
The former Plastics Business Group of the Bayer
AG began setting up a quality management system in the 1980s with
the aim of creating error-free business processes. In December
2000, the current Bayer MaterialScience AG's key European
factories achieved certification. We are proud having received
this award, which since the end of 1999 has been the most
demanding common standard agreed by the worldwide automobile
industry, and combines ISO 9001, Q8 9000 and VDA 6.1. It ensures
that certified companies continuously revise their products and
management processes, and adapt these to new needs and markets in
a flexible manner. Another important focus of this quality
management is customer, employee and supplier satisfaction. The
system therefore extends beyond the boundaries of Bayer and
includes customers and end users.
QM-Certificates worldwide (ISO 9000 ff.)
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