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Prize-winning Bayer site in Bitterfeld

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Bayer-Werk Bitterfeld

In the course of a nationwide competition a jury of experts picked 365 places that have made a name for themselves by innovation and creative power from 1,200 applicants. All of the chosen places will be presented to the public on a day in 2006 with their ideas and innovations. Private and public institutions, cultural and ecclesiastical facilities, social projects, companies and scientific research centres are considered as places.

Eddy Henning, Mike de Vries, Minister Dr. Horst Rehberger and Dr. Hans-Joachim Raubach (from left to right) with the certificate

The Bayer production site in Bitterfeld, where among other the Aspirin® tablets are produced, was one of the winners of the competition. On January 19, 2006 Bayer presented an extensive information programme on site in Bitterfeld that showed the importance and the history of Aspirin®.

“The fact that the world-famous Aspirin is produced in Bitterfeld is stroke of luck for the whole region. Bayer realised the advantages our area had to offer shortly after reunification. When people in Europe have a clear head then it can be put down to a product make in Saxony-Anhalt,” said Dr Horst Rehberger, minister for employment and commerce of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt when he was presented with certificate.

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Aspirin®-Produktion in Bitterfeld

Every year the plant in Bitterfeld turns out about four billion tablets. If lined up the tablets produced in two years could span the globe. The 25 billionth tablet produced in Bitterfeld rolled off the belt in 2005.

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