Bayer completes acquisition of Aventis

After receiving government approval, Bayer has announced the finalization of its acquisition of Aventis. The new organization is Bayer CropScience, divided into three units: Crop Protection, Bio Science, and Environmental Science.

The Environmental Science unit includes two business units -- Professional Products and Consumer Products. Josh Weeks, former VP of Aventis' Chipco products group, will head the Professional Products group.

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