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Bayer supplying white phosphorous to the military

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Should this be in the article? The NYT wrote "...Bayer also supplies some white phosphorous, via intermediaries, to the United States military, which uses it to fill white phosphorus munitions at the Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas. Other sources are , , . Anna Frodesiak (talk) 19:27, 29 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Bayer's statement for reference: A subsidiary of Bayer has been operating a phosphate mine in the USA for many years. Phosphorus is fundamentally a key raw material for numerous industrial applications, including battery production for electric vehicles and the manufacture of specialty chemicals. The majority of the phosphorus produced by Bayer is used for the production of crop protection products. A portion of the phosphorus is sold to a limited number of third parties and used for various industrial purposes, such as fire extinguishing agents or aviation fuels. These third parties are contractually prohibited from reselling elemental phosphorus for military purposes. Currently, Bayer does not supply phosphorus to the U.S. government. Due to an Executive Order by the U.S. president, Bayer is required to do so in the future. Bayer does not supply phosphorus to the Israeli military. Bayer Communications (talk) 11:36, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Dynamic Shared Ownership Model

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The user below has a request that an edit be made to Bayer. That user has an actual or apparent conflict of interest.
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We (Bayer Communications) would like to implement a paragraph about Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) which has changed the organization drastically over the last years. We'd like to place it at the end of the beginning overview, right before "early history".

In January 2024, Bayer introduced an operating model known as Dynamic Shared Ownership (DSO) under chief executive Bill Anderson.^[1] The reorganization reduced management layers and shifted decision-making responsibilities from managers to teams operating in 90-day planning cycles.^[2]^[3] According to Bayer, the program reduced organizational layers from 12 to 7, reduced management positions by more than two-thirds, accelerated the speed of product launches, and generated savings.^[4]

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↑ "Bayer signs agreement on management job cuts with labour reps". Reuters. 17 January 2024.
↑ "The 100,000-Person Company That Wants to Phase Out Bosses". The Wall Street Journal. 2024.
↑ "One CEO's Radical Fix for Corporate Troubles: Purge the Bosses". The Wall Street Journal. 2024.
↑ "Dynamic Shared Ownership". Bayer AG.

Bayer Communications (talk) 09:49, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Dear USER:Christian Klemm (Bayer) please modify your original requests to make it clear that these requests are made by an individual, not a group. - Otherwise (Antibacklog Aktion!) (talk?) 15:02, 30 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Litigation: Recent updates

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We (Bayer Communications) would like to add the latest developments around Glyphosate litigation to the respective section:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-supreme-court-scales-back-roundup-cancer-lawsuits-2026-06-25/

https://www.bayer.com/media/en-us/monsanto-wins-landmark-roundup-case-at-us-supreme-court/ Bayer Communications (talk) 12:19, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Dear USER:Christian Klemm (Bayer) please modify your original requests to make it clear that these requests are made by an individual, not a group. - Otherwise (Antibacklog Aktion!) (talk?) 15:02, 30 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

[1] "Bayer signs agreement on management job cuts with labour reps". Reuters. 17 January 2024.

[2] "The 100,000-Person Company That Wants to Phase Out Bosses". The Wall Street Journal. 2024.

[3] "One CEO's Radical Fix for Corporate Troubles: Purge the Bosses". The Wall Street Journal. 2024.

[4] "Dynamic Shared Ownership". Bayer AG.

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