Bayer Australia Ltd celebrated the organisation’s 150th anniversary milestone by taking to the skies with a giant blue and green airship.
Renowned for its scientific discoveries in the fields of health, agriculture and high-tech materials, Bayer sees the airship as a fitting symbol for its anniversary celebrations.
CEO of Bayer Australia and New Zealand, Dr Jacqueline Applegate explains that the airship symbolises an invention from the previous century that has paved the way forward for further discoveries in aviation and other scientific fields.
Sydney was selected from cities around the world to launch the world tour. After Sydney the airship will go to nine key international cities such as New York, Rome and Tokyo.
Built especially for the anniversary tour using Bayer inventions, the Bayer airship is a visually stunning and exhilarating way for stakeholders and key customers to celebrate the anniversary, and to see Sydney from a unique perspective.
Managing Director of Bayer Material Science Australia and New Zealand, Mark Chambers elaborates that the airship contains some of the major innovations from Bayer including polycarbonate and polyurethane technologies. The gondola is made of Makrolon polycarbonate, a material that is used in everyday items from DVDs to the iconic, Australian-made roofing, Laserlite. The airship’s propeller is protected by environmentally compatible, high adhesion coatings based on Bayer’s polyurethane raw materials, Bayhydrol, Bayhydur and Desmodur.