Sustainable logistics (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro and HGK equip coaster with wind assistance system
The coaster "Amadeus Titanium" has been relying on wind-assisted propulsion technology since the end of March 2026: VentoFoils from Econowind save an average of around ten percent fuel in short-sea traffic.
read more...PolyFormNEXT products of the year 2026 (www.polyformnext.de)
1st place, Materials category: Covestro
Covestro has introduced a new range of recycled polycarbonates made from old car headlights that are already commercially available and meet high performance standards for the automotive industry. With this material, Covestro won 1st place in the Materials category in the "Products of the Year 2026" readers' poll.
read more...Covestro closes financial year 2025 (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro undergoing restructuring: stock market withdrawal and management change
Despite a difficult market environment, Covestro pushed ahead with its transformation in 2025 - with a possible withdrawal from the stock exchange by the new main shareholder XRG as a strategic turning point. At the same time, CEO Markus Steilemann announced that he would not be available for a further term of office after 2028.
read more...Nominated as product of the year 2026 (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro: PCR polycarbonates from old headlights
Covestro has unveiled a new range of recycled polycarbonates made from old car headlights that are already commercially available and meet high performance standards for the automotive industry. The material has been nominated in the 2026 Products of the Year competition.
read more...Voices on the K 2025 (www.polyformnext.de)
Jochen Hardt, Vice President Global Marketing Mobility, Covestro
K 2025 is characterized by far-reaching changes: Digitalization, the circular economy, geopolitical uncertainties and rising costs are shaping the industry. A survey we conducted among some exhibitors reveals key trends, challenges and demands on politics and society.
read more...Covestro (www.polyformnext.de)
Autonomous e-shuttle with high-tech polymers
Covestro showcased more than 25 innovation stories at its stand at K 2025. These included material solutions for the automotive, electronics, health, sport and leisure and sustainable future sectors. Highlight: the prototype for an autonomous e-shuttle.
read more...Next step towards sustainability (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro builds pilot plant for recycling elastomers
Covestro, a supplier of high-tech polymer materials, is building a pilot plant for the recycling of elastomers. The investment in the double-digit million euro range will be used for the development and construction of the modern plant at the Covestro site in Leverkusen.
read more...Review of 2024, outlook for 2025 (www.polyformnext.de)
Dr. Thomas Roemer, Covestro
For many companies, 2024 continued to be characterized by economic challenges, geopolitical tensions and structural changes. At the turn of the year, we once again asked decision-makers in the plastics industry what factors dominated the year, what successes were achieved and how companies are positioning themselves for the future.
read more...Exclusive survey among Fakuma exhibitors (www.polyformnext.de)
Tim Lemacher, Key Account Manager, Covestro
Fakuma will once again take place in Friedrichshafen from October 15 to 19. KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZIN asked the exhibitors: What goals have you set for Fakuma 2024, how do you assess the market situation in the industry and what trends and developments are you observing?
read more...Offer confirmed (www.polyformnext.de)
Arab oil company Adnoc wants to take over Covestro
There has been speculation for a long time, but now it's getting serious: Covestro is about to be taken over by the company Adnoc from the United Arab Emirates.
read more...Project by Neste, Borealis and Covestro (www.polyformnext.de)
Chemical recycling: from old tires to new car parts
Neste, Borealis and Covestro have signed a project agreement to enable the recycling of used tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications.
read more...Review of 2023 - outlook for 2024 (www.polyformnext.de)
Hermann-Josef Dörholt, Head of Performance Materials, Covestro
2023 was characterized by economic stagnation with high, albeit declining, inflation rates and geopolitical tensions and crises. But with Fakuma and the innovations presented there, there was also a lot of positive news last year. At the turn of the year 2023/2024, we once again asked decision-makers in the plastics industry about their highlights of 2023 and their predictions for the development of this year.
read more...Completion of the PUReSmart project (www.polyformnext.de)
On the way to the PU mattress cycle
Covestro and Recticel have investigated the possibilities of chemical recycling of PU mattress foam. The result: both of the main raw materials originally used in flexible polyurethane foam can be chemically recovered in high quality and purity.
read more...Polycarbonate from Covestro (www.polyformnext.de)
Robust material for the healthcare sector
Applications in healthcare and life sciences must be robust and durable. Covestro has developed Makrolon 3638 polycarbonate for this purpose.
read more...Sale to Stratasys (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro: Sale of the 3D printing business completed
Covestro has successfully completed the sale of its additive manufacturing business to the 3D printing company Stratasys as of April 3, 2023.
read more...Plant in Thailand (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro expands production for polycarbonate films
Covestro intends to further increase its global production capacity for polycarbonate (PC) specialty films. The company has started building new extrusion lines at the Map Ta Phut industrial park in Thailand.
read more...Sustainability along the value chain (www.polyformnext.de)
Mono-material headlights made of polycarbonate
How can complex products such as car headlights be transformed into a circular economy? A consortium led by the Forvia company Hella, which also includes Covestro, BMW, geba Kunststoffcompounds, the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Design Technology IEM, the Heinz Nixdorf Institute and Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, is addressing this question.
read more...Biotechnology for sustainable plastics (www.polyformnext.de)
Recycling with enzymes
The plastics manufacturer Covestro wants to increasingly use microorganisms and enzymes to make its products and processes more sustainable. In particular, new recycling processes based on biotechnology are also to be developed.
read more...Review 2022 - Outlook 2023 (www.polyformnext.de)
Sucheta Govil, Covestro
2022 was a demanding, challenging financial year, but it was also the year in which normality returned with the K trade fair. At the turn of the year 2022/2023, we once again asked decision-makers in the plastics industry: What was your biggest highlight in 2022? Is the outlook for 2023 gloomy or do you see any rays of hope? Which topics will keep us busy, which trends are on the rise?
read more...Obituary (www.polyformnext.de)
Elastomer pioneer Michel Baulé dies
It was with great sadness that Covestro and its employees learned of the death of Michel Baulé, one of the founders of the modern elastomer industry. He passed away on January 13 at the age of 79.
read more...Focus on core business (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro discontinues the Maezio product line
Covestro will increasingly focus the Engineering Plastics business unit on its core business - polycarbonates, which are used in the automotive, electronics and healthcare sectors, among others. The Maezio product line at the Mark Bibart site, on the other hand, is to be discontinued in the course of the current year.
read more...Sustainable cooperation (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro and Lanxess join forces to reduce CO2
The chemical companies Covestro and Lanxess are cooperating in the energy-intensive production of basic chemicals at their Lower Rhine sites and want to make this more climate-friendly.
read more...Arfinio from Covestro and Arcesso (www.polyformnext.de)
Breakthrough with Solid Surfaces
Covestro and Arcesso Dynamics, supplier of customized polyurethane parts, launched the Arfinio manufacturing solution at K 2022. It is based on the RIM (Reaction Injection Molding) process for aliphatic polyurethanes.
read more...Renewable energy from CGN (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro concludes major supply contracts for wind and solar power
Covestro has concluded various multi-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the Chinese producer CGN New Energy, including one that will cover around 30 percent of the electricity requirements of the important production site in Shanghai.
read more...More efficient certification (www.polyformnext.de)
Blockchain system tested to complement ISCC PLUS
For the first time, ten companies from the chemical industry - including Covestro - and downstream sectors tested a blockchain system from Circularise to supplement the ISCC PLUS certification. In the successful test, the partners were able to show that this can improve mass balancing and transparency along value chains.
read more...Commissioning of new production plant (www.polyformnext.de)
Serving the growing demand for high-performance elastomers
Covestro recently started production of the Vulkollan raw material naphthylene diisocyanate (NDI) in a newly built plant at the Map Ta Phut site in Thailand.
read more...Film solutions for ID documents (www.polyformnext.de)
Recycled PC film for secure passports
Covestro's portfolio includes specialty films for the production of highly secure ID documents such as passports and e-ID cards. The film solutions made of polycarbonate (PC) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) enable integrated security features that make ID documents more difficult to copy and facilitate authentication.
read more...Closed recycling model (www.polyformnext.de)
Headlights made from recycled, traceable plastics
Covestro is cooperating with the Chinese automotive lighting manufacturer Hasco Vision to recover used polycarbonate from the production of headlights, which can be reused for new automotive components.
read more...Covestro and Arcesso Dynamics (www.polyformnext.de)
Breakthrough in the production of solid surfaces
A new Arfinio production technology from Covestro and Arcesso is the first application of the Reaction Injection Molding process for aliphatic polyurethanes, which was previously considered impossible, the companies announced at K 2022.
read more...Thermal insulation with rigid polyurethane... (www.polyformnext.de)
Efficient insulation for the climate
The thermal insulation of buildings and the cold chain is important in order to reduceCO2 emissions and conserve fossil resources. As a raw material supplier for one of the most efficient insulating materials - rigid polyurethane foam - Covestro wants to further increase the sustainability and insulating performance of the foams and is developing new solutions for more effective production.
read more...Covestro and Sabic (www.polyformnext.de)
Better recyclability of flexible mono material
Enabling recyclable packaging: Covestro has developed a new heat-resistant coating for mono-material stand-up pouches made with Sabic's PE/BOPE technology. The new solution enables easier single-stream recycling.
read more...Exhibitor comments on the K 2022 (www.polyformnext.de)
Dr. Christopher Stillings, Covestro
K 2022 will take place in Düsseldorf from October 19 to 26. KUNSTSTOFF MAGAZIN asked the exhibitors: How are you presenting the topics of climate protection, digitalization and the circular economy and what are you personally looking forward to the most?
read more...Bulk-balanced raw materials from Ineos (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro: More sustainable polycarbonate for car parts
Covestro is supplied with the two mass-balanced raw materials phenol and acetone from Ineos' Invirdis range. Covestro uses theseCO2-reduced products for the production of its high-performance plastic polycarbonate.
read more...Foundation stone laid at the Shanghai site (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro to recycle polycarbonates in China in future
Covestro is building a plant for the mechanical recycling of polycarbonates in Shanghai. It is scheduled to go into operation in 2023 and will be able to supply more than 25,000 tons of polycarbonates and blends with mechanically recycled content annually.
read more...Dureflex product series (www.polyformnext.de)
TPU films from Covestro certified according to Oeko-Tex
Several thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films from Covestro's Dureflex product series have been certified in accordance with the Standard 100 by Oeko-Tex. Among other things, this guarantees freedom from harmful substances in textile applications.
read more...Technology Center in Leverkusen (www.polyformnext.de)
PUR resins for rotor blades: Covestro provides a breath of fresh air
Covestro is developing PUR resins for use in wind turbine rotor blades at its new wind technology center in Leverkusen.
read more...Chemical recycling (www.polyformnext.de)
Advancing circular solutions with chemistry
At Ifat, Covestro will be presenting technological approaches that can be used to mechanically and chemically recycle plastics. The plastics manufacturer is also a co-exhibitor at the joint VCI stand, which is dedicated to the topic of chemical recycling.
read more...Groundbreaking ceremony at Epurex Films (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro expands film production in Germany
Covestro is expanding its production capacities for thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films in the Platilon range as well as the associated infrastructure and logistics. To this end, the company is investing a low double-digit million euro amount in its German competence center in Bomlitz, Lower Saxony.
read more...Covestro cooperation in China (www.polyformnext.de)
Reduced CO2 footprint of shoe production
Covestro, the textile technology company Huafeng and Cyclone, a green fiber technology company in China, have developed a solution to produce high-quality running and sports shoes in a much more sustainable way than before.
read more...Covestro receives ISCC Plus certification (www.polyformnext.de)
Conversion of production to renewably attributed raw materials
Covestro has received ISCC Plus mass balance certification for its Leverkusen and Dormagen sites. Together with the Krefeld-Uerdingen site, which was certified a year ago, the company can now supply its customers from all three Lower Rhine sites with large quantities of products made from renewable raw materials.
read more...Circular material solutions for smartphones (www.polyformnext.de)
Recycled TPU from Covestro in the Fairphone 4
Covestro is cooperating with the Dutch social enterprise Fairphone. Fully and partially recycled TPU is used in the smartphone protective cover of the Fairphone 3 and its successor, the Fairphone 4, and partially recycled polycarbonate is also used in the newer device.
read more...Sustainability (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro offers first climate-neutral polycarbonate
Covestro has started shipping the first climate-neutral polycarbonate from its Uerdingen site. According to the company, the Makrolon polycarbonate grades are climate-neutral from the cradle to the factory gate.
read more...Dr. Markus Steilemann (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro CEO: We need renewable raw materials
In the "Way2K" interview series by the VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association, Dr. Markus Steilemann, CEO of Covestro, explains how his company wants to completely replace crude oil as a raw material and talks about the benefits of chemical recycling.
read more...Covestro and Ceres Holographics (www.polyformnext.de)
Windshield displays on the way to series production
Covestro and Ceres Holographics are intensifying their partnership to make transparent displays with volume holographic optical elements suitable for series production, particularly for the automotive industry.
read more...German Design Award (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro: Award for CMF Aesthetics Toolkit
The German Design Council has announced that the CMF Aesthetics Toolkit from Covestro will receive the German Design Award 2022 in the category "Excellent Product Design - Materials and Surfaces".
read more...Cooperation between Covestro, Votteler,... (www.polyformnext.de)
DirectCoating: car interior parts with seamless, intelligent surfaces
How can intelligent surfaces provide more design freedom and functionality in car interiors and still be produced cost-effectively? Covestro investigated this question together with a team of three industrial partners.
read more...Green materials (www.polyformnext.de)
Recycled PET in 3D printing
A polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) made from PET waste and filled with glass fibres is also intended to realize the idea of a circular economy in 3D pellet printing.
read more...Sustainable composite material (www.polyformnext.de)
Covestro receives JEC Innovation Award
With the JEC Innovation Award 2021 in the Sustainability category, the jury recognized polyurethane (PU) infusion resins and polyurethane coatings specially developed for the efficient production of wind rotor blades and coatings for offshore wind turbines.
read more...High sustainability standard (www.polyformnext.de)
Polycarbonate and polyurethane for the circular economy
Covestro wants to achieve more sustainable polycarbonates and polyurethane raw materials by gradually converting its production in Europe. Drop-in solutions with consistent product quality are to be supplied to make the changeover easier for customers.
read more...Composite materials (www.polyformnext.de)
Carbon suitcase
The Chinese luggage brand Tupus has launched a new carbon fiber suitcase. The 25-inch suitcase has front and back shells made of thermoplastic composite materials, which are intended to increase impact performance and enhance the design.
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