Covestro

Covestro expands its polycarbonate production lines in Ohio

Iranpolymer/Baspar “This investment in our U.S. compounding plant is an important component of our ‘Sustainable Growth’ strategy. With this expansion, we can meet our customers’ growing demand for specialised polycarbonate materials, grow together with our customers, and strengthen our position…

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Covestro highlights sustainable materials at Fakuma

Iranpolymer/Baspar Covestro will showcase its latest advancements in sustainability and circular economy solutions at this year’s Fakuma. The company will feature a range of materials and technologies designed for automotive, electronics, consumer goods, and textile applications, all aimed at reducing…

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Neste, Borealis and Covestro join forces to close the loop for automotive industry

Iranpolymer/Baspar The Netherlands – Neste, Borealis and Covestro join forces to enable the recycling of discarded tires into high-quality plastics for automotive applications. When no longer fit for use, tires are liquefied by means of chemical recycling and then processed into…

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Covestro reaches new chemical recycling milestone

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Raw materials producer Covestro is advancing the implementation of its chemical recycling technology to pilot scale, the company has announced in a 16 August statement. Its specific chemolysis process, adapted to polycarbonate, has been shown to be robust at…

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PUR: Covestro declares force majeure for MDI

Baspar / Iranpolymer So far, the majority of the market participants in the PUR industry were still hoping for relaxation. However, on July 2, 2021, MDI producer Covestro (Leverkusen) reported an “unforeseeable loss of production” in Brunsbüttel and declared force…

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Styrene: Covestro / LyondellBasell declare force majeure

IRANPOLYMER/ BASPAR “Unpredictable damage” is the reason for the failure of the styrene and propylene oxide plant at Lyondell Covestro Manufacturing Maasvlakte VOF in Maasvlakte, the Netherlands, on February 11, 2021. A spokesman confirmed both the failure and the directly…

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Wearables with intelligence and comfort

 wearables have enormous market potential, even though there are still a few hurdles to clear. Covestro is driving the development forward with integral and sustainable material solutions that make the wearables more comfortable to wear while also enabling further areas…

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Like floating on air

 Aircraft seats with air-filled cushions are helping to ease the strain. They offer passengers much greater comfort than conventional seats using foam and are also exceptionally light. Lantal, a Swiss supplier serving the aviation industry, has developed a sophisticated system…

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Covestro expands position in coating raw materials

With demand for high performance coatings and adhesives growing in Asia, materials manufacturer Covestro is expanding production of the crucial raw material HDI. To satisfy this demand, a new world-scale plant at the Shanghai site in China has been inaugurated.

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Covestro and Tekmar sign cooperation agreement

Covestro and Tekmar Energy Ltd. have signed a cooperation agreement on a high-performance and durable subsea cable protection for the China Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) market. 

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Covestro develops new materials for 3D printing

Covestro, currently is developing a comprehensive range of filaments, powders and liquid resins for all common 3D printing methods. 

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Asia’s first wind turbine rotor blade made of polyurethane fabricated in China

Resin supplier Covestro has teamed up with glass fiber manufacturer Chongqing Polycomp International (CPIC), vacuum pressure infusion system process technology specialist HÜBERS (Bocholt, Germany) , and the Shanghai FRP Research Institute to manufacture the first ever rotor blade made from polyurethane for…

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Perfect flight characteristics thanks to polyurethane

The European Soccer Championship will start soon, on June 10, 2016, but Germany's World Champions and all the other kickers have had an opportunity since November 2015 to get familiar with its outstanding properties: the “Beau Jeu,” French for “beautiful…

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COVESTRO: Introducing world’s first PU wind blade / Higher energy generation efficiency

Engineering polymer producer Covestro says it has developed the world’s first PU wind blade.

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COVESTRO: Innovations from China exported to global facilities

Today is the day we stop saying ‘the former Bayer MaterialScience’,” Covestro (Leverkusen / Germany; www.covestro.com) chief executive Patrick Thomas said during the company’s recent press conference at “Chinaplas”, held in Shanghai / China in late April. The company made its debut under its new name…

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Winners of the innovation award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2016” announced

 the Innovation Award "Bio-based Material of the Year 2016" was awarded to three innovative materials in suitable applications. The competition focused on new developments in the bio-based economy, which have had (or will have) a market launch in 2015 or…

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Global Giants of Medical Plastics Industry Unveil the Trend of Future

CHINAPLAS will launch its 30th edition on April 25-28, 2016 and the Medical Plastics Conference will stage its 2nd edition at the fairground on April 25 and 26 to share high-end technology and remarkable insights, and demonstrate how medical plastics…

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