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Makrolon® AG front hood

Toyota chose transparent Makrolon® AG polycarbonate for a car hood that changes from a black panel into a colorful display.

2K clear coat capsule Dockit® – time to shine

Easy paint preparation with the Dockit® 2K clear coat capsule Dockit® – for more efficiency and glossy paint results.

Covestro expands its circular economy portfolio to all major regions

Covestro’s third-largest site, Baytown, Texas, USA receives ISCC PLUS certificationFocus on mass balanced products using recycled and bio-attributed raw materialsAlready hundreds of products made from alternative raw materials in the circular "CQ" po…

Covestro expands production capacity for polycarbonate films in Thailand

Investment in the higher double-digit million euro rangeCompletion planned by 2025Applications in ID card, automotive and electronics industriesGrowing range of more sustainable films

Partner for practical and visionary coating and adhesive solutions

Comprehensive portal with innovative topics for current and future material developmentsLively meeting place for exciting digital collaboration with the coatings and adhesives sector and downstream industriesWebinars on key strategic coatings and adh…

Managing challenging times

Group Sales total EUR 18.0 billion (+13.0%)EBITDA of EUR 1.6 billion (–47.6%)Positive free operating cash flow of EUR 138 million (–90.3%)Greenhouse gas emissions fall to 4.7 million metric tons (–9.6%)Circular economy and climate neutrality more imp…

Press Kit: Full Year 2022 Results and Covestro Annual Press Conference

Find all documents at a glance here: Our press release on the results for fiscal 2022, the presentation of the Annual Press Conference, the link to our Annual Report 2022 as well as images and further information.

Covestro to build its largest TPU site in China

New site to be built in Zhuhai, South China, with an annual capacity of 120,000 tons of TPU per year after final phase of expansionExpansion to happen in three phases: First phase to be completed in late 2025, final phase to be completed in 2033Total…

More climate-friendly headlamp concept with polycarbonate

NALYSES research project looks at the entire product cycleConsortium of industry and scienceTransfer of project results to other industries plannedFunding by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Covestro pushes boundaries of materials for printed electronics

Covestro offers smart materials solutions for a smart living worldAt LOPEC 2023, Covestro highlights substrates tailored for automotive, electronics, healthcare and consumer applications 

Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Dr. Thomas Toepfer to leave Covestro as of August 31, 2023

Covestro launches new ultra-durable material solution for healthcare and life sciences

Makrolon® 3638 polycarbonate is engineered to meet rigorous standardsMaterial offers a unique combination of properties that are maintained over a wide temperature rangeIt underscores the commitment of Covestro to developing innovative material solut…

Covestro successfully starts up a new world-scale chlorine plant in Tarragona

First world-scale plant based upon energy efficient ODC technologyNew plant strengthens European MDI production network of CovestroInvestment of 200 million euros creates 50 new jobs in Tarragona

Covestro decides to discontinue Maezio® product line

Covestro to focus Engineering Plastics business entity more strongly on core business in the future Production of thermoplastic fiber composites under the Maezio® brand to be discontinued Markt Bibart site to be closed during the course of the year a…

Ideas for the kitchen and bathroom sought in 2023 student plastics design competition

Budding designers interested in working with plastics have been set a challenge to design a new product for the kitchen or bathroom by the Design Innovation in Plastics (DIP) competition, 2023, sponsored by Covestro.

Covestro and Lanxess cooperate to produce more sustainable raw materials with reduced CO₂ footprint

Companies agree production of key basic chemicalsCovestro uses electricity with certificates of origin from hydropower for electrolysis in North Rhine-WestphaliaCooperation reduces CO₂ emissions by up to 120,000 tons per year

Covestro announces preliminary results for fiscal year 2022