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The Covestro CEO welcomes the EU Commission's initiative for a new net-zero industrial law. He takes Commission President von der Leyen's current proposal as an impetus to reflect on industrial policy....

We celebrate International Women's Day. For Sucheta Govil, Chief Commercial Officer of Covestro, this year's campaign theme "Embrace Equity" is a reminder of how much work still lies ahead.

German Krieger is 21 years old and is in his 5th bachelor's semester studying chemical engineering / paint and coating at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences. Here he reports on his mandatory internship in the Construction Coatings department at...

Small but mighty: Microorganisms and enzymes are seen as the industry's beacon of hope, especially for plastics production. In a double interview, two experts take a closer look at the potential of white biotechnology....

What career do I want to have when I grow up? That's a question many young people around the world ask themselves. Michelle Montgomery owes her start in chemistry to her teacher – and eventually became a mentor herself....

The white paper on the circular economy published by the Association of German Engineers (VDI) is entitled “Rethinking the Circular Economy for Plastics”. Christian Haessler of Covestro believes that this is an accurate reflection of the challenges f...

2023 will continue as 2022 ended: with many acute crises and long-term challenges. Nevertheless, we should remain confident and focus on technologies and high-performance materials, says Covestro CEO Markus Steilemann....

The COP 27 just ended on November 20. If I look at the COP 27, I have mixed feelings.

Covestro’s vision to become fully circular has never been more important when considering the world’s global climate targets. This also applies to need to form collaborative partnerships. Without a globally coordinated mitigation effort, this transit...

K 2022: what a trade show, what a team, what a journey! Covestro has eight tough but incredibly exciting days behind it, with great impressions, discussions and new contacts. It is difficult to pick out a highlight from this. In keeping with this yea...

In this blog post, Anne Kutz, project manager for the Sonnenwagen, tells us why Covestro has been supporting the students at RWTH and FH Aachen University as a main sponsor for many years and explains what makes the project so special:...

Tomorrow, the K2022 opens its doors. That's when the plastics industry's big festival begins. Covestro will also be there again this year. Our project manager Christopher Stillings has been through all the highs (and a few lows, too) of the preparati...

Today is Coming Out Day, an annual worldwide day of advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. But what does this have to do with work? Companies are getting involved and taking a stand. Back to June: To talk about Pride Month and how it was celebrated at Co...

Father Rhine is not only a business engine, but also part of our lives and leisure time. It is a transport artery. It is a habitat for fish, mussels and crayfish. It is a provider for drinking und cooling water. Now it needs to be cleaned up....

Covestro wants to become climate neutral. Our ambitious Scope 1 and 2 goals shall be reached by 2035. 80 percent of its emissions come from Scope 3 emissions, though – and those are notoriously hard to track. A just published guideline by the “Togeth...

With climate change and geopolitical uncertainties pressing, industries need to get down to the core of their business setup. Resilient and diverse supply chains can make all the difference in the world economy. Consequently, the topic is central at ...

Starting signal for the new generation at Covestro: On September 1, the new apprenticeship classes traditionally started their training and thus not only began their time at Covestro, but also actively participated in shaping an exciting day at the c...

Unlike the more regional conflicts of the past, the Ukraine war and the increasing tensions between China and the USA are changing the entire socio-political landscape. In economic terms, too. Whether it is the pressure on the energy markets due to t...

The shift to a circular economy brings with it many challenges and changes – for people around the world. Innovations are needed everywhere so that a more sustainable society and economy can succeed. Behind innovations, in turn, are people who are re...

Our world is facing unprecedented problems. To master them, we need the long-term view, new ideas and a new openness – in times of confrontation more urgent than ever. For this, the largest trade fair for process technology in Frankfurt is a ray of h...

I'm Leonie, 17 years old, and I come from Wiesbaden, Germany. For the past four weeks I have been doing an internship at Covestro in Leverkusen, partly during the vacations. It's important to me to always be up-to-date with the latest developments, w...

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) are essential elements in the Covestro culture, and form the concept from which the “Covestro MagicMaterial School” originated. The concept helps to protect the rights and interests of hearing-impaired students whos...

The Corona pandemic isn’t over yet, but after two years of home office and lethargy, many events are coming back to life. The organizers and participants of the Milan Design Week from June 6 to 12 were also able to breathe a sigh of relief – the Fuor...

Dear Ms. von Saldern, you were a guest on the Handelsblatt's Rethink Work Podcast. Topics such as new leadership, new working models, purpose, and the changes in the world of employees due to megatrends such as digitalization are all on the agenda to...

I recently had the pleasure to speak and interact with students from the Cologne School of Journalism. Why was I excited about this interaction? Because we discussed the crucial role that industry plays in climate action. When these brilliant young m...

Why 18 journalism students* became social media consultants for a racing team during a visit to Covestro AG and what they discussed with CCO (Chief Commercial Officer) Sucheta Govil. The visit of the 2020 class of the Cologne School of Journalism for...

Why Europe’s railway tangle not only harms industry supply chains but also delays climate action

How can Covestro become climate neutral? How do individual measures impact the carbon footprint? How does this all fit together? Covestro has developed an innovative software solution to help answer these questions realistically: CEEPTER....

Strengthening fathers in their role as fathers: That's the idea behind the new fathers' network at Covestro. More than sixty employees have now joined the employee network since it was founded about a year ago. Why is it so important to look at the w...

The reality of climate change is well established, and the urgent need to transition to a carbon neutral economy is shared globally. Actors everywhere advance on their journey towards decarbonization. However, the options are numerous, and the optima...