Quality, Innovation and Sustainability: Covestro in Taiwan

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Covestro strongly supports the comprehensive and global approach of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We want to do our part!

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Covestro MagicMaterial School

Covestro launched its MagicMaterial School in Taiwan to integrate chemistry into the life of hearing impaired students and help them build their confidence.

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Ocean Protection Storytelling Project

Collaborated with National Museums and Parks to raise the awareness of plastics recycling

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Covestro in Taiwan

Covestro is a leading producer of advanced polymers and high-performance plastics around the world. Our business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, electrical and electronics, construction as well as Sports and Leisure industries.

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About Covestro

Covestro is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. Covestro supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from Covestro are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, telecommunications and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself.  

The company is geared completely to the circular economy. In addition, Covestro aims to achieve climate neutrality for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2035, and the Group’s Scope 3 emissions are also set to be climate neutral by 2050. Covestro generated sales of EUR 14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. At the end of 2023, the company had 48 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,500 people (calculated as full-time equivalents). 

News releases

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  • Recycling

    Covestro deepens collaboration with Ausell to advance end-of-life automotive plastics recycling

    Joint initiative to build a closed-loop for automotive plastics recyclingPlastics recycled from end-of-life headlamps to be used for new automotive applicationsAddressing rising industry demands and regulations

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  • APAC

    National Central University Joins Covestro's Asia Pacific Elite Industry-Academia-Research Network Collaboration Platform

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  • Corporate News

    Increased profits in challenging market environment

    Group sales remain stable at EUR 3.6 billion (+1.0%) EBITDA increases to EUR 287 million (+3.6%)Net income reaches EUR 33 million Free Operating Cash Flow is at EUR 112 million (–63.6%) Investment Agreement with ADNOC signed Guidance for 2024 fiscal…

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  • Corporate News

    Covestro signs an Investment Agreement with ADNOC and supports ADNOC’s public takeover offer to all Covestro shareholders

    ADNOC International Germany Holding AG makes a takeover offer at €62.00 per Covestro share The Investment Agreement defines key aspects of the strategic partnership, including clear commitments by ADNOC International to fully support the ‘Sustainable…

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  • Plastics

    Covestro to collaborate with Li Auto on advanced, sustainable material solutions for Next-Gen vehicles

    Joint innovation platform with leading Chinese EV maker intendedFocus on circularity and future-oriented applications with engineering plasticsLaunch of new polycarbonate solutions for smart lighting

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  • events & Fairs

    2024 Covestro Grandparent-Grandchild Science Camp Launches During Grandparents Appreciation Month

    Held on Taiwanese Valentine’s Day (8/10) in Changhua, resumed in Pingtung, and ends on Grandparents Appreciation Day (8/25) in Taipei Co-organizers: Taipei City Department of Education, Changhua County Department of Social Affairs, Pingtung County De…

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  • events & Fairs

    Registration Now Open for ‘Visible Sound: The Sounds of Wonderland’ Scientific Experiment Kit

    The experiments are demonstrated by students from the Covestro Science Club at Taipei School for the Hearing Impaired  Registration deadline: Sep. 5th, 2024  The free experiment kits will be shipped by the end of Sep. 

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  • Corporate News

    Rebounding volumes in a challenging environment

    Group sales stable at EUR 3.7 billion (–0.8%)EBITDA within expectations at EUR 320 million (–16.9%)Group result at EUR –72 millionFree operating cash flow at EUR –147 millionGuidance for 2024 fiscal year: EBITDA between EUR 1 billion and EUR 1.4 bill…

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  • Coatings

    Covestro teams up with Alibaba Cloud to advance sustainable plastics traceability

    Joint solutions to enhance supply chain transparency of sustainable plasticsCarbon accounting and tracing platform empowered by digital technologyProven use case in the consumer goods sector

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  • Materials

    Tonney develops more sustainable hairdryers with low-carbon materials from Covestro

    First commercial application of Covestro’s bio-based waterborne crosslinker in electronics and appliancesRecycled polycarbonate and CMF aesthetic design further contribute to sustainabilityNew hairdryers unveiled at Design Shanghai

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  • solar

    Covestro showcases innovative materials and solutions at SNEC PV Power Expo in China

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  • Materials

    Covestro launches Desmopan® FR TPU series for cable jacket solutions

    New series meeting stringent regulations and expanding company’s TPU portfolioOffering an optimal balance of fire retardancy and physical performanceAvailable in partially bio-based grades to address sustainability needs, particularly in mobility and…

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  • Diversity & Inclusion

    2024 Covestro Grandparent-Grandchild Science Camp Registration Starts!

    Theme of the 2024 camp: Grandchild’s WonderlandDesigned by Golden Tripod Award winner Professor Liang-Rong Hsu and his team member Tiffany ChenAims to foster children’s passion for science, bridge the generation gap, and stimulate elders’ mindsCo-org…

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  • Corporate News

    Covestro gets off to a solid start in fiscal year 2024

    Group sales of EUR 3.5 billion (–6.2%)EBITDA of EUR 273 million (–4.5%) Net income of EUR –35 million (previous year: EUR –26 million) FOCF of EUR –129 million (previous year: EUR –139 million)Guidance for full-year 2024 confirmed Q2 2024: EBITDA bet…

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  • Automotive

    Covestro collaborates with automotive partners on car-to-car plastic recycling

    New joint program aiming for efficient, sustainable automotive plastic recycling

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  • Automotive

    Covestro introduces polycarbonates from recycled, attributed materials for high purity applications

    First product from Covestro related to chemically recycled post-consumer waste to answer ELV and EPEAT expectationsJoint development with Neste and BorealisDrop-in solution with identical properties, production and product specifications as fossil-ba…

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  • Sustainability

    Covestro and Chaoyang University of Technology Sign CSR Plus USR MOU on Earth Day

    Covestro authorizes Chaoyang University of Technology to develop Covestro’s environmental picture book into a vivid, interactive storytelling program for childrenThe MOU signing was witnessed by officials from the German Institute Taipei and the Mini…

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  • Plastics

    APEC® XT: new product line based on polycarbonate copolymers from Covestro

    Promising application possibilities in the electrical and electronics industry, healthcare, mobility and photovoltaicsEnhanced properties and functions compared to standard gradesPlastics with mass-balanced and recycled raw materials will also be mad…

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  • Materials & Industries

    Covestro Advocates its Environmentally Friendly Waterborne PU Coatings at the International Technical Textiles Symposium ITTS

    ·        Covestro participated in the symposium as a speaker to introduce the trends in waterborne PU coatings.·        INSQIN® provides end customers with environmentally friendly and high-performance coating solutions for sustainable production.

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  • solar

    Covestro implements large photovoltaic facility with tailored polyurethanes at Shanghai site

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  • Alternative raw materials

    Covestro publishes climate neutrality targets for scope 3 emissions

    Reduction of 10 million metric tons of greenhouse gases produced in upstream and downstream supply chains (scope 3) by 2035, climate neutrality for scope 3 by 2050Climate strategy for reducing greenhouse gases completeConcrete plan for implementation…

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  • Global

    Transformation consistently advanced in challenging fiscal year

    Group sales of EUR 14.4 billion (–20%)EBITDA of EUR 1.1 billion (– 33.2%)Positive free operating cash flow of EUR 232 million (+68.1%)Climate neutrality strategy finalized with scope 3 targetOutlook for 2024: EBITDA between EUR 1.0 and EUR 1.6 billio…

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  • Sustainability

    Covestro Works Together with National Parks National Museums and City Governments for a Green Future with The Adventures of Young Guardians- Volume II

    Covestro’s “The Adventures of Young Guardians – Volume II” bilingual picture book will be promoted by more than 10 partnersVolume II focuses on the circular economy conceptAn electronic file of the picture book is available for download, enabling pa…

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  • Materials & Industries

    Covestro strengthens partnership with China’s Huafon at key trade expo

    Exploring expansion of mass-balanced MDI in Huafon’s portfolioNew agreement follows joint appearances at China International Import Expo in previous years 

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  • Foams

    Covestro returns to the China International Import Expo in Shanghai

    Participation in major trade expo for three years in a rowFirst showcase of chemically recycled PU foam in ChinaStrengthening partnerships from mobility to construction for a circular future

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  • Global

    Covestro achieves EBITDA guidance for third quarter

    Group sales of EUR 3.6 billion (–22.7%)EBITDA of EUR 277 million (–8.3%) meets guidanceNet income of EUR –31 millionFree operating cash flow rises to EUR 308 million (>100%)Full-year guidance narrowed at the lower end of the rangesNew Chief Financial…

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  • Corporate News

    Covestro launches mechanical recycling polycarbonate compounding line in China

    Shanghai facility is the inaugural dedicated line of its kind of Covestro with an annual capacity of 25,000 tonsCommitted to supplying 60,000 tons of recycled-content polycarbonates annually in Asia Pacific by 2026Expansive range of premium recycled…

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  • Business & Finance

    Covestro Huafeng and Cyclone Collaborate on More Sustainable Sports Kit

    Huafeng developed more sustainable HAPTIC® textile coating solution based on Covestro’s partly bio-based Impranil® CQ DLS/1 PU dispersion  New textile coating solution was used to produce official shorts and shoes of Team Sonnenwagen solar car proje…

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  • Sustainability

    Covestro’s Zhangbin chemical site reduces energy demand by 7%

    The multi-million euro investment in a Direct Fired Thermal Oxidizer (DFTO) took four years and was completed on schedule. The DFTO passed and received the operation permit from local government, enabling the Zhangbin site to reduce Volatile Organic…

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  • Diversity & Inclusion

    Covestro Grandparent-Grandchild Science Camp Makes a Big Comeback After the Pandemic

    l   The grandparents and grandchildren all felt this camp had created happy memories for them*l   Grandchildren all expressed that this camp meant they got to know their grandparents better*l   85% of the grandparents indicated this camp was the firs…

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  • Circular economy

    Chemical recycling of polycarbonates reaches a major milestone

    Robust process developed on a laboratory scalePilot-scale technical implementation startsRecycled monomer can be used for the production of polycarbonate

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  • Diversity & Inclusion

    Covestro Marks the Tenth Anniversary of the MagicMaterial School

    Established in 2014, Covestro MagicMaterial School, which was named a finalist for the 2022 Gartner Communications Award in the category of “Excellence in ESG, Sustainability and DEI Communications”, will mark its tenth anniversary this Fall.

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  • Global

    Covestro confirms full-year guidance despite weak economic activity

    Group Sales of EUR 3.7 billion (–20.9%)EBITDA of EUR 385 million (–29.6%)Net income totals EUR 46 million (–76.9%)Free operating cash flow rises to EUR –10 millionFull-year results expected to be rather at lower half of the guidanceQ3 2023: EBITDA be…

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  • Healthcare

    Covestro Taiwan Receive End Covid Medal from CDC

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  • Diversity & Inclusion

    Bring Back Happy Childhood Memories – 2023 Covestro Grandparent-Grandchild Science Camp

    Designed by Golden Tripod Award winner Professor Liang-Rong Hsu, and his team member Tiffany Chen, the camp aims to foster children’s passion for science, bridge the generation gap, and encourage elders to stimulate their minds. Registration deadline…

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  • Coatings

    Covestro inaugurates new production line and launches new Desmopan®UP TPU series for Paint Protection Film in the automotive and wind sector

    New production line started in Taiwan to produce high performance TPU suited for Paint Protection Film (PPF) gradesProducts to be made available globallyNew TPU-based PPF solutions offered under Desmopan®UP brand nameLong-lasting protection for autom…

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  • Global

    Covestro gets off to better-than-expected start in 2023

    Group Sales of EUR 3.7 billionEBITDA of EUR 286 million far surpasses expectationsNet income totals EUR –26 millionFree operating cash flow of EUR –139 millionQ2 2023: EBITDA between EUR 330 million and EUR 430 million expectedFull-year guidance adju…

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  • Circular economy

    Covestro expands its range of more sustainable polycarbonates

    Introduction of a grade with 90 percent recycled contentClimate neutral1 polycarbonates with up to 89 percent sustainable shareCollaboration with Jabra on Evolve2 headset

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  • Materials

    Covestro polyurethane resin earns commercial material certificate in solar energy from TÜV Rheinland

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  • Healthcare

    Covestro to offer GMP grade TPU in Asia Pacific

    Company now provides products for food contact and healthcare applications in the Asia-Pacific region that meet the high-quality and safety standards of ‘Good Manufacturing Practice’ (GMP)Products will be offered under Desmopan® GMP brand nameCompany…

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Working at Covestro Taiwan

378 employees in Taiwan (covering the joint venture) deliver high-tech materials and sustainable solutions to customers across Asia-Pacific markets.

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