Articles tagged with 'Co2 technology' | Covestro

Realizing circularity with partnerships in all areas Discussion with German environment minister and other guests

The fight against climate change, resource depletion and environmental pollution is at crisis point. We must act now and make the circular economy a global guiding principle. But we will only succeed if all stakeholders close ranks. There has …

Dr. Christoph Gürtler and Prof. Walter Leitner nominated in the Industry category CO₂ made commercially viable as a raw material Technology forms the basis for a large number of marketable products

Blast furnace gas from steel production as a carbon source for plastics Novel polyols produced Possible use in insulation boards and wood coatings demonstrated

Up to 20 percent CO₂ instead of oil in rigid polyurethane foam Innovative rigid foam for insulation boards  Materials show enhanced sustainability in initial tests

Covestro has developed a sustainable cast elastomer solution that enables the offshore industry to reduce its environmental impact and carbon footprint. The polyurethane elastomers are based on so-called cardyon® brand polyols, which contain CO2 …

Novel sports application for CO₂-based material cardyon®New polyurethane walkway at Covestro’s regional innovation hubInnovative material to support circularity by partly replacing crude oil

New market for cardyon® based foams Cooperation with Swiss company FoamPartner Business revival with focus on the circular economy

• Making the climate gas CO₂ and hydrogen usable as raw materials • Donation to RWTH Aachen University enables new professorship • Dr. Anna Mechler appointed as professor for electrochemistry

• Covestro, CO₂ Value Europe and nova Institut donate award • Start-ups from four nations in the final

• Team from Covestro and RWTH Aachen among the best • New method reduces oil consumption in plastics production • CO₂-based products more recyclable

• Raw Materials Summit 2019 points way out of the throwaway society • Start-up company wins “Resource Innovator” prize

One of the great challenges of our time is the conversion of established linear production and consumption patterns to a circular economy. The chemical and plastics industries want to, and must, make decisive contributions to this. Berit Stange has …

Team from Covestro and RWTH Aachen University nominated / Winner will be honored by Federal President Steinmeier / Technology saves crude oil in plastics production

Catalysts are practically matchmakers that combine chemical substances with each other. Research into novel catalysts with a view of making chemical processes particularly sustainable is the focus of Professor Walter Leitner's work. The …

The chemical and plastics industries are constantly working on making production ever more efficient and environmentally friendly. Dr. Christoph Gürtler focuses on how completely new processes can be developed with the help of catalysts and how …

Carbon Footprint Challenge 2019 completed / Idea for edible fruit coatings from Indonesia wins / Open innovation challenge for students and young professionals

Carbon dioxide as a new raw material and substitute for crude oil / Scientists from all over the world see great potential / Five-day meeting co-organized by Covestro

Companies from Canada, Norway and Germany awarded / Covestro sponsors innovation award from research institute

Next step in collaboration of industrial and academic partners / Evaluation of industrial-scale testing in southern France