Articles tagged with Alternative raw materials
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2026
16
June
2026
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Bio4PURConti, a pioneering EU-funded project, aims to develop the world’s first continuous production process for bio-based anilineProject targets semi-industrial scale production of bio-based aniline, a low-carbon drop-in replacement for …
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2025
03
June
2025
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Huafeng, Cyclone, and Covestro collaborate to equip Team Sonnenwagen with new sportswear.The team’s 2025 kit is partly crafted from recycled PET yarns from Cyclone and partly bio-based polyurethane (PU) dispersions from Covestro.Innovative HAPTIC® …
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15
April
2025
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
PCR polycarbonates from end-of-life headlamps support automotive circularityCommercially available TÜV Rheinland-certified Volkswagen and NIO currently validating the material
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2024
16
August
2024
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11:36
Europe/Amsterdam
Covestro to supply MDI with bio-circular attributed raw materialsCarlisle Construction Materials will produce polyurethane building insulation from the MDIMaterial based on ISCC PLUS certified sustainable raw materials has a CO2 reduction potential …
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20
June
2024
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
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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03
June
2024
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10:05
Europe/Amsterdam
Demonstration plant planned for new chemical recycling methodBioBTX recovers raw materials by recycling plastic wasteCovestro invests mid-single-digit million Euro amount
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14
May
2024
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
MagentaTV One bears #GreenMagenta Deutsche Telekom labelContains ISCC PLUS-certified polycarbonate with mass-balanced renewable raw materialsPremiere for Infrared-transparent Makrolon® RE
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29
February
2024
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07:10
Europe/Amsterdam
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 …
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13
February
2024
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11:30
Europe/Amsterdam
Significant step toward producing plastics based on plant biomassNew process for petroleum-free raw material on its way to industrial maturityAnother milestone in the promotion of the Circular Economy accomplished
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2023
16
November
2023
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08:15
Europe/Amsterdam
Low-carbon-footprint PUDs with up to 80 percent alternative raw materials1 based on solidsDrop-in solution with identical technical properties from batch to batchOffering starts from Q1 2024
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16
August
2023
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13:47
Europe/Amsterdam
Robust process developed on a laboratory scalePilot-scale technical implementation startsRecycled monomer can be used for the production of polycarbonate
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2022
05
December
2022
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10:02
Europe/Amsterdam
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) names solution from Niaga® award winner of the Circular Economy Prize. The prize in the Digital Products Passports (DPP) category underlines the importance of transparency and traceability …
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29
November
2022
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10:05
Europe/Amsterdam
New research group launchedProgress in extracting chemicals from plantsFurther stimulus for the circular economy
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15
September
2022
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11:03
Europe/Amsterdam
Covestro’s NRW sites supplied with biogenic CO₂ from SOL KohlensäureSupply partnership helps Covestro switch to alternative raw materialsBoth partners advancing Circular Economy and climate neutrality
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08
March
2022
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10:03
Europe/Amsterdam
Successful cooperation with textile and yarn technology companies in China
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2021
18
June
2021
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Realizing circularity with partnerships in all areas
Discussion with German environment minister and other guests
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17
June
2021
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14:00
Europe/Amsterdam
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 …
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17
February
2021
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10:29
Europe/Amsterdam
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
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27
January
2021
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Total supplies 2,000 tons of ISCC Plus-certified benzene
Covestro uses it to produce important precursor for different applications
Drop-in solution with alternative raw material for more sustainable insulation boards, automotive parts and …
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14
January
2021
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
More sustainable polycarbonates and polyurethane raw materialsGradual conversion of production in Europe plannedDrop-in solution for customers with constant product quality
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2020
02
December
2020
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09:30
Europe/Amsterdam
Biomass from plants and trees will play a key role in the circular economy of the future: As a renewable carbon source, it reduces the dependence on oil and thus also the CO₂ footprint. Covestro is developing raw materials from biomass for …
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18
August
2020
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Second product made primarily of natural ingredients
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22
July
2020
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10:00
Europe/Amsterdam
Comprehensive interior concept
Safe batteries for electric cars
Use of plastic recyclates
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04
June
2020
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08:53
Europe/Amsterdam
• First partially bio-based polycarbonate film
• Comparably good or better properties than standard films
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27
May
2020
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13:03
Europe/Amsterdam
Neste and Covestro are starting a strategic cooperation in Europe to promote the use of sustainable raw materials in plastics production. Covestro will be supplied with material from renewable sources to replace a significant portion of the fossil …
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05
May
2020
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16:20
Europe/Amsterdam
• 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
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25
March
2020
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00:00
Europe/Amsterdam
• Covestro, CO₂ Value Europe and nova Institut donate award• Start-ups from four nations in the final
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26
February
2020
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00:00
Europe/Amsterdam
• New polyurethane composite concept with kenaf fibers
• 30 percent lighter than conventional material
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2019
28
November
2019
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00:00
Europe/Amsterdam
• Team from Covestro and RWTH Aachen among the best• New method reduces oil consumption in plastics production• CO₂-based products more recyclable
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26
November
2019
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00:00
Europe/Amsterdam
• Raw Materials Summit 2019 points way out of the throwaway society• Start-up company wins “Resource Innovator” prize
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