Here to stay: Mattress foam

The European Union has funded the PUReSmart project with six million euros over a period of four years. The reason: Every year, approximately 40 million mattresses are disposed of in the EU. Each mattress contains an average of 15 to 20 kilograms of foam – an enormous potential for chemical recycling.

At Covestro's pilot plant in Leverkusen, scientists have efficiently broken down old mattresses into their primary components – polyol and toluene diisocyanate (TDI). A new, high-quality foam is produced from the fully recycled raw materials. And all this without using polyol based on fossil resources. Under the name Evocycle^® CQ Mattress, Covestro aims to close the loop in the PU mattress industry together with partners. This reduces the use of fossil raw materials and significantly lowers CO₂ emissions.