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Techtextil North America 2026

  • Hall A-C, Booth 710
  • Raleigh Convention Center 500 S. Salisbury Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601, USA
  • English
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Thank you for your interest in Techtextil 2026. The event has now concluded, and we appreciate everyone who visited Covestro and joined the conversations around innovative and sustainable polymer solutions.

At Covestro, we continue to drive progress with advanced materials and technologies that support key industries while contributing to a more sustainable and circular future.

Information about our next participation at Techtextil will be published here soon. In the meantime, feel free to explore more about our innovations and sustainability initiatives.


First look on our key topics

Textiles

  • INSQIN®: outstanding performance for sports and outdoor
    Story

    INSQIN® textile coatings

    INSQIN® waterborne PU technology for textile printing, coating, PU synthetics and technical textile applications

  • INSQIN® waterborne PU
    Story

    More sustainable textiles

    We supply the textiles industry with more sustainable textile coatings materials for a carbon-neutral fabric future!

  • Trans-Textil – AQUAIR®
    Case study

    Waterborne & vegan: More sustainable synthetic textile coatings

    Explore how we pioneered a vegan waterborne synthetic coating system with Trans-Textil, to contribute to a more sustainable future for the textile industry.

  • More sustainable sports shoes
    Case study

    More sustainable textiles for Team Sonnenwagen

    Explore how Covestro, Huafeng, and Cyclone support Team Sonnenwagen with partly bio-based and recycled textile materials for more sustainable sportswear.

  • Sleek, durable, more sustainable: INSQIN® and Dispercoll® CQ U create translucent design effects.
    Story

    More sustainable trim parts

    Discovering the potential of more sustainable automotive trim parts for enhanced productivity and a circular economy

  • Image showing The Centum door panel, which combines a premium look and feel with responsive behavior
    Case study

    Automotive Interior Design: Smart Functional Surfaces

    Discover how Covestro’s INSQIN® PU technology enables functional, color-changing automotive surfaces in "The Centum". ✓Transparent coating ✓Premium haptics ✓Responsive design

Digital Textile Printing

  • Case study

    More sustainable textile printing with Covestro & KRONOS

    Covestro & KRONOS: More sustainable textile production with digital inkjet printing. Find out more about their white ink innovation for direct-to-foil printing!

  • Mirrored image of car, building and athletic wear, where digital printing technologies are relevant.
    Story

    Desmomelt®U adhesives 

    Covestro offers starting formulations for printable adhesives based on Desmomelt® U for automated application on textiles. 

  • A kaleidoscope image displaying buildings, a car and a runner, mirroring its components starting from the center of the image.
    Processing technology

    Digital Printing

    Our resin solutions for digital printing help to enable more sustainable, efficient manufacturing in a range of industries.

Innovative Films for Textile Applications

  • Hot melt adhesives enable protective lamination on special textiles.
    Story

    Partly bio-based hot melt film

    Partly bio-based Platilon® H2 CQ EC hot melt adhesive film matches standard grades in processability and heat resistance. 

  • Man walking in front of mountains during sunset
    Story

    Platilon® and Dureflex® skin-friendly films for sportswear & outdoor gear

    A range of our TPU films is certified as OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, ensuring skin-friendly sports apparel and outdoor gear.

  • Printed electronics on a flexible TPU film
    Technology

    Printed electronics

    Smart polycarbonate films play a pivotal role in transforming printed electronics and developing next-gen technologies.

Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU)

  • Hot melt adhesives enable protective lamination on special textiles.
    Story

    Partly bio-based hot melt film

    Partly bio-based Platilon® H2 CQ EC hot melt adhesive film matches standard grades in processability and heat resistance. 

  • Man walking in front of mountains during sunset
    Story

    Platilon® and Dureflex® skin-friendly films for sportswear & outdoor gear

    A range of our TPU films is certified as OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, ensuring skin-friendly sports apparel and outdoor gear.

  • Samples of TPU synthetic leather, fanned out to show a range of colors and textures.
    Story

    TPU synthetic leather

    Desmopan® TPU synthetic leather comes in a range of textures, with leather-like haptics in a recyclable, non-animal material.

  • TPU nonwoven fabric
    Story

    TPU for nonwoven fabrics

    Desmopan® TPU is a smart material for producing tough, soft nonwoven fabrics with meltblown or spunbond processing.

  • TPU truck tarps for future circularity
    Case study

    TPU truck tarps

    One day, a thermoplastic polyurethane tarp could cover truck cargo, become a bag, then get recycled into new products.  

Textiles

  • INSQIN®: outstanding performance for sports and outdoor
    Story

    INSQIN® textile coatings

    INSQIN® waterborne PU technology for textile printing, coating, PU synthetics and technical textile applications

  • INSQIN® waterborne PU
    Story

    More sustainable textiles

    We supply the textiles industry with more sustainable textile coatings materials for a carbon-neutral fabric future!

  • Trans-Textil – AQUAIR®
    Case study

    Waterborne & vegan: More sustainable synthetic textile coatings

    Explore how we pioneered a vegan waterborne synthetic coating system with Trans-Textil, to contribute to a more sustainable future for the textile industry.

  • More sustainable sports shoes
    Case study

    More sustainable textiles for Team Sonnenwagen

    Explore how Covestro, Huafeng, and Cyclone support Team Sonnenwagen with partly bio-based and recycled textile materials for more sustainable sportswear.

  • Sleek, durable, more sustainable: INSQIN® and Dispercoll® CQ U create translucent design effects.
    Story

    More sustainable trim parts

    Discovering the potential of more sustainable automotive trim parts for enhanced productivity and a circular economy

  • Image showing The Centum door panel, which combines a premium look and feel with responsive behavior
    Case study

    Automotive Interior Design: Smart Functional Surfaces

    Discover how Covestro’s INSQIN® PU technology enables functional, color-changing automotive surfaces in "The Centum". ✓Transparent coating ✓Premium haptics ✓Responsive design

Digital Textile Printing

  • Case study

    More sustainable textile printing with Covestro & KRONOS

    Covestro & KRONOS: More sustainable textile production with digital inkjet printing. Find out more about their white ink innovation for direct-to-foil printing!

  • Mirrored image of car, building and athletic wear, where digital printing technologies are relevant.
    Story

    Desmomelt®U adhesives 

    Covestro offers starting formulations for printable adhesives based on Desmomelt® U for automated application on textiles. 

  • A kaleidoscope image displaying buildings, a car and a runner, mirroring its components starting from the center of the image.
    Processing technology

    Digital Printing

    Our resin solutions for digital printing help to enable more sustainable, efficient manufacturing in a range of industries.

Innovative Films for Textile Applications

  • Hot melt adhesives enable protective lamination on special textiles.
    Story

    Partly bio-based hot melt film

    Partly bio-based Platilon® H2 CQ EC hot melt adhesive film matches standard grades in processability and heat resistance. 

  • Man walking in front of mountains during sunset
    Story

    Platilon® and Dureflex® skin-friendly films for sportswear & outdoor gear

    A range of our TPU films is certified as OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, ensuring skin-friendly sports apparel and outdoor gear.

  • Printed electronics on a flexible TPU film
    Technology

    Printed electronics

    Smart polycarbonate films play a pivotal role in transforming printed electronics and developing next-gen technologies.

Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU)

  • Hot melt adhesives enable protective lamination on special textiles.
    Story

    Partly bio-based hot melt film

    Partly bio-based Platilon® H2 CQ EC hot melt adhesive film matches standard grades in processability and heat resistance. 

  • Man walking in front of mountains during sunset
    Story

    Platilon® and Dureflex® skin-friendly films for sportswear & outdoor gear

    A range of our TPU films is certified as OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, ensuring skin-friendly sports apparel and outdoor gear.

  • Samples of TPU synthetic leather, fanned out to show a range of colors and textures.
    Story

    TPU synthetic leather

    Desmopan® TPU synthetic leather comes in a range of textures, with leather-like haptics in a recyclable, non-animal material.

  • TPU nonwoven fabric
    Story

    TPU for nonwoven fabrics

    Desmopan® TPU is a smart material for producing tough, soft nonwoven fabrics with meltblown or spunbond processing.

  • TPU truck tarps for future circularity
    Case study

    TPU truck tarps

    One day, a thermoplastic polyurethane tarp could cover truck cargo, become a bag, then get recycled into new products.  

Related brands and products

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Coatings

Super-soft Polyacrylic Dispersions
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High-Performance Products for Textile Coatings
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INSQIN® Make Every Drop Count
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INSQIN® for Automotive Interiors
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INSQIN® Outstanding Performance for Sports and Outdoors
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Biodegradable Polyurethane Dispersions
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INSQIN® Partially Bio-based Polyurethane Dispersions
Download
INSQIN® Impranil® DL 1602 Waterborne Ink Systems for Textiles
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INSQIN® Impranil® DL 1618 Waterborne Ink Systems for Digital Textile Printing
Download
INSQIN® Impranil® DL 1620 Polyester Polycarbonate Dispersion for Digital Textile Printing
Download
INSQIN® Impraperm® DL 5249 Waterborne Waterproof and Breathable Textile Coating Technology
Download
INSQIN® Impraperm® DL 5310 Waterborne Waterproof and Breathable Textile Coating Technology
Download

Specialty Films

Why TPU, Platilon® and Dureflex®
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OEKO-TEX, Certified and Skin-Friendly Films
Download
Hotmelt Adhesives, Excellent Bonding and Durability
Download
Platilon® TPU for Flexible Printed Electronics
Download
Robust TPU Films for Inflatable Surfing Kite and Wing
Download

TPU

Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) for Footwear
Download
Desmomelt® U Precisely connecting contradictions
Download

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