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Sparking Collaboration: Inspiring Innovations in Sustainability, Technology, and Design

The impressions we collect personally and as a company encourage us to continuously develop new ideas ourselves, to help overcome the big challenges of our time and to make life more comfortable and often easier for people.

To create such innovations, we need partners. That’s why we want to inspire others to collaborate and join forces. Let us present you with our most fascinating cases and solutions from the areas of sustainability, technology and design. And hopefully we can spark in you the (great!) idea of reaching out to us.

Our 5 areas of inspiration

Discover our newest solutions and cases

Sustainable Living

  • Case study

    Translucent Makrolon® DQ in Steinel® luminaires

    Covestro translucent Makrolon® DQ series enables the luminaire manufacturer Steinel® to create diffusers without hot spots and outstanding energy efficiency.

  • Case study

    Solution for robot vacuum design

    Explore sustainability in the intelligent robot industry with materials like Desmopan® CQ TPU & Bayblend® R CQ polycarbonate. 

  • Case study

    Low carbon PU insulation 

    Our climate neutral   Desmodur® CQ MS enabled Recticel Impact, a PU insulation board range with 43% lower CO2 emissions.

  • Case study

    Low carbon Desmodur® 

    Certified low carbon Desmodur® CQ MB enabled Selena Group  to create its Ultra Fast 70 low emission one component foam.

  • Story

    TPU for textiles

    Desmopan® TPU offers more sustainable and versatile options for woven yarns, tarp, nonwoven fabrics and synthetic leather.

  • Story

    More sustainable PU foam

    Mass balance and sustainable raw materials are key to achieving climate goals and the transition to a circular economy.

Circular Economy

  • Story

    Decovery® CQ 2110: Low-VOC flooring resin

    Discover flooring resin materials with Decovery® CQ 2110: A 36% bio-based binder designed to enable low-VOC wood flooring solutions. Learn more about it!

  • Story

    Decovery® CQ 8411, Low-VOC Wall paint resin

    Learn more about Decovery® CQ 8411: a 30% bio-based binder designed to enable low-VOC, more circular wall paint solutions.

  • Case study

    Bayblend® RE for pure instant power in portable battery

    Read how Bayblend® RE more sustainable PC blend has revolutionized the Instagrid One portable battery.

  • Story

    Makrolon® RP: up to 72% recycled attributed share

    Mass balanced polycarbonates from chemically recycled post-consumer waste. Discover now our high purity solutions with Makrolon® RP towards full circularity!

  • Story

    Premium UV-Curing Resins for Flooring

    Discover our high-performance UV-curing resins for floor coatings. Ideal for manufacturers. Explore your options today!

  • Story

    UV-curing resins | P&P

    Discover how to create cost-effective, low-migration inks and coatings for printing and packaging using UV-curable resins.

Smart Designs

  • Digital Service

    Digital sampling with Imagio®

    Access our material library anywhere.. anytime … with Imagio® and create digital prototypes that bring your designs to life! Learn more now!

  • Story

    TPU Films for textiles

    An inflatable thermal insulation vest showcases how TPU Films are a smart choice for apparel and sports equipment manufacturers.

  • Case study

    Roof Sensor Module

    Roof Sensor module for seamless sensor integration for self-driving cars

  • Case study

    Solution for robot vacuum design

    Explore sustainability in the intelligent robot industry with materials like Desmopan® CQ TPU & Bayblend® R CQ polycarbonate. 

  • Case study

    Next-gen black panel displays

    With sophisticated films, we offer our customers advanced light management applications for next-gen instrument clusters.

  • Story

    TPU for textiles

    Desmopan® TPU offers more sustainable and versatile options for woven yarns, tarp, nonwoven fabrics and synthetic leather.

Seamless Mobility

  • Story

    Blockchain traceability for plastics in the auto industry

    Covestro worked with Porsche and Circularise, using digital blockchain technology to trace plastics in the value chain.

  • Case study

    Film Insert Molding (FIM) for backlit EV logos

    Learn more about CCL Design used Makrofol® films and Makrolon® PC in FIM processing to create an LED car logo with a 3D chrome effect.

  • Case study

    Thermal conductive Makrolon® TC in a solar car

    Our thermal conductive Makrolon® TC enables valuable weight savings as a headlight heat sink in the "Covestro Adelie" solar car.

  • Story

    More sustainable PU foams

    Learn how more sustainable feedstocks in PU foams can reduce the automotive industry carbon footprint and how we aim for full PU recycling.

  • Case study

    Next-gen black panel displays

    With sophisticated films, we offer our customers advanced light management applications for next-gen instrument clusters.

  • Case study

    Highly functional center console “interaction bar” made possible by Makrolon

    Covestro’s Makrolon Ai and its Direct Coating technology enable the BMW i7 series interaction bar. Find out more!

Electrification

  • Case study

    Film Insert Molding (FIM) for backlit EV logos

    Learn more about CCL Design used Makrofol® films and Makrolon® PC in FIM processing to create an LED car logo with a 3D chrome effect.

  • Case study

    More Sustainable polycarbonates for Vimar

    Makrolon® RE for Vimar’s design series of switches and sockets for a reduced carbon footprint

  • Story

    Extend Wind Turbine Blade Durability with Leading Edge Protection

    Protecting the leading edge of wind turbine blades is vital to their longevity. Covestro offers advanced Leading Edge Protection (LEP) technologies for customized solutions

  • Case study

    New EV wallbox design demonstrator

    Having an electric vehicle means charging it regularly. Discover Covestro’s more sustainable new wallbox charger design.

  • Story

    Designing polycarbonate Chargers for future charging solutions

    Covestro supports collaborations with partners, customers and start-ups from creative designs to efficient product development.

  • Case study

    Customized printed electronics | Covestro

    Our Colibri demonstrator with printed electronics and smart surface technology gives you design flexibility.

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