Seamless Sustainability Upgrade: RE series, the Ideal Drop-in to Cut Carbon Footprint
Renewable Attributed Polycarbonate: Enabling Swift Response to Market Demands
Low-carbon footprint materials have become a key enabler for many companies in their sustainability transformation. As their adoption deepens and diversifies, businesses are raising the bar on expectations.
Companies now seek not only more efficient and measurable carbon footprint reduction, but also high performance and strong design capabilities from materials. At the same time, cost optimization during the transition is increasingly critical in evaluating the feasibility of these materials.
To meet these demands, our RE series of bio-circular attributed polycarbonates offers more efficient carbon footprint reduction. As a drop-in solution, it helps businesses seamlessly upgrade and achieve a differentiated advantage, addressing the growing global demand.
Our RE series are part of the CQ product portfolio of circular intelligent solutions. They are available as Makrolon® RE, Bayblend® RE, Makroblend® RE as well as APEC® RE.
Footnote: * bio-circular is defined as biological waste and residues
Significant Carbon Footprint Reduction
Our RE series are polycarbonates attributed with bio-circular feedstocks, i.e. related to biological waste and residues. It significantly reduces both carbon footprint and reliance on fossil resources, while maintaining the same high performance as fossil-based polycarbonate, ensuring an exceptional user experience.
The RE series are the preferred solution for customer looking to reduce significantly their product carbon footprint.
At Covestro, we recognize that the global shift towards sustainable practices is not just a trend, but a necessity. Our bio-circular attributed, RE series, are polycarbonate solutions that enable businesses to effortlessly transition to sustainability, minimizing costs while ensuring superior performance and global compliance. This empowers companies to rapidly build a green product portfolio and seize the growing global demand for sustainable innovation.
Seamless Transition: Minimizing Total Upgrading Cost
Our RE series delivers identical performance as the fossil-based polycarbonate. It enables a direct switch with no need for additional testing, significantly reducing transition costs and implementation time.
On one hand, RE series are attributed with bio-circular feedstock with quality consistent with those of fossil-based sources. On the other hand, the production process mirrors that of conventional polycarbonate, ensuring identical properties and quality. It also comes with matching technical data sheets, an equivalency statement and carries the same UL Solutions Certification.
Thanks to its consistent quality and performance, RE series of polycarbonate resins can seamlessly replace the respective incumbent polycarbonate without retesting, minimizing both transition time and cost.
ISCC PLUS Certified: Contribution to Sustainable Use of Resources recognized by EPEAT Criteria
The product is attributed via mass balance with biological waste and residues and is accompanied by an ISCC PLUS sustainability declaration to confirm its ISCC PLUS compliance. The mass balance supports the circular economy journey by allowing the traceability of the raw materials also at world-scale facilities.
OEM can rely on the RE series, as the ISCC PLUS sustainability declaration part of every product delivery can support them increasing their EPEAT score for Sustainable Use of Resources. Also consumer relevant programs such as Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly recognize ISCC PLUS products, helping businesses align with global environmental regulations while boosting product competitiveness and market recognition.
With our trusted RE solution, companies can effectively meet growing consumer demand for more sustainable products and unlock broader market potential.
Partnering Across Industries: Proven for Sustainable Innovation
We have partnered across industries to demonstrate the transformative power of RE series.
In the electrical industry, together with ABB, we developed the industry’s first switches and sockets made from with certified bio-circular attributed material, our Makrolon® RE polycarbonate, with the potential to reduce CO₂ emissions by 400 tons annually by 2030.
In the telecommunication sector, we teamed up with Deutsche Telekom to develop its next-generation fixed-line device using Makrolon® RE, contributing to sustainability goals of the company without compromising on performance. Based on its sustainable attributes like significantly lower product carbon footprint, the device received the Deutsche Telekom #GreenMagenta label.
Key benefits
- Significant Carbon Footprint reduction: Related to biological waste and residues
- Drop-in solution: No additional product testing or production adjustments required
- Recognition by relevant standards: Contribution to sustainable use of resources recognized by EPEAT
- High performance: Delivers the same robust performance and design flexibility as fossil-based polycarbonate
