Sports & leisure

Flexible, stretchable, lightweight, comfortable – designed to integrate printed electronics, Platilon® TPU films are key to smart textiles and wearables.

Discover how we and Huafeng equip Team Sonnenwagen Aachen with high-quality sportswear made from partly recycled and partly biobased coated textile materials.

High performance adhesives and sealants for industries such as construction, automotive, industrial and furniture.  

Desmopan® CQ MBC for ski boots reduces carbon footprints by up to 30%. High-performance solutions for designers and engineers. Discover more!

We transform cast PU elastomers to boost fire resistance or provide antistatic, antihydrolytic or antibacterial properties.

With new TPU materials from Covestro, designers can create more sustainable ski boots that are stronger and more durable, even in extreme conditions. 

Learn how Desmopan® AIR can be used by innovative companies for recyclable, high-quality cushion products such as mattresses.

Explore Covestro’s cutting-edge solutions and reduce energy consumption without compromising on cast polyurethane quality.

FRESH 32 created replaceable toothbrush heads with Covestro’s recyclable Desmopan® TPU – for a more sustainable, high-performance, long-lasting toothbrush.

Beyond Leather uses apple waste to make LEAP®, a 100% animal-free leather alternative with added durability from Covestro’s INSQIN® technology.

Leveraging mass balance and renewable resources, Covestro’s low-carbon cast PU resins help streamline your operations.

Explore how Platilon® and Dureflex® TPU films enhance your sports equipment durability while keeping it light and agile.

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

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

Desmopan® aliphatic ETPU solutions combine functionality, comfort and durability to bring out the best in high-performance footwear.

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

Streamlined product selection: A web-based TPU films selector tool utilizing questionnaire and filters to match user needs

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

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

Our films portfolio with partly bio-based, recycled, and ISCC PLUS-certified mass balanced materials contribute to circular economy.

Desmoflex® glass-reinforced TPU compounds are strong, tough materials with chemical resistance for repeat-use applications. 

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

Desmopan® and Coatyarn bundle know-how to recycle resources for more sustainable fashion and functional textiles.

Our new extrusion process enables polycarbonate films as thin as 15μm for use in membranes for filtration and electronics. Learn more!

Covestro provides TPU solution for Chaei Hsin’s Joniro® athletic footwear brand to contribute to circular economy in footwear production. Learn more!

Suitcases made with post-consumer recycled (PCR) polycarbonates 
coming from used water barrels. Learn more about our new recycling application!

MOCA is increasingly subject to restrictions, so we developed the MDI-based Desmodur® to overcome these constraints.

Desmopan® TPU grades with bluesign® certification offer a minimized impact on the environment, resources, and people. 

Partly bio-based INSQIN® PU is an ink binder in HAPTIC® printing on recycled mesh in sports shoes, cutting the CO₂ footprint.

We’re making TPU more circular with partially bio-based, recycled and ISCC-certified mass balance materials.

Our hot melt adhesives efficiently bond textiles and other materials for a diverse range of industry applications.

We worked with VAUDE to create a hiking boot midsole using Desmopan® CQ EC 33000 TPU with non-GMO bio-based feedstock.

Desmopan® provides a strong material solution for producing airless bike tire inserts.

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

By mass balance we can bring the value chain faster in line with our common conservation sustainability goals: Reducing the carbon footprint and use of fossil resources in production and consumption

INSQIN® PU textile binders enable water-based inks to be applied digitally, yielding colorfast, soft, and more sustainable fabrics.

Covestro is your partner for polyurethane raw materials for coatings and adhesives optimized for digital application.

Covestro enables aliphatic hot melt adhesives to be applied in footwear production via 2D digital printing with Desmomelt® U.

Alongside Chris Lefteri Design, we created 2021-2022 CMF trends brochures and aesthetic toolkits to inspire designers.

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

Our new Desmopan® EC TPU range offers a reduced carbon footprint without compromising quality or performance.

We worked with Teknor Apex to evaluate the adhesion and chemical resistance of medical-grade polycarbonates and TPEs.

Aliphatic PU foam made with Desmodur® white delivers unfading and white performance for lingerie that looks as good as it feels.

A clear choice for fitness fans: SLASHPIPE relies on Makrolon® polycarbonate

As major athletic brands introduce 3D printed solutions for personalized footwear, advanced polymers will help them hit the ground running

Makrolon® improves travel with light and rugged Porsche Design suitcase

TPU fiber cuts costs and waste in the footwear industry

Makrolon® 2805 supports unerring quality in archery equipment

Light-optimized Makrolon® supports first ever thermal wearable

Strong, light Makrolon® created for Phantom Frames illuminated bike frame

Illuminated bike by Phantom Frames highlights the potential of Makrolon®