Automotive

Learn why Polycarbonate based on Bisphenol A as essential building block shows a unique property profile for innovative applications in different industries 

Discover our advanced materials for eVTOL vehicles, enhancing efficiency, sustainability, and safety. Learn more now!

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

Expanding ISCC Plus-certified sites supports the sustainability goals. Brunsbüttel gears for MDI production from bio and bio-circular attributed materials.

VEGA Chargers used Arfinio® monomaterial solid-surface technology to create the more recyclable, repairable, intricate ALOHA Gravity wall-mounted EV charging station.

Discover the Direct Coating technology of Covestro, integrating efficiency and quality in surface finishing to meet diverse industry needs

Discover our advanced foam solution for automotive battery manufacturers to foam high-voltage battery packs.  

Makrofol® films and Makrolon® PC resins enable electroplated plastic parts with metal surfaces to have touch functionality. 

Enhancing heat management with Covestro's digital design tools for efficient, lightweight, and cost-effective thermally conductive polycarbonates

Explore circular CMF design solutions with actionable insights and best practices on color, material and finish design for recycled and recyclable plastics.

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

Discover how sustainable materials are driving the circular economy forward. Download our white paper by Covestro and GC Insights for innovative solutions.

Discover innovative polycarbonate solutions & aesthetic toolkits for industrial designers & CMF experts.

Learn more about Covestro's Makrolon® LED2245 EL and its ability to provide efficient, visually appealing edge lighting for rear lamps

With innovative films, we offer our customers state-of-the-art security glazing for a wide range of applications.

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

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

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

More sustainable IPDI product line with reduced carbon footprint, enabled via a mass-balance approach.

Explore VW Tiguan's new light design with Covestro's Makrolon® Ai Polycarbonate, reshaping automotive interior aesthetics and functionality.

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

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

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.

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

Polyurethane foams using  renewable feedstocks are enabling more sustainable automotive seats with much lower emissions. 

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

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

With CNT expert Canatu, we developed a heated cover lens for LiDAR ranging sensors using Makrofol® film and Makrolon® resin. 

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

Baydur® GS PU resin and reaction injection molding processing enabled a strong one-piece storage container for a road salt spreader.

Tailoring Makrolon® AG2677 polycarbonate helped WEBASTO to reduce scrap rates in the production of its smart fortwo panoramic roof 

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

Makrofol® SR906 7-2 Film enabled DuraTech to bring IME technology to the Watlow PM Plus™ industrial temperature controller. 

Holography is poised to reshape the automotive industry, adding a new dimension to exterior lights and AR head-up displays.

PC materials and films from Covestro give automotive interior designers and engineers the freedom to follow their inspiration

Aesthetic Toolkit with color, material, and finish inspiration for industrial design in automotive, based on key trends edition 2022–2023.

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

Covestro works with auto designers who want to unleash their creativity with proven materials, technologies and expertise

Covestro polycarbonates enable the electrification of mobility, starting at the EV heart: the electric battery pack.

Our new grille panel assembly is where functional electronics meet seamless aesthetics and surfaces

Lightweighting, modularity and functional integration of LED headlamp designs enable innovation, inspire awe

Designers and engineers make the cars. Covestro gives them the options needed for maximum freedom and the ultimate edge.

Ensuring that multi-functional devices installed on smart poles in complex outdoor environments operate stably, while meeting the aesthetic requirements of urban infrastructure and the sustainable development  trend

Covestro is collaborating with Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art students in an IoT design project to develop

CMF design toolkits for global aesthetic trends in the electronics and electrical, automotive, and healthcare industries: the 2022/2023 edition

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

How can you transform a problem into a viable business model? 

Discovering the potential of more sustainable automotive coating solutions for enhanced productivity and a circular economy

Specially engineered polycarbonates make it easy to create multi-material car interior surfaces with light and functional components

Inspired by advanced materials and technologies, designers now have all they need to challenge the status quo in ambient lighting

More sustainable and circular polycarbonates reducing the CO₂ footprint

We worked with Loomia on a demo car sunroof roll-up shade with lighting and heating and a Platilon® TPU film bonding layer.

Covestro is strengthening its CMF capabilities to become a reliable, innovative partner for various industries. Learn more now!

Makrofol® LM films unite an anti-glare surface with black panel technology and vivid display lighting that appears only when activated.

Paint protection film (PPF) with a core of transparent Desmopan® UP TPU provides 5-10 years of car surface protection.

We are consistently pursuing our path to a circular economy and offer you a climate neutral MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate).

Covestro offers PC+ABS materials for prismatic battery packaging, with tailored formulations balancing flame retardancy, dimensional stability and impact resistance.

Covestro offers high-performance differentiated engineering plastics for pouch battery packaging

Cooperating with Minth, the tier 1 auto supplier, Covestro provides Makrolon® and Bayblend® polycarbonate materials for the “smart B-pillar” of HiPhi X.

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.

Easy paint preparation with the Dockit® 2K clear coat capsule Dockit® – for more efficiency and glossy paint results.

Toyota chose transparent Makrolon® AG polycarbonate for a car hood that changes from a black panel into a colorful display.

Desmopan® ether-based TPU grades enable high-performance, low-VOC, hard-soft bonding with thermoplastics.

In tests for scratching and chemical exposure, silane- and nano-modified 2K PU auto clearcoats outshone rival technologies.

Covestro offers Desmodur® based materials for automotive coatings optimized for maskless painting via 2D digital printing.

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

A range of thermoplastic polycarbonates from Covestro meet requirements for electric vehicle (EV) battery enclosures.

Makrofol® polycarbonate films for innovative lighting solutions

Covestro Engineering plastics: safe, reliable and scalable material solutions to protect electric vehicle battery packs.

Polyurethane solutions are heightening the driving experience – enabling new levels of comfort with luxurious car interiors.

With its low emissions, Baynat® PUR foam for headliners reduces interior car noise and helps improve interior air quality.

PUR Baypreg® is a great solution for durable, lightweight and cost-effective composite automotive load floors.

Bayfill® PUR molded foam offers the best of two worlds: high-quality automotive instrument panels and excellent value.

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

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

Lightweighting, electrification, material consolidation and more: mobility continues to evolve.

Our mechanical upcycling transforms plastic waste into a traceable, high-quality material for new electronic products.

A look into our most innovative automotive technologies, test-driven on a life-size canvas.

Recycling high-value plastics and developing new material technologies help the car industry become more sustainable.

As fully electric mobility solutions grow, versatile polycarbonates can help address new challenges for these applications.

Microfactories support creativity and innovation, putting future mobility designs on the fast-track.

Micromobility is emerging as an efficient, easy-to-use and cost-efficient alternative to walking and even driving for short-distance trips.

Alliance builds recycling value chain for plastic bottles

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.

Using polyurethane-based materials, adhesives and pultrusion technology, we created a stronger, more rigid EV battery.

Blulogiq® from Covestro cures at lower temperatures than other PU clearcoats without compromise in durability or appearance.

Using Covestro TPU films in automotive sunroof and moonroof applications allows for greater ease in lighting adjustment

Makrofol® film and Makrolon® Ai resin allow electronics to be integrated into thin, strong 3D shaped plastic surfaces.

Covestro Interactive helpdesk is a browser-based online communication tool to enable fast remote engineering technical customer assistance and production troubleshooting

Five major trends driving change in automotive coatings and adhesives

Introducing U-SKIN, a polyurethane-based application for the North American automotive market

Advanced materials are available today offering heat management, improved light output with weight and system cost reduction.

Using renewable components, we’ve developed an innovative polycarbonate with the properties of conventional fossil products.

Drawing on legacy trends, yet firmly focused on the future, Covestro reimagines forward lighting with polycarbonates

Developing solutions for a brighter world through innovative chemistry