Materials

Films

Explore our broad range of high-performance polycarbonate films, polycarbonate blend films and TPU films – with properties tailored to meet your specific needs.

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Next-gen black panels

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

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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.

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TPU Films Selector Tool

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

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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

Makrofol ® polycarbonate (PC) films offer cold or hot forming options and excellent print quality. They are available in transparent, translucent, opaque or colored options with different finishes and thicknesses and can be customized to meet your needs. The areas of application range from automotive interiors and exteriors to appliances, electronic devices and displays to light management or ID document applications and many more.

Platilon ® and Dureflex ® thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films are known for their exceptional mechanical, chemical and thermal properties. The versatility of TPU films makes them suitable for various medical applications such as surgery or wound care, for textiles, sportswear and footwear or for construction and industrial applications.

Bayfol ® thermoplastic films complement polycarbonate films and offer tailor-made properties for specific applications. Bayfol® HX specialty films contain photopolymers for industrial holography applications.

Discover the numerous applications of films material:

Automotive / Mobility
Construction / Energy
Electronics / Appliances
Textiles, Footwear /Sports
Healthcare
ID documents / Security
Circular economy

Automotive / Mobility

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Heated LiDAR cover lens

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

Platilon® F foamed TPU film added a slip-resistant surface to a reversible car load floor panel working as spare tire cover.
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New EV wallbox design demonstrator

Having an electric vehicle means charging it regularly. Discover Covestro’s more sustainable new wallbox charger design.
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A look at our latest prototype grille panel assembly

Our new grille panel assembly is where functional electronics meet seamless aesthetics and surfaces
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Future-forward frontend gives designers multiple options

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

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

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

Our hot melt adhesives efficiently bond textiles and other materials for a diverse range of industry applications.
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Makrolon® and Makrofol® show off smart surfaces

As 3D interactive surfaces enter the mainstream, designers are looking for sophisticated shapes and rapid, inexpensive customization, as well as to make sure their creations are part of the circular economy.
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Controlling automotive interior lighting with roll-up shades

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

Polycarbonates offer new design freedom for large, multi-touch screens that redefine the driving experience
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Smart surfaces in cars

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

Construction / Energy

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TPU films for CIPP lining

Dureflex® and Platilon® TPU films are a tough, stretchable, low-friction solution for chemical-resistant CIPP linings.
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Illuminating Ideas

Makrofol® polycarbonate films for innovative lighting solutions
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TPU roofing membrane offer excellent weather resistance and durability to protect building interiors

Desmopan® and Platilon® TPU for roofing membranes protect interiors by offering mechanical resistance and high MVTR performance.
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Wind energy

Wind power promises enormous opportunities in the global push towards sustainability – but only with the right material solutions.

Electronics / Appliances

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New EV wallbox design demonstrator

Having an electric vehicle means charging it regularly. Discover Covestro’s more sustainable new wallbox charger design.
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Makrofol® Film for IME

Makrofol® SR906 7-2 Film enabled DuraTech to bring IME technology to the Watlow PM Plus™ industrial temperature controller.
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360° holographic display

Together with Sony, we developed a 360 degree holographic display that showcases high-tech solutions for AR
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LiDAR-transparent films

Makrofol® ST352 polycarbonate film offers a robust, LiDAR-transparent solution for vacuum robots and other smart home devices.
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EE demonstrator covers showcase IME integration in IoT applications | Covestro

Swappable EE demonstrator covers show how embedded in-mold electronics make devices smaller and more intuitive for users
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Makrofol® TF: Ultrathin polycarbonate films I Covestro

Our new extrusion process enables polycarbonate films as thin as 15μm for use in membranes for filtration and electronics. Learn more!
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Holography gains traction for future automotive applications

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

Makrofol® film and Makrolon® Ai resin allow electronics to be integrated into thin, strong 3D shaped plastic surfaces.
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Experiencing reality through a new lens

Manufacturers can turn to our lightweight Bayfol® HX holographic films to create holographic optical elements for AR glasses.
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Night light demonstrator

Covestro materials enable a new ultra-slim & seamless functional design.
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Reaching for the stars

INAF, in need of a light-guiding material for its specialized telescopes, found films offering out-of-this world performance.

Textiles, Footwear /Sports

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TPU film for efficient textile bonding

Our hot melt adhesives efficiently bond textiles and other materials for a diverse range of industry applications.
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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.
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Experiencing reality through a new lens

Manufacturers can turn to our lightweight Bayfol® HX holographic films to create holographic optical elements for AR glasses.
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Makrofol® TF: Ultrathin polycarbonate films I Covestro

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

Healthcare

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Polypropylene liner for TPU films

A polypropylene liner enables thin Platilon® medical grade TPU films to be trimmed and applied precisely and easily.
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Medical packaging made with Makrofol® for breast implants.

Makrofol® film for medical applications enables transparent, robust packaging for breast implants and is compatible with high-temperature sterilization processes
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Wearable smart patches

Baymedix® and Platilon® from Covestro support the in making wearable medical sensors more comfortable.
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Platilon® XM, the TPU film with an extra matte surface

Platilon® XM is a blown TPU film with an extra matte surface designed for low friction and low reflection
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Design meets function with healthcare patch prototypes made with Covestro materials

Covestro materials help meet patients’ requirements for lightweight, flexible and fashionable patches
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Surgical

Specialized medical-grade polycarbonates, blends, and specialty films for critical devices and equipment used during surgical procedures.
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Makrofol® TF: Ultrathin polycarbonate films I Covestro

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

ID documents / Security

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ID Documents Security

Customizable polycarbonate and thermoplastic polyurethane films enabel multiple security features in ID cards, passports, driver licenses and security documents .
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Rethinking the passport with innovative specialty films

In the passport arena, Covestro offers differentiated passport solutions leveraging its Makrofol® ID polycarbonate and Platilon® ID thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films portfolio for the passport data page, hinge and booklet cover applications
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Innovative technologies enabling secure identity documents

The latest technologies by Covestro enable both optimal security and efficient production of ID documents
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Advantages of Makrofol® ID polycarbonate films for identification documents

Identification documents require special substrate materials to help prevent counterfeiting; which is why more government agencies are turning to the advanced features of Makrofol®ID polycarbonate films for the manufacturing of ID documents.
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Bayfol® HX film enables bright, resilient security holograms

Bayfol® HX film enables vivid security holograms that make verification easier and counterfeiting more difficult.
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Laser protection for pilots and law enforcement personnel

Bayfol® HX film enabled Meta Materials Inc., a smart materials company, to create the world's most advanced laser protection eyewear for pilots and law enforcement personnel called metaAIR®

Circular economy

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More sustainable films for circularity

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

Embracing a Circular Economy for Plastics

Join us in a sustainable plastics future. Embrace circular economy, fossil-free materials, recycling. Together, we create change!