Innovation gallery

VAUDE & Covestro to present a recyclable backpack made from Desmopan® TPU – durable, weatherproof, and more circular.

At Covestro, chemical expertise meets artificial intelligence. Together with our partners, we advance sustainability through innovation beyond materials.

INSQIN® from Covestro and AGXX from Heraeus help textile manufacturers create safer, more sustainable antibacterial coatings for polyurethane applications.

Discover our flame-retardant polycarbonates for future-ready safety compliance in consumer electronics and electrical etc.

Imagio® digital material library is integrated into Autodesk VRED, enabling photorealistic visualization of polycarbonate materials for automotive design.

Explore detailed insights in polyurethane processing for better foam performance during product development, process design and optimization

Thermal management for next-gen electronics

Explore how Sachsenröder developed biodegradable forestry solutions that support more sustainable reforestation and reduce plastic waste with Covestro materials.

Explore innovative solutions in automotive plastic recycling. Achieve sustainability with PCR plastics & circular economy.

Apec® XT is tough in extreme conditions, with improved impact strength, low-temperature ductility, chemical resistance, and flame retardancy. Ideal for demanding applications.

Explore biocompatible materials enhancing patient safety in drug and biologics delivery systems, including auto-injectors.

Recognizing the urgency of sustainability, we're actively aligning our operations with Circular Economy principles. Securing both economic and political support is vital.

Explore how our flame-retardant polycarbonates enhance smart device safety, aesthetics, and sustainability with high performance and low-carbon benefits.

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.

Unlocking our reliable, cost-effective, and lightweight solutions for residential inverters, driving both sustainability and efficiency.

Meet Desmodur® CQ ultra N 7500: a low-viscosity, self-leveling 68-70% bio-based hardener built for floor-coating applications

Polycarbonate for next-gen remote cardiac monitoring system

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

Laptop trends favor lightweight, durable, fashionable, and more sustainable designs. Discover how high-performance polycarbonate tackle these requirements!

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

Stretchable and skin-friendly Platilon® TPU Films are a good substrate for flexible printed electronics and medical sensors.

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. 

Vulkollan® based wheels for automated guided vehicles offer long service life, durability, reliability and high performance.

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

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

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.

Our polycarbonate offers form and functionality for architectural mesh. Learn more!

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

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

NeoAdd® PAX, the food-contact-compliant polymeric aziridine crosslinker. All the performance, half the labeling.

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

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

Hangyohologram used Bayfol® HX105 photopolymer film to integrate durable, high-quality 3D holograms in smartphone back covers and protection cases.

High-heat copolycarbonate from Covestro is launched to withstand higher temperatures in silicone overmolding and hot air sterilization 

Makrolon® for innovative airway monitoring device that answers an unmet need in the market. Find out more!

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

Makrolon® polycarbonate for durable mobile device protection in healthcare settings. Find out more!

Revolutionizing the electrical industry: Discover safe and efficient luxury material solutions to dissipate heat and optimize material housing performance.

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

Consumers and painters increasingly look for paints with broad stain or smell isolation. Covestro has the solution!

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

Covestro polycarbonate maintains form and functionality for closed loop. Learn more!

Fraunhofer IGCV used lightweight, UV-resistant and weatherable Desmocomp® PU in new FRP composite fences on their campus. 

Innovative materials for user-centric design in medical teenage treatment. Learn more now!

In the Architectural & Construction sector, embracing circularity is key across diverse industries and markets. We're committed to offering varied solutions tailored to our A&C customers, empowering them to advance circular economy practices.

Covestro and TMT launch their 1000th polyurethane wind turbine blade

Material and design solutions for future-focused residential power systems

Heavy-duty Vulkollan® polyurethane wheels enable 24/7 peak performance and high reliability for a rotating crate tipper.

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. 

Covestro polycarbonate offers form and functionality for Dermadry device that treats excessive sweating. Learn more!

New ultra-durable material from Covestro is designed to meet rigorous standards

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

Thermal management for fast-charging USB switches and sockets with thermos-conductive polycarbonate Makrolon® TC

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

Uradil® FP-9300: recyclability, heat sealability, and alcohol resistance for BOPP flexible packaging

Covestro extensively tested its architectural resins to demonstrate their reliability and high-performance properties

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

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

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

Our inhouse Kinetic Monte Carlo software enables predictive simulations for the composition of various PU products.

Future challenges require collaboration – e.g., in the transformation of value chains. Learn how we are driving cooperation.

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

What is a more sustainable approach to dealing with valuable end-of-lifecycle plastics? Learn more about our solutions!

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? 

Our foam for vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) with very low thermal conductivity reduces energy consumption of refrigerators

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!

Covestro and Baicells provide low-temperature impact-resistant Makrolon® solution for newly launched 5G mmWave base station. Learn more!

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

Covestro material solutions meet ISO 18562 standards 

Skins® Vel-Veeto by Covestro reproduces the classy sensation of velvet to give packaging a premium feel.

Skins® by Covestro open entirely new branding opportunities for all kinds of print and packaging.  

We provide a full range of innovative material solutions for indoor and outdoor network devices in the new era of intelligent connectivity.

Covestro’s medical grade polycarbonate Makrolon® 2858 meets the demanding requirements of anesthesia nasal masks

We supply a portfolio of versatile engineering plastics, circular material solutions and expert services for the E&E sector.

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

PharmaJet’s Needle-free Injection Systems (NFIS) needed a polycarbonate material that could meet the property demands of the syringe and vial adapter while standing up to gamma radiation and ethylene oxide sterilization. Makrolon® was the answer.

For the latest formulation of its SmartGuard® Anti-Snore product, designed to alleviate snoring, SmartGuard® chose Covestro’s Makrolon® 2858 polycarbonate resin for its combination of strength and biocompatibility.

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

Covestro’s new line of healthcare-grade products — including Medical low friction Makrolon®, Medical glass filled Makrolon®, high flow Makrolon®, and Bayblend® — bring new levels of performance and sustainability to the medical device market with an all-polycarbonate device.

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

Innovative material solution for ASUS high-performance laptops

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

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.

When Bear Robotics developed their Servi™ line of food service robots, they needed materials that could stand up to heavy impacts as well as frequent cleaning. Makroblend® UltraTough polycarbonate/polyester blend fit the bill.

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

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

PU insulation materials allow for the energy efficient and climate-neutral construction and renovation of buildings. Read the case study now!