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Carbon-containing gases from steel production as a source of raw materials Covestro starts up mini-plant for conversion in Dormagen, Germany Close cooperation with partners from industry and science Covestro has started up a miniplant at its Dormagen site to research the use of CO from metallurgical gases. On...

The first synthetic polymer was invented in 1869 by John Wesley Hyatt. It was created as a material substitute for ivory, and its life-saving importance has grown exponentially ever since. Today, rather than saving only the lives of elephants, it helps power homes, keeps food...

Covestro a member of the drafting committee of China’s Guobiao (GB) standards on recycled polycarbonates Unified quality specifications for recycled polycarbonates from post-consumer and post-industrial waste Covestro supported a consortium of recycling value chain partners in China in the recent development of national standards for recycled...

Bremen, July 2021 - Not only against the backdrop of demographic change but also following the launch of new medical applications, the market for medical tubes has evolved to become a significant growth market. Accordingly, minimally invasive interventions are gaining in popularity which, in...

The plastic polycarbonate has become an indispensable part of our everyday lives – but until now, it has been manufactured using up a high level of resources and involving the highly toxic gas phosgene. A German industrial plant manufacturer has now commissioned its second...

Scientists have devised a novel way of tackling the mounting issue of plastic pollution by using bacteria to transform plastic waste into vanilla flavouring. Researchers have discovered that the common bacteria E. coli can be deployed as a sustainable way to convert post-consumer plastic into vanillin,...