Change website Contact | Sitemap | “Language Home page Companies Locations Products and Services Projects and Cooperations Career media Locations Brunsbuettel Dormagen Krefeld-Uerdingen Leverkusen Germany Locations Krefeld-Uerdingen From bright colors to high-performance plastics Cradle of the optical disk Krefeld-Uerdingen became the city of chemical dyes and later a location for Covestro - and that only because a young man once rebelled against family tradition. Hard to believe, but obviously true ... On the banks of the Rhine: Covestro in Krefeld-Uerdingen. Krefeld adorns itself in its logo with the nickname “City like velvet and silk”. The city on the Lower Rhine in western Germany has lived from the textile industry for centuries. Today it is still called the “tie city”, and for good reason: eight out of ten ties sold in Germany are connected in one way or another with companies from Krefeld. It is therefore not surprising that Edmund ter Meer, the rebellious young man, came from a family of silk makers whose ancestors were linen and wool ribbon weavers. The only problem was that he didn't want anything to do with yarn ... He fulfilled his dream: in 1877 his small chemical company started producing synthetic dyes. The aniline or azo dyes were something completely new for the time. With the new process, the Krefeld-based silk industry was able to produce colored fabrics at low cost. Roots to the 19th century So it is not surprising that Bayer AG felt drawn to this location and the existing infrastructure. The Uerdingen location was integrated into the "Bayer AG paint factory" in 1951. Just two years later, in 1953, the chemist Hermann Schnell discovered Makrolon® polycarbonate here, the industrial production of which began in 1958. This high-tech plastic is extremely versatile and is used for a wide variety of applications, including CDs, lenses / glasses, solar modules and roof structures. In 2015, the plastics business was transferred to the independent company Covestro. Today Uerdingen is still the world's largest production site for Makrolon® and number 1 for polycarbonate in general in Western Europe. In addition to the granulate, MDI is also produced here, a preliminary product for rigid polyurethane foam that is used to insulate buildings, for example. Covestro employs almost 1,000 people on the 18.5 hectare factory site in Uerdingen. Location information can be found here divide Last update: September 1, 2015 Terms and conditions Data protection imprint Favorites To press Copyright © Covestro AG Global corporate website SEARCH Advanced Search " LOCATIONS & CONTACTS SECURITY Safety regulations

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