Global Corporate Website show/hide navigation Language EN Contact Home Sustainability Circular Economy Alternative Raw Materials BIOMASS, CO₂, USED MATERIALS, AND WASTE CAN REPLACE FOSSIL RESOURCES. Alternative Raw Materials – Resources of the Future Carbon – the foundation of all life – is the basis for manufacturing the plastics used everywhere in modern living. Going forward, Covestro aims to make plastics out of alternative raw materials, bringing more sustainability into production. With forward-looking solutions like this, we’re playing a major part in the Circular Economy. Biomass, CO₂, recycled used materials: To Covestro, these aren't waste. They're the raw materials of the future. These renewable resources provide carbon, which, ideally, should move in a cycle, not be emitted as a waste gas into the earth's atmosphere. CIRCULAR ECONOMY Waste as a Raw Material Plastic pollution is a huge threat to our environment, but circular economic principles can help turn waste into a resource. Discover Covestro's approach! CIRCULAR ECONOMY Biomass as a Raw Material From plants to plastic? Learn more about how Covestro is deriving carbon from plants to make plastic more sustainable! SUSTAINABILITY CO₂ as a raw material A Covestro technology turns CO₂ into home comforts. Covestro wants to use these alternative resources to replace the fossil materials the chemical and plastic industries rely on, such as oil. This step forward will further reduce the burning of harmful greenhouse gases like CO₂. Today, our company is supplying a growing number of products manufactured from alternative materials for different applications and industries. Moving into the future, we strive to use alternative raw materials and sustainable production methods to advance the Circular Economy, a large-scale project that belongs to society as a whole. Accompanied by using clean energy sources, such as wind power for our plants and manufacturing processes. Relying on renewable energy for production ensures that the use of biomass, CO₂, and recycled materials is genuinely sustainable. It's just another way we aim to eliminate fossil fuels and make our production processes fit for the future. Covestro Home Office Talks Corona: opportunity or threat to sustainable development? With Michael Carus (Founder & Managing Director, Nova Institut) and Christoph Gürtler (Head of Catalysis and Technology Incubation, Covestro) Going circular with climate gas CO₂ Prof. Dr. Kurt Wagemann (Executive Director, DECHEMA) and Dr. Jochen Norwig (Senior Project Manager CO₂, Covestro) MATERIALS & INDUSTRIES Innovative windshield displays on the way to volume production Covestro and Ceres Holographics strengthen their partnership Read more MATERIALIEN & BRANCHEN EVBox Group to use polycarbonate from Covestro from mass-balanced biowaste Further reduction of the carbon footprint in sight Read more MATERIALS & INDUSTRIES Advanced ID document technologies with innovative specialty films Read more Recommended for you SUSTAINABILITY Circular Economy To overcome challenges like climate change, we have to find new solutions. Learn more about why Circular Economy is Covestro's global guiding principle! CIRCULAR ECONOMY Waste as a Raw Material Plastic pollution is a huge threat to our environment, but circular economic principles can help turn waste into a resource. Discover Covestro's approach! CIRCULAR ECONOMY Biomass as a Raw Material From plants to plastic? Learn more about how Covestro is deriving carbon from plants to make plastic more sustainable! Get in touch with us! Enter your message here Our Products & Services Company Profile Product Finder Product Safety First Order@Covestro Tank Farm Assessment Covestro Direct Store About us Covestro is a world-leading supplier of high-tech polymer materials: innovative, sustainable and diverse www.covestro.com Conditions of Use Imprint Privacy Statement Copyright © 2021 Covestro AG Use of cookies We would like to use cookies to detect our users’ preferences and design the website optimally. More detailed information and instructions on how you can revoke your consent at any time are provided in our Data Privacy Declaration. OK Close