Covestro is investing around EUR 100 million in its global infrastructure and facilities for research and development. Over a period of three years up to 2025, the company aims to ensure its future competitiveness in a challenging environment. The investments will focus on future technologies that will advance the implementation of the vision of a fully circular economy. The plan is to provide laboratories and pilot plants with a modernized technology infrastructure for customer service, automated systems and new digital solutions. The company is taking a holistic approach.
“Our investments in research and development are an essential part of our strategy to create greater value for our customers,” says Sucheta Govil, CCO at Covestro. “This is how we are positioning ourselves as a preferred partner for more sustainable solutions that help our customers achieve their climate goals. This global innovation push brings us even closer to our shared goal of becoming fully circular.”
The company sees its expertise in in-mold coating, for example in direct coatings, as one of the most important examples of investment in research and development and cross-divisional collaboration. The most important facilities in this area have only recently been expanded in Leverkusen, Germany, and at other central research and development sites. To further develop the process technology, the manufacturer has implemented end-to-end digitization to capture all process-relevant data. In the competitive environment of the automotive industry, innovations in in-mold coating technology are designed to enable high-quality surfaces for modern automotive design and contribute to more efficient automobile production.
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