Chemical recycling routes
Where applicable, recycled carbon options are reviewed against product performance, traceability needs, and regional acceptance. Claims are bounded by the chain-of-custody model and the actual product family.
Circular Economy
Closing the loop with materials that can be specified
Sustainability only matters to industrial buyers when the data, documentation, and supply route can survive technical review.
Alternative feedstocks
Efficient production
Durable applications
Recovery pathways
Covestro's circular economy work is presented as a system rather than a slogan. A lower-carbon polymer or coating route may involve mass-balanced raw materials, recycled feedstocks, renewable electricity, product redesign, or collaboration with downstream recovery partners. Each route has its own evidence requirements. Chain-of-custody statements, cradle-to-gate carbon factors, SDS updates, and application testing must move together so a buyer can approve the product without guessing what changed.
30%Target recycled or alternative feedstock share in selected programs by 2030
60%Illustrative CO2e reduction pathway assessed by cradle-to-gate method
100%Major product decisions tied to SDS, TDS, and method-based evidence
Programs supporting circular progress
Mass balance documentation
Customers receive guidance on how mass-balanced feedstocks are documented, what certificates can be shared, and how purchasing teams should describe the material in their own approvals.
Bio-attributed materials
Bio-attributed routes are discussed with attention to feedstock origin, availability, technical equivalency, and the limits of environmental claims without OECD or third-party method support.
2025 PDF
Circular materials report
Request the latest sustainability documents, method notes, and disclosure references relevant to your Covestro product category.
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