Covestro
EMEA
Leverkusen
,
Germany
Multinational
FOUNDED
2015
HEADCOUNT
10000+
FUNDING
Acquired / Defunct
Keywords:
commodity_chemicals, metabolic_engineering, fermentation, enzymes
BUSINESS
Manufactures high-performance polymer materials including polycarbonates, polyurethanes, and TPU for mobility, construction, electronics, and healthcare applications.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Peripheral; polymer materials major (polycarbonates, polyurethanes, TPU). Has piloted research on bio-based aniline (with academic partners) and bio-HMDA collaborations with Genomatica and offers some mass-balance/bio-attributed grades, but core manufacturing is conventional polymer chemistry.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
renewable chemistry; mass-balance bio-attributed materials
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Polycarbonates, polyurethanes, TPU, coatings, films, elastomers