Covestro presents innovative polycarbonate solutions at CHINAPLAS 2021

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We are committed to providing excellent performance, more cost-effective, and more sustainable products and solutions to help transportation, electronic Customers in the electrical, medical and health, and home appliances industries are responding to various challenges.
" Zhou Binbin, global president of the polycarbonate business unit of Covestro, said, "We are working with customers to accelerate the transformation to a circular economy.
The industrial ecology of the economy.
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These alternative raw materials are biowaste and biowaste distributed based on a mass balance method.
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As part of its sustainable product solutions, Covestro has previously introduced to the market polycarbonate containing renewable raw materials (ISCC PLUS certification) based on a mass balance method that can significantly reduce carbon emissions.
Mass balance is a chain of custody method that tracks materials through the value chain and allocates renewable raw materials to selected end products.

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The quality and performance of these products are the same as similar fossil-based products, and can be Directly apply to existing production processes.
” said Jimena Ruesta, project manager of sustainable development solutions for the polycarbonate business unit of Covestro.
The first batch of zero-carbon footprint Makrolon products is scheduled to be delivered at Covestro's European plant in 2021, and will be produced and supplied in other plants, including China, according to market demand.

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The content of recycled materials in these PCR products is as high as 75%, which can reduce the carbon footprint by 50% compared to virgin products.

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At this exhibition, Covestro will showcase a series of high-performance polycarbonate solutions that help smart interconnection aesthetics and circular design, such as thin-walled flame-retardant Makrolon and Bayblend, which can achieve the simplicity of consumer electronics and smart homes, and Makrolon thermal solution to help solve the heat dissipation pain points of high-performance smart interconnected devices.

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In response to the increasing pursuit of personalization and functionality, especially in the passenger car market, Covestro's integrated front grille material solution can help shape distinctive exterior shapes and integrate autonomous driving functions.
The application of direct coating technology, transparent glass fiber polycarbonate and other material technologies can bring the effect of visual beauty and processing economy to interior parts.
In addition, Covestro will also present electric vehicle battery pack material solutions that can meet the needs of various types of battery modules, reducing energy consumption by reducing the weight of the entire vehicle, and escorting travel safety.

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In addition, in order to achieve rapid recovery, minimally invasive surgery is becoming increasingly popular, so high-strength and reliable surgical tools are essential.
To this end, Covestro has launched a new glass fiber reinforced medical grade polycarbonate solution that can be applied to internal parts of drug delivery equipment and surgical tool handles; and low-friction medical grade polycarbonate that can be applied to sliding internal parts of drug delivery equipment , No need to use extra lubricant.
Covestro will showcase these innovative material application scenarios that meet current and future needs in the medical and health field during CHINAPLAS.

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The Covestro CMF team aims to provide customers with material solutions that have aesthetic value, conform to design trends, and express creativity.
The colorful "garden" at the Covestro booth is made of recycled Nongfushan spring water buckets combined with the latest CMF trend color of Covestro, forming a "brilliant circular flower".

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This guide aims to help designers, developers and other relevant personnel in the value chain introduce circular economy thinking in the early stages of product design and provide guidance on material selection.

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Covestro's digital showroom will be launched on the CHINAPLAS floor at the same time.

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