Polyurethanes are versatile materials with a wide range of applications. Polyurethane-based insulation is widely used in the building and construction sector, and significantly enhances the energy efficiency of the building envelope, including large structures with flat roofs. Green chemistry challenges include to address the high embodied energy of the polyurethane components. Covestro is committed to offer sustainable solutions to all market sectors and to align its R&D portfolio to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Circular economy of materials challenges the incumbent economic paradigm of take, use, discard, and there are significant product development challenges to be mastered to make materials less “linear” and more “circular”. Deriving feedstocks and chemical raw materials from biomass and biobased materials may be part of an answer. In this talk we will explore biobased polyurethanes, with particular emphasis upon approaches to increase the biobased content of polyols, and look at the challenges and opportunities for the development work and ultimately, industrialization.

Covestro’s vision to become fully circular: Developing polymer products for industry based upon alternative raw materials

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