The materials manufacturer, Covestro, will showcase a broad portfolio of products and solutions that support various industries’ sustainability efforts and low-carbon development while strengthening its partners’ collaborative ties.
Dr Markus Steilemann, CEO of Covestro, said, “At CIIE, we want to raise awareness for building a circular economy and for climate neutrality by presenting particularly innovative and sustainable material solutions. At the same time, we want to strengthen relationships with our partners in China and worldwide.”
A leading example of Covestro’s successful partnerships comes from Hong Kong-based Sinomax, a manufacturer of polyurethane-based comfort products, which will make the global debut of its first low-carbon mattress at the Covestro booth.
“We are honoured to stage the world debut of our new low-carbon sleep system products together with Covestro at the CIIE,” says Sinomax President Eric Cheung. “This marks a major step towards sustainable development at Sinomax Group, amid growing market demand for low-carbon products in China and around the globe. We look forward to further cooperating with Covestro on a global scale for more sustainable products.”
The mattress uses bio-attributed mass-balanced TDI (toluylene diisocyanate), a key component for producing flexible foams purchased from Covestro. This can reduce CO2 equivalent emissions by about 10 kilograms for a single mattress.
Materials with lower carbon footprint
Covestro offers renewable[1] TDI, among other materials, using the mass-balanced method, under which alternative raw materials are allocated to the products as certified by ISCC PLUS. They uphold the same high quality as their fossil-based counterparts without customers having to change their processing operations while enabling them to reduce CO2 emissions.
Broad portfolio to promote circular economy
Covestro will showcase its cutting-edge materials, solutions, technologies and collaborative ties at several exhibition areas: Future Mobility, Clean Energy, Green Building and Sustainable Living, on top of a Branding & Culture corner designed to improve visitor engagement.
To learn more about Covestro’s solutions for a climate-neutral future at the CIIE, visit its booth, 3C3-01, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from November 5 to 10, 2022.
[1] Renewable TDI is produced using the mass balance approach using renewable feedstocks – from virgin biomass as well as biowaste and residuals – which are mathematically assigned to the product.