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Circular and Biobased Performance Materials Symposium
19 June 2019, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Session: Using biobased sources for new chemicals and materials
Presentation by: Verena Goldbach, Covestro
Title: Alternative Raw Materials in a Circular Economy
Author: Verena Goldbach
Contact details:
Dr. Verena Goldbach
R&D Manager, New Technologies
Covestro Deutschland AG
51365 Leverkusen
Germany
T +49 214 6009 7871
I www.covestro.com
Curriculum:
Verena Goldbach is R&D Manager New Technologies at Covestro Deutschland AG,
Leverkusen, Germany since 2018. In this role, she is responsible for technology scouting in
the field of sustainable chemistry, in particular renewable resources and recycling. Some of
her main roles are project management for collaborations across academia and industry. She
obtained her MSC in chemistry in 2015 at the University of Konstanz, Germany, including a
research and study exchange at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She obtained
her PhD in 2018 on research on conversion of unsaturated fatty acids to polymer building
blocks via isomerizing carbonylation, in the group of Prof. Dr. Stefan Mecking, University of
Konstanz, Germany. She is a passionate chemist with the desire to use her knowledge of
catalysis and polymer sciences to push sustainable chemistry and circular economy.
Abstract:
Covestro is a world-leading supplier of high performance polymer materials such as
polyurethanes and polycarbonates. Our products help to meet today’s social and
environmental challenges in areas such as construction, transportation, electronics and
furniture. We have set ourselves ambitious goals that are aligned with the Sustainable
Development Goals of the United Nations in order to meet our purpose of making the world
a brighter place.
Today, most chemicals used in the polymer industry are based on fossil feedstock. However,
alternative feedstocks, such as biomass, recycled chemicals and CO2, and alternative
productions concepts, e.g. biotechnology, are gaining importance. These approaches are the
basis for our innovation-driven products and production processes. Polymers derived from
renewable raw materials enable us to save fossil resources and reduce the carbon footprint
by simultaneously often achieving improved product performance. Looking further down the
life cycle, the high quality and thus long lifetime of our premium polymer products enable
our partners and customers to act most sustainably by saving resources. Ultimately, we
believe that at the end of life, plastics are too valuable to end up in the environment.
The presentation illustrates our approach to implement sustainability in the chemical value
chain to move toward a circular economy with closed material loops. The utilization of
alternative raw materials instead of fossil-based resources will be discussed and important
partnerships among several stakeholders will be highlighted. Selected examples of our
recent developments, such as using CO2, bio-based and waste feedstocks, will be presented.
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Alternative Raw
Materials in a
Circular Economy
Covestro
Dr. Verena Goldbach
New Technologies
CBPM Symposium │ June 19th, 2019
At a glance
Perspectives
Summary
Sustainability at Covestro
Status: Successful Examples
Covestro at a Glance
Agenda
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At a glance
Perspectives
Summary
Sustainability at Covestro
Status: Successful Examples
Covestro at a Glance
Agenda
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One of the world‘s leading polymer producers
Covestro at a Glance
Euro ~ 14.6 bn.
17,000
As of February 25th, 2019
Adhesives and sealants
Business Units and Key Industries
Granules, Sheets, Films
Rigid foam
Flexible foam
Building blocks for Building blocks for
Surface coatings
Specialties Thermoplastics
PCS
PURCAS
COV
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At a glance
Perspectives
Summary
Sustainability at Covestro
Status: Successful Examples
Covestro at a Glance
Agenda
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Sustainability
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Global trends
Population growth
Urbanization
Climate change
Demographic change
WE NEED TO MASTER THESE CHALLENGES WITH
SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS.
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Sustainability at Covestro
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Sustainability goals along the value chain
Research & Development
Procurement
Production
Our R&D project portfolio aligned with UN Sustainable
Development Goals
100% of suppliers compliant with our sustainability
requirements
Reduce specific CO2 emissions by 50%
Products on the market
10 million people in underserved markets reached through
our business solutions
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Sustainability targets
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Solar dryer domes
Solar dryer domes
Thailand, Vietnam,
Myanmar, India
Polycarbonate material:
better-than-glass mechanical
properties at glass-like
appearance
Avoid food wastage after
harvest and thereby benefit
the farmers economically
~ 900 units installed in 2016
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Sustainability at Covestro
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Sustainability goals along the value chain
Research & Development
Procurement
Production
Our R&D project portfolio aligned with UN Sustainable
Development Goals
100% of suppliers compliant with our sustainability
requirements
Reduce specific CO2 emissions by 50%
Products on the market
10 million people in underserved markets reached through
our business solutions
We aim to get the most value out of the carbon employed
Across the value chain
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Sustainability at Covestro
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Focusing on the entire value chain
Reduce impact on the planet …
… and increase profit for society
Our
operations
Our
logistics
Customer
operations
Use of
product
End-of-life
Drive development of PPP product
solutions (People, Planet, Profit)
Reduce impact from
Reduce impact from…
Foster Life Cycle Thinking
Reduce impact from
Enable our partners
PEOPLE
PLANET
PROFIT
COCO2
Our raw
materials
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CHALLENGE:
REDUCING THE USE OF
FOSSIL RESOURCES
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Implementation of Alternative Feedstocks
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… various opportunities
Fuel Oil
Naphtha
Gasoline,
Diesel
Others
Ethylene
Propylene
C4-Crude
Aromatics
Refinery
Others
Cracking
Derivatives
http://chemengineering.wikispaces.com/Petrochemicals
Crude
Oil
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Implementation of Alternative Feedstocks
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… various opportunities
Fuel Oil
Naphtha
Gasoline,
Diesel
Others
Ethylene
Propylene
C4-Crude
Aromatics
Refinery
Others
Cracking
Derivatives
Alternative
feedstocksnear drop-in + new building blocks
direct drop-in
bio-naphtha
http://chemengineering.wikispaces.com/Petrochemicals
Crude
Oil
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At a glance
Perspectives
Summary
Sustainability at Covestro
Status: Successful Examples
Covestro at a Glance
Agenda
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Sustainability at Covestro
Our
operations
Our
logistics
Customer
operations
Use of
product
End-of-life
Bio-basedCOCO2
Waste
Reduce impact on the planet …
CO2
CO2
CO/CO2
Implementation of alternative feedstocks in the polymer industry
PEOPLE
PLANET
PROFIT
Our raw
materials
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Sustainability at Covestro
Our
operations
Our
logistics
Customer
operations
Use of
product
End-of-life
Bio-based
PU for textile
coatings
COCO2
Waste
Reduce impact on the planet …
CO2
CO2
CO/CO2
Implementation of alternative feedstocks in the polymer industry
PEOPLE
PLANET
PROFIT
Our raw
materials
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Reducing the Carbon Footprint in Polyurethane Coatings
Impranil® eco is a bio-based PU dispersion (PUD) for textile coatings
waterborne PUD
skincoat with grain /
texture
waterborne PUD
foamed body layer
coating
waterborne tiecoat
textile substrate
(woven, non-woven)
waterborne PUD
finish
Impranil® eco DL 519
45% bio-based*
Impranil® eco DLS
56% bio-based*
Impranil® eco DLP-R
65% bio-based*
INSQIN®
• synthetic leather or
other coated fabric
• waterborne textile
coating/reduced VOC
• bio-based versions:
direct drop-ins
• process saves water & energy /
no DMF used
Impranil® eco:
substitution adipic acid by bio-succinic acid
Adipic acid Bio-succinic acid
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Reducing the Carbon Footprint in Polyurethane Coatings
Impranil® eco is a bio-based PU dispersion (PUD) for textile coatings
• Bio-based and significantly improved carbon footprint
cradle-to-gate in comparison to standard products internal assessment done, external certification in process
• Example substitution adipic acid by bio-succinic acid
similar advantage for other selected bio-based raw materials
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Sustainability at Covestro
Our
operations
Our
logistics
Customer
operations
Use of
product
End-of-life
Bio-basedCOCO2
Waste
Reduce impact on the planet …
Cardyon®
technologyCO2
CO/CO2
Implementation of alternative feedstocks in the polymer industry
Our raw
materials
PEOPLE
PLANET
PROFIT
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Reducing the Carbon Footprint in Polyurethane Foams
From pollutant to
raw material
Covestro is integrating CO2 into the
production chain
Dream production: CO2 as raw material
for polyether polyols
Technical and commercial viability of
CO2-containing PU foam proven in two-
year test phase
The Dream
CO2-based high value polymers via Cardyon® technology
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CO2
Polyol Isocyanate Polyurethane
First applications for flexible foams and elastomers
CO2-based Polyols for Polyurethanes
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1969 - 2008: Basic research
2009: Lab success:
Dream Reactions
2010: Implementation:
Dream Production
2013:
Start ofScale-up
2016: Production in
Dormagen, Germany
CARDYON® Technology @ Covestro
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• CO2 replaces up to 20% of the crude oil
on which polyol is normally based
• Production plant at Dormagen site launched 2016
(capacity: 5000 t/a)
Sustainability at Covestro
Our
operations
Our
logistics
Customer
operations
Use of
product
End-of-life
Bio-basedCOCO2
Recycling of
PU foams
Reduce impact on the planet …
CO2 for
electro-
chemistryCO2
CO/CO2
Implementation of alternative feedstocks in the polymer industry
PEOPLE
PLANET
PROFIT
Our raw
materials
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PUReSmart Project
Smart
SORTINGImprove sorting abilities to gain clean
material inputs for PU recycling
Smart
CHEMOLYSIS
Modify chemolytic process to
increase quality & quantity of
recycled products
Smart
DESIGNDesign new molecules to make PU re-
processable (thermoplastic characters)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 814543
Integration of ‘Smart’ solutions for PU
to transform Linear Economy to
Circular Economy
EU-funded project with 6 million €,
running 4 years (start January 2019)
including 9 partners from 6 countries
Covestro is one partner in the project consortium with the Belgian company Recticel as coordinator
Target: Recovery of over 90% of end-of-life PU with the goal of converting it into valuable inputs for new and known products
Recycling of PU foam
PolyUrethane Reycling towards a Smart Circular Economy
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Sustainability at Covestro
Our
operations
Our
logistics
Customer
operations
Use of
product
End-of-life
Bio-basedCOCO2
Solid waste
to chemicals
Reduce impact on the planet …
CO2 for
electro-
chemistryCO2
CO/CO2
Implementation of alternative feedstocks in the polymer industry
PEOPLE
PLANET
PROFIT
Our raw
materials
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PERCAL Project
Chemical building blocks from organic fraction of MSW
Funded by the Horizon 2020
Programme of the EU, under Grant
Agreement Nº 745828
www.percal-project.eu
Feedstock
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
Intermediates
Lactic Acid
Succinic Acid for Polyols
Biosurfactants
Pretreatment
Hydrolysis
Fermentation
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At a glance
Perspectives
Summary
Sustainability at Covestro
Status: Successful Examples
Covestro at a Glance
Agenda
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At Covestro we are
convinced plastics
are far too valuable
to end up in the
environment.
Dr. Markus Steilemann
Chief Executive Officer, Covestro
Covestro as a Founding Member of the
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE
At a glance
Perspectives
Summary
Sustainability at Covestro
Status: Successful Examples
Covestro at a Glance
Agenda
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Summary
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Covestro has established sustainable goals along the value chain
Focus on alternative raw materials: biomass-, CO2-based and waste-based raw
materials
Successful examples:
Impranil® eco → bio-based PU dispersion (PUD) for textile coatings
Cardyon® technology → insertion of CO2 in polyols for polyurethane applications
PUReSmart → PUR Recycling towards a Smart Circular Economy
PERCAL → succinic acid from municipal solid waste
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