Covestro is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. Covestro supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from Covestro are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, telecommunications and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself.

The company is geared completely to the circular economy. In addition, Covestro aims to achieve climate neutrality for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2035, and the Group’s Scope 3 emissions are also set to be climate neutral by 2050. Covestro generated sales of EUR 14.2 billion in fiscal year 2024. At the end of 2024, the company had 46 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,500 people (calculated as full-time equivalents).

Covestro has been active in the Port of Antwerp for more than 60 years, where it produces the high-tech plastic polycarbonate (Makrolon®) as well as polyether and aniline, both precursors for polyurethane. The Antwerp site currently employs 950 people. Covestro has recently invested into a new copolymer mini plant and is currently realizing the construction of a new aniline production unit at its Antwerp site, which should be operational in 2027.

(source: www.covestro.com)

The current programme of the visit  includes:

• 13.15h - Welcome
  
• 13.30h - Presentation Covestro globally and Covestro in Antwerp
  
• 14.15h - Presentation activities Technology Center
  
• 15.00h - Change and start visit to Technology Center labs or copolymer mini plant
  
• 16.30h - End of visit
  

More information about their activities can be found on their website: www.covestro.com

Or follow them via LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/covestro

Members of KVCV, the Société Royale de Chimie (SRC),  the Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemische Vereniging (KNCV) and RSC Belgium (Royal Society of Chemistry) can attend free of charge, others pay €4. 

Registration is obligated for ALL, max. 25 participants.

Registration is obligated for ALL, max. 25 participants.

Please note that the dress code for the company visit is long sleeves and long trousers.

Register here before October 10.

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