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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

E [email protected]

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.

covestro.com

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




Agenda


One of the world‘s leading polymer producers


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


At a glance

Perspectives

Summary




Agenda


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 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


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 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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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


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


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


At a glance

Perspectives

Summary




Agenda



Our

operations

Our

logistics

Customer

operations

Use of

product

End-of-life

Bio-basedCOCO2

Waste


CO2

CO2

CO/CO2

Implementation of alternative feedstocks in the polymer industry

PEOPLE

PLANET

PROFIT

Our raw

materials

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Our

operations

Our

logistics

Customer

operations

Use of

product

End-of-life

Bio-based

PU for textile

coatings

COCO2

Waste


CO2

CO2

CO/CO2


PEOPLE

PLANET

PROFIT

Our raw

materials


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


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



Our

operations

Our

logistics

Customer

operations

Use of

product

End-of-life

Bio-basedCOCO2

Waste


Cardyon®

technologyCO2

CO/CO2


Our raw

materials

PEOPLE

PLANET

PROFIT


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


CO2

Polyol Isocyanate Polyurethane

First applications for flexible foams and elastomers

CO2-based Polyols for Polyurethanes


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


• 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)


Our

operations

Our

logistics

Customer

operations

Use of

product

End-of-life

Bio-basedCOCO2

Recycling of

PU foams


CO2 for

electro-

chemistryCO2

CO/CO2


PEOPLE

PLANET

PROFIT

Our raw

materials


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



Our

operations

Our

logistics

Customer

operations

Use of

product

End-of-life

Bio-basedCOCO2

Solid waste

to chemicals


CO2 for

electro-

chemistryCO2

CO/CO2


PEOPLE

PLANET

PROFIT

Our raw

materials


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


http://www.percal-project.eu/

At a glance

Perspectives

Summary




Agenda


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




Agenda


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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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This presentation may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by

Covestro AG.

Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual

future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These

factors include those discussed in Covestro’s public reports which are available on the Covestro website at

www.covestro.com.

Covestro assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events

or developments

Forward looking statements

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