The new Shanghai-based plant will help meeting the growing demand for waterborne coatings in the Asian market.
The leading manufacturer of polymer materials Covestro has recently completed the construction of a new facility in Shanghai (China) designed for producing polyurethane dispersions (PUD). It will serve the automotive, construction and packaging industries in the Asia-Pacific region by addressing the growing demand for sustainable coatings and adhesives. The facility
is expected to start its activities in the first quarter of 2024.
“With this new facility we aim to offer the broadest portfolio of PUDs to support the sustainability efforts of downstream industries here in Asia Pacific. The modular concept adopted in the construction phase will also enable us to implement future investment projects and build up capacity more efficiently to capture market demand,” has stated Thorsten Dreier, Chief Technology Officer of Covestro.
In order to help customers reducing their carbon footprint, Covestro will offer more PUDs using biobased raw materials. In addition, the company has introduced the suffix CQ (Circular Intelligence) to identify the products that contain at least 25% of alternative raw materials.
“With this additional PUD capacity, we are meeting and driving the trend for sustainable, waterborne coatings and adhesives in Asia Pacific, reinforcing our commitment to customers in this region. Our ongoing dedication to sustainability and circularity enables us to provide our customers and partners with even better access to more sustainable solutions that at the same time offer comparable performance to classic, solvent-based products. This enables us to actively promote widespread adoption of environmentally compatible alternatives,” has commented Thomas Roemer, Head of Business Entity Coatings and Adhesives at Covestro.
“With this new PUD facility, we are even better positioned to meeting the growing market demand for more sustainable materials in China and Asia Pacific. It also further enhances the capability of Covestro Integrated Site Shanghai, which plays a key role for us as we support our customers’ sustainability journey,” has concluded Holly Lei, the president of Covestro China.