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Production: Safe, Reliable, Efficient

Chemical production traditionally requires significant energy input, contributing to high carbon emissions and operating costs. As climate change accelerates, transforming these energy-intensive processes becomes increasingly urgent for both environmental sustainability and business resilience.

Our Approach

Covestro has made significant progress in 2025 in transforming production towards climate neutrality and circular economy – and will continue to advance along this path in 2026. A key lever: energy efficiency. With technological know-how and innovative spirit, Covestro develops processes for its production plants that require less energy. This way, the company saves costs while simultaneously reducing its CO2 emissions.

Advancing Climate Neutrality Through Energy Efficiency

One example: The modernized TDI plant (which produces a key component for polyurethane foams used in mattresses, car seats, and furniture) in Dormagen has consumed 80 percent less energy compared to previous processes since March 2025, achieving CO2 savings of 22,000 tons per year.

Setting Ambitious Targets for 2030

In 2025, Covestro set itself a new energy efficiency target: By 2030, the company aims to require 20 percent less energy to produce one ton of product compared to 2020. This corresponds to savings of around 550,000 tons of CO2 emissions – comparable to the annual carbon footprint of a small city.

To achieve this, Covestro is increasingly investing in the maintenance and modernization of its facilities. This way, the company facilitates safe, reliable and efficient production with innovative, sustainable technologies. In parallel, Covestro continues to work on increasing the share of renewable energy in production. Important milestone: Since 2025, four US sites of the company use exclusively renewable electricity.

TDI Plant Dormagen

Safety: Our Foundation

Safety is and remains the foundation for everything Covestro does. With education initiatives and trainings, the company works towards its goal: zero incidents!

Value created

This production transformation delivers multiple benefits:

  • Reduced environmental impact through lower emissions
  • Enhanced cost efficiency, benefiting customers and stakeholders
  • Improved energy security through reduced consumption
  • Continued progress toward industry leadership in sustainable manufacturing

Covestro Successfully Completes Modernization of its Dormagen TDI Plant

Dr. Thorsten Dreier, Chief Technology Officer
Climate-neutral production can only be achieved if we significantly reduce our energy requirements for the manufacture of our products.
Dr. Thorsten Dreier, Chief Technology Officer