TAGS: Sustainability / Natural Solutions
Covestro is consistently pursuing its path to a circular economy and is now offering customers a climate neutral MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate). It is climate neutral from the cradle to the factory gate of Covestro.
The alternative raw materials are used based on plant waste that are allocated to the products with the help of certified mass balancing according to ISCC PLUS. The new MDI grades can be used in numerous applications in the automotive sectors, cold chain, and construction.
Manufactured at ISCC PLUS-certified Sites
According to a common calculation model, on balance no CO
2 emissions are generated in the aforementioned part of the value-added cycle. The climate neutral MDI and its precursors are manufactured at the ISCC PLUS-certified Covestro sites in Krefeld-Uerdingen, Antwerp and Shanghai.
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With the launch of our climate neutral MDI, we are now further expanding our portfolio of climate neutral products," says Sucheta Govil, chief commercial officer of Covestro. "
I am pleased that this will enable us to even better support our customers in large parts of the world in meeting their own sustainability goals and transitioning to a circular economy."
Hermann-Josef Dörholt, head of the performance materials segment, adds, "
Climate neutral products are an important factor in achieving our sustainability goals. Our climate neutral MDI has another major advantage: it is a drop-in solution – so our customers can use it immediately in their production without any changeover and without compromising on quality."
Indispensable Raw Material for PU
This is the case, for example, in building insulation. MDI is an indispensable raw material for the production of polyurethane (PU) insulation boards and sandwich panels, among other products.
The heating or cooling requirements of buildings can be reduced by up to 70 percent through the use of PU insulation. This saves CO
2 emissions and is good for residents' wallets.
Because PU insulation elements can therefore be designed thinner to achieve good insulation performance already, they save resources and make more usable space accessible than other insulation materials.
In addition to the good thermal insulation properties of PU insulating materials, Covestro's climate neutral MDI now provides a further sustainability benefit, by practically avoiding emissions during its production, it even helps to reduce embodied carbon over the life cycle of a building.
The use of PU insulating materials made from it in new buildings as well as in the renovation of older real estate can thus make an important contribution to the responsible use of primary resources and to significantly reducing CO
2 emissions.
Covestro's Complete Monomeric MDI Range
Source: Covestro