German firm using waste CO2 in industrial scale plastics production
Polymer manufacturer, Covestro, has opened a production plant to make an innovative plastic foam using CO2 as a raw material. The environmentally-friendly foam, which is intended for use in upholstered furniture and mattresses, uses 20% CO2 in place of the traditional petrochemicals, such as crude oil, normally used in plastics production, but maintains the same high standard. The CO2 used at the €15m plant is a waste product from a nearby chemical facility. The firm is aiming to eliminate the use of fossil fuels in its production process and develop other new products.

Covestro opens production plant for plastics made from CO2

The company has opened a production plant for an innovative foam component made with 20 percent CO2 at its Dormagen site near Cologne