Innovative and sustainable materials developed here
Having developed components for the Solar Impulse solar-powered aircraft mission, such as an ultra-lightweight and thermal-insulating polyurethane (PU) foam that lends the cockpit its required strength while protecting the pilots from temperature extremes, this company has also used the Solar Impulse aircraft as a flying laboratory for further developing materials and making them suitable for completely different applications. The above-mentioned rigid PU foam will be used in the future as high-efficiency insulation in refrigeration systems, where it reduces energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The company also recently opened a new production plant at its Dormagen site for CO2 -based polyether polyols, which will be used to manufacture flexible PU foam for mattresses and upholstered furniture. Hall 6, Stand 75A — Covestro AG, Leverkusen, Germany