Joint Solutions – Collaboration in the Circular Economy
現在、世界のバリューチェーンのうち、循環型のバリューチェーンは約9％に過ぎません。主要企業がより緊密に連携することで、複雑な課題に対するソリューションを開発し、規模の経済を実現し、循環経済への進展を妨げる障壁を取り除くことができます。産業界の企業は、次のイノベーションの波を引き起こすことができるのです。循環経済は、2030年までに最大4.5兆ドルの経済効果を生み出す可能性があります。
Covestroは、価値創造のあらゆる分野において、できるだけ多くのプレーヤーと協力し、循環経済のための最適なソリューションを見つけたいと考えています。産業界の連携により、新たなイノベーションの場が生まれ、新たなビジネスチャンスにつながる灯台となるようなプロジェクトを立ち上げることができます。新たな価値創造の道が開かれるとともに、既存のB2Bビジネスを超えた新たなビジネスの関係も生まれます。
Covestroは様々な分野で共同ソリューションを推進しています。例えば、代替原料の普及、再生可能エネルギーの拡大、革新的なリサイクル技術の開発などです。環境中のプラスチック廃棄物の削減においても、可能な限り多くのパートナーとのコラボレーションを頼りにしています。
代替原料のための協力
Covestro wants to cooperate with as many stakeholders as possible in all areas of value creation and science in order to find the best solutions for the Circular Economy. The company is relying on targeted partnerships and on projects and alliances within the chemicals industry and across different sectors. In addition to developing technology, Covestro is targeting innovative business models and new value creation approaches, especially through cooperation in the digital sector.
Promoting Recycling and Transparency
Recycling car plastics together. As part of a German-Chinese pilot program, Covestro and its partners want to work together to create circular solutions for high-quality plastics sourced from used vehicles. The goal is to establish an efficient and sustainable system for recycling plastics in the automotive industry and thus promote lasting change in the sector.
Recycling insulating foam together. In the EU-wide project Circular Foam, Covestro is coordinating the research efforts of 22 partners from nine countries. Experts from science, business and society want to develop a comprehensive solution model for the waste management and recycling of rigid polyurethane foam, which is needed for insulating buildings and refrigerators.
Optimizing design together. Together with Dell Technologies, Covestro carried out a study on recycling laptops. If plastics for device components are optimally designed from the start, the economic efficiency of the recycling loop increases.
Bringing sectors together
Expanding recycling. Covestro is promoting the convergence of the chemical industry and the recycling industry. In Germany, we have signed a cooperation agreement with the environmental service provider Interseroh, which belongs to the Alba Group. The goal is to further develop innovative recycling methods for plastic waste.
Using steel waste gas. Covestro is a partner of the research project Carbon2Polymers at RWTH Aachen. The project aims to create a stronger network between the steel, energy and chemical industries. Among other things, research is being conducted into how CO2-containing cogeneration gases from the steel production of project partner Thyssenkrupp can be used as a source material for plastics.
Interlinking science and the economy. Covestro is using the still new quantum computing capabilities to accelerate its innovation processes, primarily for the Circular Economy. In a joint study with Google, the company found out how the effects of noise in quantum computing can be mitigated.
Promoting sustainable mobility. Covestro is supporting “Team Sonnenwagen” from Aachen in developing efficient solar race cars together with Siemens, Mercedes, Sika and other partners. Covestro is sending high-performance, sustainable materials into the race, which are found in the seat shell and in the battery casing, among other places.
