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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Circular Economy’s Contribution To Climate Neutrality

Dr. Frank Buckel, Sustainable Solutions- Advocacy, Covestro

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  • Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): What is LCA and why does it guide us to carbon neutrality?
  • Assessment of product carbon footprints
  • How to quantify contributions from different circular economy approaches on a product level?
  • Presentation includes approaches like recycling, alternative feedstocks and renewable electricitys

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Mass Balancing According To ISCC: Supporting Customer Friendly Drop-In Solutions

Jimena Ruesta, Strategy Sustainability & Portfolio Enabling, Covestro

Dr. Peter Hawighorst, Program Management, ISCC Systems Consultancy

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  • Introduction of Mass Balancing as approach to integrate renewable materials into large-scale industry installations
  • Presenting the ISCC system (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) and what does it take to be ISCC Plus certified
  • Demonstrating how customers can reduce their own carbon footprint by saving fossil resources with the help of easy to integrate drop-in solutions at constant high quality
  • Enhance trust and transparency by enabling the correct allocation of renewable materials to selected products

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Renewable Polycarbonate Portfolio: More Sustainable Polycarbonate Solutions

Dr. Ute Wollborn – Head of Product Technology, Covestro

Frederik Kerstholt, Product Expert Blends, Covestro

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  • Introduction of a new polycarbonate product range of sustainable material solutions
  • Climate-neutral material solutions : How can we produce products which leave a low-to-zero carbon footprint on the environment?
  • Easy drop in solutions: By recycling polycarbonates, we offering easy drop-in solutions based on renewable raw materials
  • Sustainable goals achievement: Showcasing how recycled products and renewably attributed ones support our customers in reaching their climate goals while offering excellent performance.
  • The renewable product portfolio is suitable for the mobility, electronics, or healthcare industry, focusing on the delivery of sustainable end-products

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Blockchain Technology: Tracing Plastics In The Value Chain

John Fox, ManagerDigital Material Tracing, Covestro

Mesbah Sabur, Founder, Circularise

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  • Introduction of blockchain technology: presentation of the traceability of materials in the manufacturing value aiming to reduce its carbon footprint.
  • Showcasing how Covestro is piloting blockchain-based material tracing to increase partner transparency and extend the value chain to new players to support a circular economy.
  • Covestro and several suppliers teamed up with the blockchain transparency, namely the start-up Circularise to create a digital twin thread through the value chain to trace plastics.
  • Presentation from Circularise on how to use of blockchain technology to create a ‘digital twin’ for every material batch.

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Sustainable TPU Solutions: TPU As Driving Force For More Circularity

Rocío de la Cruz García, Global Venture Manager Circular Economy TPU, Covestro

Clément Affholder, Innovation Manager Materials and Plastic Engineering, VAUDE

Mark Scheller, Sales and Segment Management TPU, Covestro

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  • Introduction to Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU): What is TPU and why it strongly contributes to a more circular economy
  • Alternative raw materials: How we incorporate alternative raw materials in our product portfolio (e.g., bio-based and Cardyon-based TPU / Desmopan EC and Desmopan 37xxx series)
  • Innovative recycling: How we turn the value chain into value circles with our recycled TPU (Desmopan RC)
  • Joint solutions: Case study presentation with outdoor gear and footwear manufacturer VAUDE about non-GMO bio-based midsole for durable hiking shoes

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Recycling Composites: Transformation Of Thermoplastic Composite Waste

Florian Dorin, Composites Automotive, Covestro

Dr. Tim Hungerland, Laboratory Manager, Covestro

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  • Maezio Carbon Fiber Thermoplastic Composite (CFRTP) production and its waste streams
  • Ways to recycle CFRTPs
  • New products from recycled composite production scrap
  • Potential markets and applications

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Polycarbonate Solutions For IoT Devices To Drive The Sustainable Development Goals

Niklas Meine, Marketing Segment Manager, Covestro

Pascal Brandt, Global Digital Engineering, Covestro

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  • IoT market and IoT devices
  • Applications in smart agriculture, smart cities, smart logistics and smart home
  • Material requirements for IoT devices in different environments
  • Material solutions for housing of IoT Devices
  • CMF design
  • Thermal management
  • Impact analysis simulation
  • RF Simulation for connectivity, e.g. 5G