
Founding member of global alliance against plastics waste
Covestro spreads awareness to fight plastic waste
• Youth education in Hong Kong and Taiwan
• Advocate for government plan on waste recycling in China
• Starting dialogues, repurpose waste and involve employee’s families in India
• Reaching out to communities in Thailand



In Taiwan, the company since 2017 worked together with 96 schools, three museums and nine national parks across the country to educate on the responsible treatment of waste. Within two years, Covestro and its partners have reached about 34,000 children all over the country.



In Hong Kong, Covestro since 2017 cooperates with the local WWF to educate children and students on how to avoid litter and treat the environment.

In India, in a campaign coined ‘Captain Earth’, the company engaged their employees in all three production plants to repurpose household single-use plastics and turn it into an artwork or a useful tool. Employees are also engaged in tree plantation and organized awareness sessions with their families to help them understand topics such as waste management and pollution. Employees there also created paintings and sculptures on this topic within the plant premises.
Taking it a step further, Covestro India also launched an awareness programme on waste management focusing on circular economy addressing the stakeholders around its premises. The company organized the so called ‘Uberslashies dialogue’ in Mumbai which is a platform where students get an opportunity to interact with industry experts and design solutions for the city’s waste management. The first leg of the programme was held on 7th June at Navi Mumbai with students of an architecture college.
Taking it a step further, Covestro India also launched an awareness programme on waste management focusing on circular economy addressing the stakeholders around its premises. The company organized the so called ‘Uberslashies dialogue’ in Mumbai which is a platform where students get an opportunity to interact with industry experts and design solutions for the city’s waste management. The first leg of the programme was held on 7th June at Navi Mumbai with students of an architecture college.

In Thailand, the “Brighter Future, Better Vision” campaign was kicked-off on June 5. The campaign, under the concept ‘turn trash to treasure’, aims at giving knowledge about plastic waste management to employees and communities. It was also encouraging Covestro employees at all sites in Thailand including office and plants to collect used plastic waste and bring it back into the cycle by turning it into recycled polycarbonate material. This material will finally create value again and be brought back to the communities, for example in the form of new eyeglasses for students in schools around Covestro’s Map Ta Phut plant to help support on education.
About Covestro:
With 2018 sales of EUR 14.6 billion, Covestro is among the world’s largest polymer companies. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, construction, wood processing and furniture, and electrical and electronics industries. Other sectors include sports and leisure, cosmetics, health and the chemical industry itself. Covestro has 30 production sites worldwide and employs approximately 16,800 people (calculated as full-time equivalents) at the end of 2018.
Find more information at www.covestro.com.
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This news release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Covestro AG. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in Covestro’s public reports which are available at www.covestro.com. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
With 2018 sales of EUR 14.6 billion, Covestro is among the world’s largest polymer companies. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, construction, wood processing and furniture, and electrical and electronics industries. Other sectors include sports and leisure, cosmetics, health and the chemical industry itself. Covestro has 30 production sites worldwide and employs approximately 16,800 people (calculated as full-time equivalents) at the end of 2018.
Find more information at www.covestro.com.
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/covestro
Forward-looking statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Covestro AG. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in Covestro’s public reports which are available at www.covestro.com. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.