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The plastic industry is seen as the problem, but by building a circular economy Covestro is proving it can be part of the answer to climate change
Engineering plastics is one of the seven business entities within Covestro with a range of sustainability goals. By design, its focus is on ‘sustainability solutions’, with different products in its portfolio serving different sustainability targets downstream.

Roy Cheung is Global Head of Sustainability Solutions, Engineering Plastics, at Covestro and he has become increasingly aware of the need for cooperation throughout the ecosystem, from manufacturer to consumer and everything in between.

“As we look to increase circularity exponentially, we need to work with external partners and our vast customer base,” he explains. “We sell materials to other companies who make products which then need to be recycled at the end of their life. It's our job, within the business, to engage with customers, not only about selling our products and solutions, but also about uniting to roll out initiatives to take back and recycle the materials.”

Indeed, Covestro has been aiming for a closed loop model for many years – a system which aligns itself with a robust circular economy and involves all the different aspects of company operations, while also involving the wider global ecosystem.