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COVESTRO Core operating profit for 2023 to be flat versus 2022 / Share buyback programme resumed	05.05.2023
COVESTRO German group still in the red / Loss lower than expected due to cost-cutting measures / Sale of 3D printing business completed	19.04.2023
COVESTRO Shareholders come up empty-handed due to dismal FY results / Company sees steep decline in 2023 EBITDA at group level and Performance Materials	06.03.2023
COVESTRO EUR 200 mn chlorine plant onstream in Spain / European MDI network strengthened / Energy saving by up to 25%	16.02.2023
EDITORIAL A lot of zeros, but not much behind them – why the announcements of polymer corporations must be put into perspective	27.01.2023
COVESTRO EUR 300 mn net income loss surprises markets / Impairments cut earnings / High energy, material costs hit results	17.01.2023
COVESTRO Partnerships in China for PC, PU / Focus on advanced automotive applications	15.11.2022
COVESTRO Plans for “green” logistics pilot scheme in China / Move targets reductions in Scope 3 emissions	11.11.2022
COVESTRO Q3 profits collapse on high prices for energy, raw materials / Sales up 7.3% / Performance Materials unit hit hard	28.10.2022
COVESTRO German chemical giant starts work on Belgian aniline plant / Start-up expected by 2025	18.10.2022
LYONDELLBASELL JV to build waste sorting, recycling facility in Germany / Collaboration with Circularise on digital product passport prototype	13.10.2022
LANXESS Scope 3 climate neutrality by 2050 / Higher earnings expected this year	21.09.2022
COVESTRO Full-year 2022 earnings forecast adjusted downward	01.08.2022
NESTE Use of tracing software for polymers, chemicals / Cooperation with start-up Circularise	03.06.2022
COVESTRO Collaboration with Stratasys on 3D printing filaments / Green hydrogen alliance	26.05.2022
COVESTRO Outlook for 2022 cut amidst high raw material, energy costs / Q1 profit, sales rise / Q2 core profit seen down year-on-year	10.05.2022
COVESTRO Expansion of TPU film capacity in Bomlitz, Germany	27.04.2022
COVESTRO Capacity expansions in Belgium, Spain for PU feedstocks	04.03.2022
COVESTRO Strong demand, higher prices spur record sales / CEO Steilemann: Mechanical methods “better” than chemical recycling	03.03.2022
DSM Expansion of test capabilities for high voltage electric vehicles applications	07.02.2022
COVESTRO No mandatory redundancies until 2028 / Staff reduction process to continue	20.01.2022
COVESTRO CEO Markus Steilemann expects strong surge in demand for MDI / Processors also expect up to 10% growth	17.12.2021
ASAHI KASEI Plans to produce sustainable S-SBR / Shell to supply butadiene made from plastics waste, biomass	01.12.2021
COVESTRO 2021 earnings guidance revised upward / Q3 earnings hit upper end of internal forecasts / DSM acquisition flatters results	10.11.2021
BOREALIS / TOPAS Exclusive collaboration to develop new material class for power industry / Cost-efficient increase of temperature resistance of film capacitors	29.10.2021

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