Covestro joins BMW and Forvia in circular economy research project

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Covestro has joined the Kollert research project, a German publicly funded consortium developing recyclable product concepts for automotive lighting, mechatronic and electronic components. The three-year project, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space with a total volume of €4.371 million, runs from June 2026 to May 2029 and is coordinated by Forvia Hella with partners including BMW, Covestro, Geba, Fraunhofer IEM, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, the University of Paderborn, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, and SW Maschinenservice. Kollert focuses on Design for Circularity, aiming to make future lighting components repairable, reusable, and recyclable through four R-strategies: Repair, Re-Use, Remanufacture, and Recycle. Covestro contributes its expertise in high-performance polymers such as Makrolon, Bayblend and Apec, working across the full circular value chain from product design to recycling pathway evaluation.

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Forvia SE
FRVIA
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Forvia is involved via Hella, but the project's outcome is uncertain.

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co
HLE
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Hella coordinates the project, but the news is about research collaboration, not immediate financial impact.

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Geba Kunststoffcompounds GmbHPrivate± Mixed
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SW Maschinenservice GmbH & Co. KGPrivate± Mixed
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