Covestro Expands Global R&D Network with Innovation Center
LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Covestro is accelerating its global R&D capabilities with its Innovation Center Japan (ICJ), which is now ready and equipped to provide innovative solutions and material developments focusing especially on the automotive and construction segments. The laboratory upgrade will increase the prototype capabilities to create innovative solutions for Japanese industrial partners and customers.
The center started as technical division of Japanese joint venture Sumika Covestro Urethane, which marked its 50th anniversary on September 1, 2019. The Polyurethanes (PU) and Coating, Adhesive and Specialties (CAS) business units started technical activities in 1971, followed by the Polycarbonates (PCS) business unit in 2009. Since then, the Innovation Center Japan has played an important role as an integral part of the Covestro R&D global network including Germany, the United States and China.