Covestro has started up additional production lines for high-quality specialty films at its Dormagen site in Germany. The new coextrusion lines are designed to meet a rising demand worldwide. The project is part of a global program to expand film capacity with a total investment of more than 100 million euros and was completed as planned despite restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Around 30 new jobs will be created to operate the new lines.
With the expansion in capacity, Covestro is strengthening its Dormagen site as a production and competence centre for specialty films while at the same time, investing in future-oriented technologies and applications, according to Dr. Klaus Schäfer, Chief Technology Officer at Covestro.
The new lines will mainly produce multilayer flat films. These products, for example, play an important role in identity documents in order to embed security features and ensure the best possible protection against counterfeiting. They are also used in medical technology and car interiors.
Competence centres close to customers
The competence centre in Dormagen houses production, a technical centre for film processing, as well as a showroom and research laboratories. Covestro operates two other German competence centres for semi-finished products in Leverkusen and Bomlitz, as well as several competence centres worldwide.
As a further measure of the global investment program, Covestro started up a new production facility for polycarbonate films in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, last year. Previously, a coextrusion film plant in Guangzhou, China, was converted for the future and the efficiency and quality of production in South Deerfield, USA, were improved.