Makrolon® RE helped Kaynemaile curtain wall grid win the Architectural Record Award!

Collaborative cooperation towards a circular and green future for the construction industry

Kaynemaile is a New Zealand-based construction materials manufacturer specializing in the design and manufacturing of curtain wall grids, which can be widely used in commercial, residential and public buildings.

Nowadays, reducing the embodied carbon emissions of buildings, especially those generated in the raw material manufacturing stage, has become an important way for the entire construction industry to achieve carbon reduction and circular economy goals.

For this reason, Kaynemaile chose to use Makrolon® RE, which combines high performance and sustainability, to produce its curtain wall grid RE/8™. ISCC PLUS certified*, the curtain wall grid has a sustainable share of up to
88%, the material side can achieve 80% carbon emission reduction, effectively accelerating the green upgrade of the construction industry.

Covestro’s RE polycarbonate product portfolio recycled biomass raw materials help reduce carbon

Based on the vision of total circularity, Covestro launches Makrolon® RE, Bayblend® RE, Makrolon® RE and Arba® RE
A series of products that can meet the requirements of various industries for low-carbon footprint solutions and help move towards a circular economy.

RE series products adopt a mass balance method to replace fossil raw materials with recycled biomass raw materials, and their performance is the same as that of native fossil raw materials and can be directly replaced. Take Makrolon® RE
For example, while meeting the high performance requirements of products, it can also achieve more than 80% carbon emission reduction from the cradle to gate life cycle stage. Therefore, adopting this product portfolio can effectively contribute to achieving a sustainable and climate-neutral future.

*ISCC（International Sustainability and Carbon
Certification) is an internationally recognized sustainability certification system for biomass and bioenergy. The standard applies to all stages of the value chain and is recognized globally.