Covia's Innovation Provides ESG Benefits
Covia is enhancing its product innovation process with a strong focus on sustainability and ESG benefits. The company is establishing a state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Concord, North Carolina, which will strengthen their laboratory network for developing products in polymers, engineered stones, coatings, and building products.
A notable achievement in 2023 was the development of Cristobalex™, a product with refined quality and low iron content that enhances durability, reflectivity, and UV-resistance while reducing weight. When used in cool roofing coatings, it improves energy efficiency, and in road markings, it enhances safety through better visibility and durability.
Covia sta migliorando il suo processo di innovazione del prodotto con un forte focus sulla sostenibilità e sui benefici ESG. L'azienda sta creando un innovativo Centro di Innovazione a Concord, North Carolina, che rafforzerà la loro rete di laboratori per lo sviluppo di prodotti in polimeri, pietre ingegnerizzate, rivestimenti e prodotti per l'edilizia.
Un risultato notevole del 2023 è stato lo sviluppo di Cristobalex™, un prodotto di qualità raffinata e a basso contenuto di ferro che migliora la durabilità, la riflettività e la resistenza ai raggi UV, riducendo al contempo il peso. Quando utilizzato in rivestimenti per tetti freschi, migliora l'efficienza energetica, e in segnali stradali, aumenta la sicurezza attraverso una migliore visibilità e durabilità.
Covia está mejorando su proceso de innovación de productos con un fuerte enfoque en la sostenibilidad y los beneficios ESG. La empresa está estableciendo un Centro de Innovación de última generación en Concord, Carolina del Norte, que fortalecerá su red de laboratorios para el desarrollo de productos en polímeros, piedras ingenierizadas, recubrimientos y productos de construcción.
Un logro notable en 2023 fue el desarrollo de Cristobalex™, un producto de calidad refinada y bajo contenido de hierro que mejora la durabilidad, la reflectividad y la resistencia a los rayos UV, mientras reduce el peso. Cuando se utiliza en recubrimientos para techos frescos, mejora la eficiencia energética y, en marcas viales, mejora la seguridad a través de una mejor visibilidad y durabilidad.
Covia는 지속 가능성과 ESG 혜택에 강력히 집중하여 제품 혁신 프로세스를 강화하고 있습니다. 이 회사는 노스캐롤라이나주 콩코드에 최첨단 혁신 센터를 설립하여 폴리머, 공학석재, 코팅 및 건축 제품 개발을 위한 실험실 네트워크를 강화할 것입니다.
2023년의 주목할 만한 성과는 내구성, 반사율 및 자외선 저항을 향상시키면서 무게를 줄이는 고급 품질의 저철분 제품인 Cristobalex™의 개발이었습니다. 시원한 지붕 코팅에 사용되면 에너지 효율성을 개선하고, 도로 표시에 사용되면 가시성과 내구성을 향상시켜 안전성을 증가시킵니다.
Covia améliore son processus d'innovation produit avec un fort accent sur la décarbonation et les bénéfices ESG. L'entreprise établit un centre d'innovation à la pointe de la technologie à Concord, en Caroline du Nord, qui renforcera son réseau de laboratoires pour développer des produits en polymères, pierres techniques, revêtements et produits de construction.
Un accomplissement notable en 2023 a été le développement de Cristobalex™, un produit de qualité raffinée et à faible teneur en fer qui améliore la durabilité, la réflectivité et la résistance aux UV tout en réduisant le poids. Lorsqu'il est utilisé dans des revêtements de toiture frais, il améliore l'efficacité énergétique et, dans les marquages routiers, il renforce la sécurité grâce à une meilleure visibilité et durabilité.
Covia verbessert seinen Produktinnovationsprozess mit einem starken Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit und ESG-Vorteile. Das Unternehmen richtet ein hochmodernes Innovationszentrum in Concord, North Carolina, ein, das ihr Labornetzwerk zur Entwicklung von Produkten aus Polymeren, Ingenieursteinen, Beschichtungen und Bauprodukten stärken wird.
Ein bemerkenswerter Erfolg im Jahr 2023 war die Entwicklung von Cristobalex™, einem Produkt mit raffinierter Qualität und niedrigem Eisenanteil, das die Haltbarkeit, Reflexion und UV-Beständigkeit verbessert und gleichzeitig das Gewicht reduziert. Bei der Verwendung in kühlen Dachbeschichtungen verbessert es die Energieeffizienz und bei Straßenmarkierungen erhöht es die Sicherheit durch bessere Sichtbarkeit und Haltbarkeit.
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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 7, 2024 / Covia
Covia's diverse product range supports a wide variety of everyday applications. We pride ourselves on providing high-performing, innovative products to our customers in the foundry, building products, ceramics, coatings and polymers, water filtration, glass, and sports and recreation markets. We grow our business in these markets by extending the applications for our existing products as well as developing new products and new markets to spur Covia's growth.
The sustainability-related aspects of developing, producing, delivering, and using our products are an increasingly important part of our product innovation process. A key component of our research and development process is to partner with our customers. This enables us to understand their needs for products and solutions that offer sustainability benefits to their business and end-use applications. Through small batch testing and trials, we work together to fine-tune overall product performance and sustainability attributes. To complement this process and anticipate future needs, we conduct extensive market and trends research to guide our ongoing investments in R&D.
We are currently establishing a state-of-the-art Innovation Center in Concord, North Carolina. The Concord facility will become an integral part of our network of laboratories. The new center will include significant laboratory space, along with office space for our technology team. Adding this lab will allow us to further our development of products serving the following key areas: polymers, engineered stones, coatings, and building products.
ESG considerations are integrated into Covia's product portfolio decision-making. Our product scorecard evaluates a variety of factors, including technical feasibility, economic interest, and ESG factors. ESG considerations played a pivotal role in our product development success in 2023, notably the development of Cristobalex™.
Cristobalex™, with its refined quality and low iron content, allows specific end-products to be more durable, reflective, and UV-resistant, all while being significantly lighter in weight, resulting in a variety of ESG-related benefits. Various applications include cool roofing, reflective road markings, architectural coatings, sealants, and adhesives.
For example, the addition of this ingredient to cool roofing coatings makes them bright and reflective, resulting in reduced energy consumption compared to other buildings. Additionally, the reflectivity and UV-resistant properties in painted road markings create a safer environment, as proper markers and indicators become more visible and durable.
For more information about how Covia is expanding the number and reach of our products that have environmental and social benefits, visit page 49 of Covia's ESG Report.
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