Covestro, a leading polymer company in the ID and security printing industry, has over 30 years of experience in providing material solutions and developing films and polymer substrates that meet extremely high security requirements. Covestro offers a wide range of high-quality engineered films based on polycarbonate and thermoplastic polyurethane, covering a broad spectrum of properties. These film solutions enable the incorporation of various security features into ID documents, such as banknotes, ID cards, passports, driver's licenses, and more. The company is dedicated to addressing market needs by providing specialty film solutions and innovative technologies for future ID documents and security printing.

With 2023 sales of EUR 14.4 billion, Covestro is among the world's leading polymer companies. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative, sustainable solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. In doing so, Covestro is fully committed to the circular economy and is striving to become climate neutral by 2035 (scope 1 and 2).

In addition to ID and security printing, its primary industries include automotive and transportation, construction, furniture, electrical and electronics, household appliances, sports and leisure, cosmetics, health, and the chemical industry itself. As of the end of 2023, the company had 48 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,500 people (calculated as full-time equivalents).