The object
Christoph Gürtler co-invented technology for incorporating carbon dioxide into polyol feedstocks used to make plastics. The production hardware reduces reliance on fossil-derived inputs while retaining industrial materials performance; the European Inventor Award profile records its role in greener polymer manufacture.
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What Christoph did
Co-invented technology that incorporates carbon dioxide into polyol feedstocks for plastics.
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Why it matters
European Inventor Award recognition identifies the technology as a greener-plastics manufacturing advance.
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Living-status check
Covestro’s 2024 annual-report governance record documents Gürtler’s attendance at all 23 supervisory-board and committee meetings that year.