German materials manufacturer Covestro and Polish Selena Group, a global distributor of construction materials, continue their collaboration as sustainability pioneers in the construction industry.

With Tytan Professional adhesive for bricklaying, the partners introduce an innovative new product that significantly decreases the environmental impact compared to traditional cement mortars and reduces the carbon footprint by up to 90%.

For the highly competitive construction sector, the product sold by Selena offers clear advantages: It can be used with various types of blocks (ceramic, silicate, ACC) with high accuracy and allows for a higher yield compared to traditional cement mortars. The product also improves construction efficiency by curing twice as fast as traditional cement mortars. Additionally, it can be used in a wide range of operating temperatures from -5 degrees Celsius to +30 degrees Celsius, which helps reduce temperature-induced work stoppages.

“Materials play a decisive role for an ever more climate neutral and circular economy”, said Bernd Hennig, Head of Trading Cluster MDI EMEA at Covestro. “If materials providers early in the value chain join forces for climate neutrality, the impact on end products will be significant. In this spirit, we are therefore very happy to deepen our collaboration with our like-minded partner Selena to help the construction sector bring down emissions and meet its climate neutrality targets in Europe and worldwide.”

“With existing and upcoming climate neutrality regulations for the construction sector, we expect a steeply rising demand for sustainable building materials”, said Miroslaw Truchan, Senior Category Development Manager, Selena Group. “With a great partner like Covestro, we jointly drive innovation in the construction materials industry. We both believe that innovative products can play a vital role in achieving climate neutrality targets and put us ahead of the curve.”

The Tytan Professional Adhesive for Bricklaying uses Desmodur CQ MB of Covestro, a bio-based MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate), of which the plant-based feedstock is mathematically attributed to the final product via the mass balance approach certified by the ISCC Plus standard.