Shanghai (Gasgoo)- To support decarbonization and climate goals across the chemical and automotive industries, Covestro signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in early June with HASCO Vision, a leading Chinese automotive lighting supplier, to jointly explore and implement sustainable logistics solutions, according to a post on the WeChat account of Covestro. This marks Covestro's latest effort to extend its green logistics strategy downstream to end customers.
Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly test and deploy low-emission fuels, new energy vehicles such as electric heavy-duty trucks, and other sustainable logistics technologies within key logistics scenarios in and around Shanghai. The goal is to create a demonstrative green supply chain project and establish a comprehensive evaluation mechanism to enable continuous optimization and scalable replication of the solutions.
Cheng Heming, Senior Director of Procurement and Supply Chain Management at HASCO Vision, remarked, "We look forward to exploring future-oriented green logistics solutions with Covestro. Leveraging both parties' strengths and real-world logistics operations, we aim to develop logistics models that are both environmentally friendly and cost-efficient—helping the automotive sector accelerate its low-carbon transformation and contribute to China's dual carbon goals."
The two partners have already forged a long-term collaboration in low-carbon materials, including the use of Covestro's sustainable polycarbonates in automotive lighting systems and functional interior and exterior components—jointly advancing innovative, sustainable solutions across the automotive value chain.
Mao Dongzhao, Head of Sales and Market Development for Automotive in Covestro's Engineering Plastics business unit in China, stated, "Decarbonizing the supply chain is not only central to our sustainability strategy, but also a key way to create added value for our customers. By deepening our partnership with HASCO Vision, we aim to go beyond material solutions and help our clients build more competitive, sustainable supply chains through green logistics services—paving the way toward climate neutrality."
Over the next year, Covestro and HASCO Vision plan to launch green logistics pilot projects focused on commercial deployment roadmaps, solution validation, feasibility studies, and stress testing. The companies will also collaborate on data collection, sharing, and analysis to lay a solid foundation for broader application.
Truck transport remains Covestro's primary logistics mode in the Asia-Pacific region. Since 2022, the company has been advancing its green logistics program in the region by exploring scalable low-carbon trucking options, supporting its Scope 3 net-zero emissions goal by 2050. Scope 3 emissions, including those from transport and raw material processing, account for approximately 80% of Covestro's total greenhouse gas emissions.
As part of this initiative, Covestro began deploying electric trucks for shuttle operations from its integrated Shanghai site to nearby warehouses. Earlier this year, the company extended this to commercial-scale customer deliveries, launching a dedicated electric truck route from Shanghai to China Jushi's factory in Tongxiang, Zhejiang—its first such customer-facing application.
