Rhine Drought Forces Covestro Force Majeure
Low Rhine water levels have forced Covestro to declare force majeure at its Dormagen, Germany site, as a shortage of feedstock propylene oxide prevents it from fulfilling supply obligations for selected polyether polyol products. Over 30% of Covestro's finished materials and 75% of its European raw materials move via the Rhine, making the drought a significant supply-chain disruption. The declaration follows BASF's earlier force majeure on surfactants and is expected to tighten supply and push prices higher.
