Covestro: lack of Rhine river transport capacity cannot be fully offset
11/08/2026 12:38
Covestro: lack of Rhine river transport capacity cannot be fully offset FRANKFURT, Aug 11 (Reuters) - German chemical firm Covestro 1COVG.D said on Tuesday the lack of transport capacity during the acute low-water situation in the Rhine river could not be fully offset despite extensive countermeasures.
The situation is having an impact on the supply of raw materials and production at individual plants, as well as on the delivery of specific products, it added.
(Reporting by Patricia Weiss, writing by Linda Pasquini
Editing by Ludwig Burger)((linda.pasquini@thomsonreuters.com; +48 58 7785261;))
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