Covestro gets STEM honors

20160602ng-Covestro2Covestro, a plastics and materials maker with North American headquarters in Robinson, received US2020’s STEM Mentoring Award for Excellence in Corporate Culture in recognition of its employee volunteer programs that support the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math. Silicon Valley tech firm Yahoo was the other winner in the category. US2020 is an initiative to increase the number of STEM professionals who mentor and teach students. The awards were presented Thursday during a symposium held at the White House.