On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in practice. We take a closer look at the document to understand its requirements in detail, including the current status of PFAS restrictions, the…
In this Innovation Spotlight, Dow outlines how its extrusion coating portfolio aims to support recyclability requirements and regulatory readiness, and how its collaboration with RDM Group demonstrates how lightweight polymer coatings can extend the use of fibre-based packaging into applications…
As we settle into 2021, we take a glance at how some of the leading players in materials science are continuing to address the need to improve the recyclability and functionality of packaging polymers.
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics has announced the expansion of its high-performance AFFINITY™ GA polyolefin elastomers (POE) with the launch of bio-based AFFINITY™ RE.
Dow has announced the extension of its partnership with recycling company, Mr. Green Africa, in an effort to help fight the plastic waste challenge in Kenya and advance a circular economy for plastics in Africa.
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics has introduced a new range of tenter frame, biaxially-oriented polyethylene (TF-BOPE) for linear low, medium, and high-density packaging films.
Dow and Doxa Plast have announced the commercialization of a family of bio-based stretch films aimed at addressing the increasing demand for more sustainable solutions that use alternative renewable feedstocks.
How do we determine the value of polymers in a vast global marketplace, and with a balancing act between developing solutions by adding properties to polymers, versus the overall carbon emissions and sustainability of the packaging material?
