All Dow articles – Page 4
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ArticleArla introduces paperboard cartons with wood-based bioplastic lining
Arla Oy is set to be the first company in Finland to use renewable wood-based bioplastics in gable-top paperboards for milk, yoghurt and cooking products. The tall oil-based raw material used for the cartons was developed by Finnish company UPM.
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ArticleGlobal Alliance to End Plastic Waste Launches with $1bn commitment
An alliance of global companies from the plastics and consumer goods value chain today launched a new organization to advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, especially in the ocean.
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ArticleOpening up the World of Closures
Elisabeth Skoda looks at key trends in area of closures and dispensing systems, and explores how key industry players are working to address challenges such as convenience, sustainability and connectivity.
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Dow Stretches Pallet Load Stability – Thinner but Tougher
Load security represents a major challenge for the supply chain and the freight industry: 4% of the products transported every year on the road in Europe, are estimated to be lost or arriving damaged at destination.
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ArticlePackaging Connections 21/09/2018
This week's video news roundup focuses on innovations and awards: The big reveal of the Sustainability Awards 2018 finalists, O-I's groundbreaking, paradigm shifting digital 3D decoration technology and a look at the Dow Diamond Award winning pack.
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ArticleDow Awards Take the Pulse of Global Innovation
Revealing the winners of the prestigious Awards for Packaging Innovation! Packaging Europe’s Tim Sykes, a member of the global judging panel that assembled in Houston to scrutinise the entries, looks back on the competition and its deserving winners
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Article2018 Finalists in the ‘Bio-Based’ Category
The big reveal continues with the 5th of 6 categories in the Sustainability Awards 2018. Here we announce the judges' top four entries that have developed or applied bio-materials with significant positive impact on the environment.
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ArticleDow’s SYMBIEX™ Lamination Technology Obtains Global Food Approval for Barrier Applications
The Dow Chemical Company has announced that SYMBIEX™ Solventless Adhesive has been granted global food approval for use in the production of barrier laminates in Europe, the U.S. and China.
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ArticleDow and Pumpart take ground-breaking tube design to next level
Dow to further develop high efficiency tube in collaboration with PumpArt System, a French packaging designer.
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ArticleAnalysing Innovation
Ahead of DowDuPont's 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation chair of the judging panel David Luttenberger, global packaging director at Mintel, shares his perspectives on the competition and packaging innovation itself with fellow jury member Tim Sykes
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ArticleThe Coming Year in Packaging: Predictions for 2018
Packaging Europe canvassed opinion on the trends and technologies that will characterise CPG and retail packaging over the coming year. A diverse group of industry authorities passed around our crystal ball. Here's what they foresaw.
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ArticleFakuma 2017: Dow Introduces Unique, Non-migrating Silicone Additive
Dow Performance Silicones, a global business unit of DowDuPont Materials Sciences division, launched at Fakuma 2017 (Stand A3-3217), a new Dow Corning® HMB-6301 Masterbatch,
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ArticleDow Presents New ROBOND™ INVISU™ Adhesive for Filmic Labels at Labelexpo
Adding to the show theme ‘Innovation Inspired by You’, Dow Adhesives, a global business unit of DowDuPont Materials Science division, has announced at Labelexpo Europe the latest innovation in its acrylic adhesives portfolio.
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ArticleDow Showcasing Portfolio Advancing Trends in the Pressure Sensitive Industry at Labelexpo
Dow Adhesives and Dow Performance Silicones (heritage Dow Corning), two global business units of DowDupont Materials Science Division, exhibit together at Labelexpo Europe 2017 in Hall 7 at Booth 7E35.
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ArticleAwards Stack Up for Progressive Can Coating Technology
A transformational approach to can coating formulations from Dow has gained yet more industry recognition in the latest Edison Awards for Applied Technology, an annual competition honoring excellence in innovation.
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ArticleDow and Dow Corning Joint Première at LabelExpo 2017
Combining their core strengths in R&D, technical support, industry expertise and worldwide geographic reach, Dow Adhesives and Dow Corning will participate together for the first time at LabelExpo 2017.
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ArticleCollaboration Milestones
In 2014 Dow made a first appearance at interpack to share with the industry the new approach it had been developing. Returning in 2017, the global business was able to speak in much more concrete terms about its strategic vision of value chain collab
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Article2017 Sustainability Award Winners
Packaging Europe has announced the winners of its third annual Sustainability Awards, celebrating innovation and creativity that makes significant environmental advances across the CPG supply chain.
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ArticleBuilding the Circular Economy
The market is well aware that packaging prevents more waste than in creates. However, few dispute the merits of the circular economy principle, nor those of reducing waste without damaging functionality – a goal which has driven huge advances.
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ArticleEasy Split Wins 2nd in Circular Economy Award
Composite materials often deliver performance in important contexts such as food preservation, while posing challenges for recycling. An ideal packaging solution prevents waste from packing to consumption without turning into waste at end of life.