3 August 202228 July 2022Dow and Valoregen collaborate to build largest hybrid recycling site in FranceValoregen to build largest single hybrid recycling site in Damazan, France, which will have capacity to process up to 70 kilotons of plastic waste per year. Dow will be the main off-taker of post-consumer resins (PCR) from Valoregen’s new plant.
1 August 202227 July 2022Mura Technology and Dow Announce Largest Commitment of its Kind to Scale Advanced Recycling of PlasticsBy working together, Mura and Dow will ensure plastic has a viable way to be re-circulated into global supply chains, helping to advance a circular economy for plastics and increase the value of plastic waste
26 July 202220 July 2022Accelerating mechanical recycling: Dow becomes first to achieve traceability and recycled content certification for PE compoundsCertification granted by AENOR, a top ten global body for management systems and product certification
15 July 202212 July 2022Green and Bio Polyols Market by Raw Material, Type, Application End-use Industry and Region – Global Forecast to 2027BASF SE and The Dow Chemical Company are the major players in the green and bio polyols market
1 July 202230 June 2022 New trend and technology report: Mapping of advanced recycling technologies for plastics waste – providers, technologies, and partnershipsThis new report aims to clear up this jungle of information by providing a structured, overview and in-depth insight
30 June 202223 June 2022Bioeconomy: Poised at a historic crossroadsBeside shipping issues and energy disruption, business operations have been prevented by pandemic-related effects, supply chain tightness, higher demand as well as digitalisation, blockchains and AI
29 June 202222 June 2022Chemical recycling: Towards a circular economyFor most polymers the only possible approach is to break down the polymer chain through pyrolysis, which releases either monomers, such as ethylene, or light hydrocarbons like naphtha, to remake the polymers
22 June 202214 June 2022Dow Expands Flexible Packaging Recycling Effort Across AfricaThrough Project REFLEX, Dow aims to divert 10,000 Metric Tons (MT) of flexible packaging waste by 2025 which would otherwise end up in landfill or the environment, while also creating direct employment opportunities
13 May 202210 May 2022Dow leads the way to more sustainable footwear with ENGAGE™ REN plant-based high performing polyolefin elastomers Innovative technology pioneered by Dow supports the footwear industry on its sustainability journey, bringing lower carbon material choices to consumers
30 March 202225 March 2022Dow to simplify plastic waste-to-feedstock process through investment with start-up PlastogazPlastogaz’s proprietary catalytic hydrocracking technology solution is unique in that it is more efficient, and less energy intensive than some other current forms of advanced recycling
18 February 202214 February 2022Predictions 2022: CEOs and top leaders share tactics that will speed the net zero transitionWhile energy efficiency is needed to reach net zero targets, we'll need other approaches and solutions for a fossil fuel-free future
3 February 202227 January 2022Dow joins Cyclyx as consortium’s newest memberCyclyx mission is to increase the recycling rate of plastics from 10% to 90% by using Cyclyx’s expertise in understanding the chemical composition of post-use plastic in collaboration with industry partners
Dow schließt sich Recycling-Konsortium Cyclyx anDer US-Chemiekonzern Dow hat sich der Kreislaufwirtschaft-Plattform Cyclyx angeschlossen. Ziel sei es, an den Technologien und Innovationen der Plattform zu partizipieren um bislang schwer zu verwertende Kunststoffe zu recyceln
4 November 20212 November 2021Clariant Joins Pre-Competitive Development Platform for Low Carbon Emitting TechnologiesThis agreement follows a two-year collaboration between WEF and the founding companies of the LCET initiative
22 October 202120 October 2021Dow commercializes recyclable toothpaste packagingCoupled with responsible disposal and recycling infrastructure, this solution could help reduce the number of used toothpaste tubes entering landfills
20 October 202115 October 2021Partnership between Dow and Haldor Topsoe will turn waste plastics into circular plasticsPlans include Dow to proceed with the design and engineering for a 10,000 ton per year market development unit using Haldor Topsoe’s PureStepTM technology to purify pyrolysis oil feedstock derived from waste plastics for use in circular products
18 October 202113 October 2021Dow expands global capabilities for circular plastics, with initial products available for customers in 2022Company on-track to secure key third-party certifications for assuring circular plastic products to its customers
15 October 202112 October 2021The Shortest Path To Circular Plastics Is Through The Chemical Companies Large multinational producers of plastic materials are a core part of a circular future because they can either directly trace their formation back to fossil-oil companies or have significant collaborations with fossil-oil interests
24 September 202122 September 2021Dow and Bolloré collaborate to develop ground-breaking recyclable food-contact barrier shrink film, containing circular polymersAnother step forward in Dow’s circularity ambitions introducing more packages on shelves which contain circular polymers derived from plastic waste
31 August 20216 April 2022Regulation, consumer demand drive bionaphtha use in fuels, petchemsOver the next three to five years, production could grow to anywhere between 500,000 mt/year and multiple millions of metric tons per year, depending on demand
12 May 20219 September 2021Mura Announces Partnership with Dow ChemicalsThe new partnership will support the rapid scaling of Mura’s new HydroPRS™ process to prevent millions of tonnes of plastic and carbon
igus-Partner Mura Technology kooperiert mit Dow ChemicalGlobales Projekt für innovatives Kunststoff-Recycling nimmt weiter an Fahrt auf
26 April 20219 September 2021Chemical recycling now at the center of national plastics debateThe provisions around chemical recycling in the Break Free legislation have drawn significant focus from bill opponents
18 February 202115 February 2021Dow and Henkel bring sustainability to hot melt adhesivesDow customer Henkel’s Technomelt SUPRA ECO line to achieve another milestone in both companies’ sustainability goals
19 January 202113 April 2022Chemical Recycling Poised to Take OffInvestments in chemical-recycling facilities abound as the industry moves closer to the Circular Economy model, accompanied by plenty of new rollouts of packaging made from chemical recycling
19 October 20209 September 2021Spotlight on chemical recycling: Offering a solution towards a circular economyChemical Recycling Europe and its members provide a solution to make plastics circular with developing a new range of recycling methods
7 August 20209 September 2021Dow Giving New Life to Old MattressesDow Polyurethanes to create a circular economy for polyurethanes
9 July 20202 July 2020Dow and Shell team up to develop electric cracking technologyTechnology could lead to lower carbon emissions, provide a path to decarbonization as the energy grid becomes increasingly renewables-led
4 June 202029 May 2020Dow: Gemeinsame Vermarktung von Bio-Stretchfolien mit schwedischer Doxa PlastBiobasierte Stretchfolien sollen der steigenden Nachfrage der Markenhersteller nach klimaneutralen, erneuerbaren, aber leistungsstarken Kunststoffen begegnen
2 June 202028 May 2020UPM Raflatac expands Forest Film product range with the industry’s first wood-based polyethylene label filmCompanys want to continue driving the industry forward by innovating products that reduce the use of nonrenewable virgin raw materials
14 May 20209 September 2021Circulate Capital invests in plastic recycling in Asia“Our goal is to scale our capacity to recycle locally-sourced plastic, to grow our customer base by partnering with international and local manufacturers and to diversify our products to increase our impact and prevent more plastic from ending up in the environment.”
11 May 20206 May 2020Dow and Doxa Plast join forces to deliver stretch films made with renewable resourcesCompanies aim to meet the increasing demand for more sustainable solutions from alternative renewable feedstocks
24 February 20209 September 2021Circularity in the Chemicals Industry: Drivers, Challenges and SolutionsThe chemical industry is the third-largest industrial CO2 emitter after steel and cement and is responsible for about 4% of total global direct emissions
20 December 201917 December 2019“Energy Materials” Topic Sponsor Chemiepark Bitterfeld-WolfenInnovations in Battery Research at the 4th European Chemistry Partnering on February 27, 2020
Chemiepark Bitterfeld-Wolfen präsentiert als Topic Sponsor „Energy Materials”Innovationen aus der Batterieforschung beim 4th European Chemistry Partnering
4 November 201929 October 2019Bringing the humble potato into the new plastics economyLiz Gyekye spoke with Brad LaPray, CEO of BioLogiQ, about the company’s roots, its products and the challenges of certification
10 October 20197 October 2019Dow teams up with UPM to produce bio-based plasticsAgreement with UPM is the latest example of Dow’s strategy to enable a shift to a circular economy for plastics by integrating renewable feedstocks into its production processes
30 September 201930 September 2019Dow and UPM partner to produce plastics made with renewable feedstockDow is integrating wood-based UPM's BioVerno renewable naphtha – a key raw material used to develop plastics – into its slate of raw materials
17 September 201912 September 2019PHA: A biopolymer whose time has finally comeAmid the growing plastic waste crisis, producers of polyhydroxyalkanoate think the world is ready for their biodegradable polymers
19 June 201914 June 2019Deinove & Dow sign a collaboration agreement for the development of a new cosmetic active ingredientCollaboration is focusing the joint development of a cosmetic ingredient derived from Deinove's collection of bacterial extracts
27 May 201922 May 2019Latest Global Bioplastics Packaging Market Report 2019About Historical Development (2014-2018) and Estimated Forecast (2019-2025)
10 May 20197 May 2019Massive use in creams, shampoos, body care products to drive growthPolylactic Acid (PLA) Market: Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2018–2026
2 May 20199 September 2021Industrial-scale power-to-liquid plant plannedIndustrial consortium on the way to green kerosene
Power to Liquid Anlage im industriellen Maßstab geplantIndustriekonsortium auf dem Weg zu grünem Kerosin
25 April 20199 September 2021Kick-off for designing a gigawatt electrolysis plantTowards sustainable production of hydrogen on an industrial scale
Niederlande planen Gigawatt-ElektrolyseurNachhaltige Herstellung von Wasserstoff im industriellen Maßstab geplant
5 April 20192 April 2019Dow and BioLogiQ Announce Joint Evaluation of Plant-Based Polymers and Resins in Hopes of Creating More Sustainable Plastic OptionsCompanies Exploring Potential Synergies Between BioLogiQ’s NuPlastiQ BioPolymer and Dow’s Polyethylene Resin Portfolio
3 April 20199 September 2021The Chemical Industry Says Goodbye to Fossil FuelsA new paper by the nova-Institute sets out the path towards sustainability for the chemical industry
20 February 201918 February 2019Arla to bring 40 million wood-based packages into supermarketsLaunching more environmentally-friendly packaging in the food industry is a shared goal of Arla, Elopak and UPM
29 January 201924 January 2019The Alliance Launches TodayGlobal corporations join newly launched Alliance to End Plastic Waste