12 October 202310 October 2023 A major step forward for the cosmetic industry as Dow launches two new sustainable SURLYN™ grades for perfume and cosmetic packaging The new SURLYN™ grades will enable beauty brands and manufacturers to create sustainable and high-quality cosmetic packaging that stands out on the shelves
10 October 20235 October 2023 LanzaTech announces collaboration with Dow to introduce bio-degradable cleaning solution LanzaTech Global, Inc., the carbon recycling company transforming waste carbon into sustainable raw materials, has collaborated with Dow to introduce a new biodegradable surfactant to the home care market.
2 October 202326 September 2023 Dow launches lower carbon, bio-based, and circular propylene glycol solutions in Europe Decarbia™, Ecolibrium™, and Renuva™ technologies support more sustainable offerings for propylene glycol applications
22 September 202319 September 2023 LOIM announces first close of its Plastic Circularity Fund The Fund received strong investor interest with new commitments from Dow and LyondellBasell
LOIM gibt das erste Closing des Plastic Circularity Fonds bekannt Der Fonds ist auf grosses Investoreninteresse gestossen mit Commitments von Dow und LyondellBasell
8 September 20234 September 2023 Dow achieves eighth ISCC PLUS certification for Polyurethanes plants in Europe Italy-based polyurethanes plant at Correggio is latest in a series of independent verifications for circular and bio-circular solutions
27 June 202322 June 2023 Production assets may be up for sale, repurposing, or closure as the oil major targets net zero by 2050 As Shell proceeds with its Energy Transition initiative that will see it become more of a natural gas giant than an oil major, its petrochemical assets in Singapore have come under the spotlight, with talk of divestiture, “repurposing,” or even closure if a suitable buyer or buyers cannot be found
13 June 20237 June 2023 Dow and New Energy Blue announce collaboration to develop renewable plastic materials from corn residue First-of-its-kind agreement in North America would create bio-based ethylene for Dow's U.S. Gulf Coast assets to produce renewable plastics across fast-growing end-markets
Dow is back in bio-based ethylene action A report about Dow Chemical and New Energy Blue entering into a supply agreement to produce bio-based ethylene from agricultural residues
22 May 202316 May 2023 McDonald’s Leads Lobbying Offensive Against Laws to Reduce Packaging Waste in Europe Flawed assumptions and a “disturbing” lack of transparency characterise an industry campaign against reusable packaging, academics and campaigners warn
14 April 202311 April 2023 Rohstoffunabhängig und klimaneutral – Innovationen für die Kreislaufwirtschaft Innovations-Pressekonferenz Plastics Europe Deutschland 2023
2 February 202330 January 2023 LVMH and Dow intend to collaborate to improve sustainable packaging across major perfume and cosmetics brands Bio-based and circular plastics to be integrated into several of the beauty multinational’s product applications
1 February 202327 January 2023 Polymerkonzerne in Davos: Viele Nullen, wenig dahinter Den Petrochemieriesen scheint es vor allem darum zu gehen, mit einem Verve zeigenden Markennamen in die Öffentlichkeit preschen zu können. Das immerhin dürfte den meisten gelungen sein
18 January 202312 January 2023 Bio-based Polyolefin Market Set for Stellar Growth Over Next Decade The European Commission’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive in its current form is a potential inhibitor to the bio-polyolefin market growth
3 November 202231 October 2022 Renewable ethylene update There are more and more developments in low-carbon intensity ethylene production and current ethanol producers can also convert their CO2 emission into ethylene
26 October 202225 October 2022 Mehr als nur chemisches Recycling – Advanced Recycling verbessert die Synergien im Recyclingsektor Die jüngsten Entwicklungen auf den Märkten und in der Politik deuten einen klaren Wandel und eine dauerhafte Veränderung der Kreislaufwirtschaft für Kunststoffe an
22 September 202221 September 2022 Dow and Mura Technology plan to locate Europe’s largest advanced recycling facility at Dow’s site in Böhlen, Germany Part of a goal for multiple planned units across Europe and U.S. to add as much as 600 KTA of advanced recycling capacity by 2030, enabling greater supply of recycled plastic content to major brands across the globe
Dow und Mura Technology planen Bau Europas größter Anlage für chemisches Recycling am sächsischen Dow-Standort in Böhlen Gemeinsames Ziel von Dow und Mura ist es, bis 2030 mehrere Anlagen in den USA und Europa mit einer Gesamtkapazität von 600 KT zu errichten
3 August 202228 July 2022 Dow and Valoregen collaborate to build largest hybrid recycling site in France Valoregen 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 2022 Mura Technology and Dow Announce Largest Commitment of its Kind to Scale Advanced Recycling of Plastics By 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 2022 Accelerating mechanical recycling: Dow becomes first to achieve traceability and recycled content certification for PE compounds Certification granted by AENOR, a top ten global body for management systems and product certification
15 July 202212 July 2022 Green and Bio Polyols Market by Raw Material, Type, Application End-use Industry and Region – Global Forecast to 2027 BASF 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 partnerships This new report aims to clear up this jungle of information by providing a structured, overview and in-depth insight
30 June 202223 June 2022 Bioeconomy: Poised at a historic crossroads Beside 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 2022 Chemical recycling: Towards a circular economy For 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 2022 Dow Expands Flexible Packaging Recycling Effort Across Africa Through 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 2022 Dow 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 2022 Dow to simplify plastic waste-to-feedstock process through investment with start-up Plastogaz Plastogaz’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 2022 Predictions 2022: CEOs and top leaders share tactics that will speed the net zero transition While 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 2022 Dow joins Cyclyx as consortium’s newest member Cyclyx 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 an Der 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 2021 Clariant Joins Pre-Competitive Development Platform for Low Carbon Emitting Technologies This agreement follows a two-year collaboration between WEF and the founding companies of the LCET initiative
22 October 202120 October 2021 Dow commercializes recyclable toothpaste packaging Coupled with responsible disposal and recycling infrastructure, this solution could help reduce the number of used toothpaste tubes entering landfills
20 October 202115 October 2021 Partnership between Dow and Haldor Topsoe will turn waste plastics into circular plastics Plans 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 2021 Dow expands global capabilities for circular plastics, with initial products available for customers in 2022 Company on-track to secure key third-party certifications for assuring circular plastic products to its customers
15 October 202112 October 2021 The 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 2021 Dow and Bolloré collaborate to develop ground-breaking recyclable food-contact barrier shrink film, containing circular polymers Another step forward in Dow’s circularity ambitions introducing more packages on shelves which contain circular polymers derived from plastic waste
31 August 20216 April 2022 Regulation, consumer demand drive bionaphtha use in fuels, petchems Over 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 2021 Mura Announces Partnership with Dow Chemicals The 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 Chemical Globales Projekt für innovatives Kunststoff-Recycling nimmt weiter an Fahrt auf
26 April 20219 September 2021 Chemical recycling now at the center of national plastics debate The provisions around chemical recycling in the Break Free legislation have drawn significant focus from bill opponents
18 February 202115 February 2021 Dow and Henkel bring sustainability to hot melt adhesives Dow customer Henkel’s Technomelt SUPRA ECO line to achieve another milestone in both companies’ sustainability goals
19 January 202113 April 2022 Chemical Recycling Poised to Take Off Investments 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 2021 Spotlight on chemical recycling: Offering a solution towards a circular economy Chemical Recycling Europe and its members provide a solution to make plastics circular with developing a new range of recycling methods
7 August 20209 September 2021 Dow Giving New Life to Old Mattresses Dow Polyurethanes to create a circular economy for polyurethanes
9 July 20202 July 2020 Dow and Shell team up to develop electric cracking technology Technology could lead to lower carbon emissions, provide a path to decarbonization as the energy grid becomes increasingly renewables-led
4 June 202029 May 2020 Dow: Gemeinsame Vermarktung von Bio-Stretchfolien mit schwedischer Doxa Plast Biobasierte Stretchfolien sollen der steigenden Nachfrage der Markenhersteller nach klimaneutralen, erneuerbaren, aber leistungsstarken Kunststoffen begegnen
2 June 202028 May 2020 UPM Raflatac expands Forest Film product range with the industry’s first wood-based polyethylene label film Companys want to continue driving the industry forward by innovating products that reduce the use of nonrenewable virgin raw materials
14 May 20209 September 2021 Circulate 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 2020 Dow and Doxa Plast join forces to deliver stretch films made with renewable resources Companies aim to meet the increasing demand for more sustainable solutions from alternative renewable feedstocks