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Top and Backsheet Films
Advanced Topsheet and Backsheet Films for Absorbent Hygiene Products
Dow resins offer advanced topsheet and backsheet films that help define the performance of modern diapers and absorbent hygiene products. Our comprehensive portfolio of polyethylene-based films are engineered for an exceptional combination of stiffness, toughness and tear strength. We help enable the creation of breathable and soft cloth-like backsheets, comfortable topsheets that enhance the end-user experience.
By combining material innovation with deep application expertise, we help converters and brand owners create high-performance films that are thin yet durable, tough yet discreet. Through close collaboration with global hygiene leaders, we engineer options that simplify construction, enhance efficiency, and address evolving consumer expectations for comfort, confidence, and security.
Our advanced polyethylene resins help enable films that feel softer and more fabric-like, helping hygiene products offer comfort across baby, feminine, and adult incontinence care.
Engineered for strong barrier performance, these films help prevent leaks and maintain pad integrity for consumer confidence.
Resins for breathable backsheet film designs allow moisture vapor to pass through, helping manage skin health and comfort without compromising barrier performance.
Films made with Dow materials can be produced thinner and quieter, creating hygiene products that are secure yet discreet in daily use.
Formulated to run in blown, cast, or extrusion coating processes, Dow resins support converters with consistent quality, downgauging opportunities, and high-speed efficiency.
By supporting downgauged films and mono-material constructions, our resins can help reduce material use, support recyclability goals, and lower total cost-in-use.
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BREATHABLE FILMS
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NON-BREATHABLE FILMS
Breathable blown films
Deliver softness and skin comfort while maintaining protection and leakage control. Our polyethylene resins support downgauging and a tailored stiffness–toughness balance, for reliable film strength and processing efficiency.
Breathable cast films
Designed for high-quality hygiene applications that demand comfort and reliability. In combination with mineral fillers, these resins offer excellent breathability with a controlled stiffness–toughness balance, plus exceptional shrinkage control for precision printing and consistent performance at high line speeds.
Non-breathable blown films
Our polyethylene resins support low-noise, low-gel blown films with a reliable stiffness–toughness balance. Enhanced hydrohead performance supports strong barrier properties, helping converters deliver backsheet films with consistent processing and reliable protection. These films offer the quiet confidence consumers expect in daily use, while converters benefit from efficient processing and downgauging potential that supports both cost reduction and sustainability goals.
Non-breathable cast films
Engineered for high-efficiency cast film production, Dow resins offer a tunable stiffness–toughness balance, low noise, and downgauging potential. Improved neck-in control during processing helps converters boost productivity while maintaining high-quality performance in hygiene applications. By supporting thinner, more resource-efficient structures without sacrificing durability, these solutions allow brand owners to address consumer expectations for reliable leakage protection while advancing sustainability commitments.
DOW™ LDPE
Versatile portfolio to address a range of processability requirements for foams and blown, cast, and bubble film applications.
AGILITY™ Performance LDPE
Designed for high-speed extrusion coating or lamination processes, offering multilayer adhesion and water vapor barrier.
ELITE™ Enhanced Polyethylene Resin
Enhanced polyethylene resins with the versatility and processability for high-quality blown, cast, and multilayer films.
DOWLEX™ Polyethylene Resin
Polyethylene resins offering good mechanical properties with processability that helps enable high line speeds and downgauging.
Let’s innovate in hygiene together
Like you, we are always striving to develop lighter, thinner, more protective solutions that consumers can have confidence wearing. We’d love to work with you on building a stronger, yet softer solution to make sure your backsheet is covered! Contact us so we can work together on maximizing the performance, value and comfort of your personal hygiene and medical films.
Collaborative innovation in packaging design
Pack Studios at Dow collaborates to design, test, and prototype innovative packaging options, focusing on sustainability, efficiency, and product protection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Breathable films allow moisture vapor to pass through while blocking liquid. This supports skin health and comfort without compromising the barrier protection that consumers expect.
Dow’s polyethylene resins help enable thinner, more flexible films with a softer feel. These properties help hygiene products offer discreet comfort for babies and adults.
Topsheets sit next to the skin and focus on comfort and dryness. Backsheets act as protective barriers, offering leakage control and supporting durability in daily use.
Yes. Our resins are designed for robust processability across blown, cast, and extrusion coating processes, supporting converters running at high line speeds.
By supporting downgauging and mono-material designs, Dow films can help reduce material use, design for recyclability, and maintain reliable performance in hygiene applications.
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