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Materials Ecosystem
Bio Waste
Learn more about the importance of bio circular on the materials ecosystem, which can transform plastic waste and renewable waste into useful materials.
The role of bio waste in the materials ecosystem
Feedstocks produced from recycled plastic waste and bio -based materials are crucial in producing new, more sustainable plastic materials and reducing the use of traditional fossil feedstocks and their associated carbon footprints. Bio wastedescribes often-renewable materials derived from organic materials available continuously from agricultural, plant and fungal sources from the natural environment. Dow focuses on non-edible renewable resources. Advances in bio-basedsources remain a catalyst for scaling alternative feedstock adoption.
Dow X New Energy Blue
Recently, Dow and New Energy Blue announced a long-term supply agreement in North America in which New Energy Blue will create bio-circular attributed ethylene from agricultural residues for plastics production. Dow’s agreement with New Energy Blue, staffed by experts with deep experience in bio-conversion ventures, is the first agreement in North America to generate plastic source materials from corn stover (stalks and leaves). This is also Dow’s first agreement in North America to utilize agriculture residues for plastic production. This agreement would play a pivotal role in Dow’s approach to building material ecosystems that value, source and transform waste into circular products.
Dow X LVMH Beauty
Dow’s SURLYN™ REN and SURLYN™ CIR offer two sustainable ionomers grades which pioneer the use of renewable and circular feedstocks. The SURLYN™ grades will enable beauty brands and manufacturers to create sustainable and high-quality cosmetic packaging that stands out on the shelves.
SURLYN™ CIR are ionomers produced from mixed plastic waste and SURLYN™ REN are ionomers produced from bio-waste such as used cooking oil (UCO). Both grades made using these alternative feedstocks continue to deliver the properties that give the unique look, feel and performance that the SURLYN™ material is known for.
LVMH Beauty, a division of luxury conglomerate LVMH, the world leader in luxury and home to 75 iconic brands, will be the first user of these grades following in 2023.
Dow X Thong Guan
Dow and Thong Guan, one of the world’s leading plastic stretch cling film producers, introduced a range of bio-based polyethylene (bio-PE) in Asia Pacific. This marks a milestone in the region’s commercialization of a plastics offering made from renewable feedstock, enabling industry providers to produce high-performance plastics while reducing carbon footprint.
Dow X Doxa Plast
Dow and stretch film manufacturer Doxa Plast together created a family of bio-based high-performance stretch films aimed at addressing the increasing demand for more sustainable solutions that use alternative renewable feedstocks helping to reduce carbon footprint. The bio-based stretch film range is optimized for downgauging without compromising on functionality. Using a patented technology, Doxa Plast offers thin stretch films down to four microns of thickness, while maintaining high level performance for improved load pallet stability and reducing overall packaging material.
Dow X Henkel
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics expanded its high-performance AFFINITY™ GA polyolefin elastomers (POE) with the launch of bio-based AFFINITY™ RE, made using bio-based feedstock such as tall oil – a by-product created by the paper-milling industry and ultimately sourced from sustainably managed forests. This solution has enabled Dow customer Henkel’s Technomelt SUPRA ECO line to achieve another milestone in both companies’ sustainability goals.
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