China's Dow unveils INNATE TF 220 resin for recyclable BOPE films
'Asia Pacific is where material science meets circular ambition. Through breakthrough innovations like INNATE TF 220 resin—redefining the designed for recyclable packaging performance—and strategic partnerships across the value chain, we are accelerating the shift toward packaging circularity.' said Bambang Candra, commercial vice president, APAC, Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics . 'This is sustainability in action, helping enable brands to balance performance benefits while scaling mono-material solutions and post-consumer recycled adoption. It's how Dow turns vision into measurable progress, advancing both our partners' goals and the circular economy.'
Dow advances packaging circularity with its INNATE TF 220 Resin, enabling high-performance, recyclable BOPE films. In partnership with Liby, Dow integrated 10 per cent post-consumer recycled resin into detergent packaging. The resin offers superior processing, durability, and design-for-recyclability, helping brands meet performance needs and sustainability goals.
Collaboration with Liby for Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Adoption with Scale
In collaboration with leading laundry detergent brand Liby, Dow facilitated the integration of 10% REVOLOOP Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Resin into the packaging of its new generation 'Floral Era' detergent series, aiming to reduce carbon emissions while preserving pack durability. This project demonstrates how Dow's circularity approach can be adapted to practical, high-volume uses without compromising product performance or consumer experience.
Zhang Liping, the general manager of Liby Research and Development Center , stated, 'As a leading laundry brand in China, Liby is committed to reconsidering plastic packaging and ensuring its circularity. Our strategic partnership with Dow has led to innovations such as China's first fully recyclable laundry packaging with Dow's INNATE TF-BOPE and the new generation 'Floral Era' detergent series using Dow's post-consumer recycled resins. This long-term collaboration enhances the sustainable value of our products and shows our commitment to environmental stewardship and innovation.'
INNATE TF 220 Precision Packaging Resin from Dow, a Groundbreaking Innovation in Design for Recyclability
With lower global curbside recycling rates for flexible packaging, the industry faces a need in balancing high-performance requirements with circular design.
Featuring a distinct molecular architecture, INNATE TF 220 Resin achieves breakthrough processing efficiency. Key benefits include exceptional extrusion stability and biaxial stretching processability, significantly reducing manufacturing waste. It also enhances end-use performance with improved stiffness, heat resistance to meet stringent downstream requirements such as printing, lamination bag making, while helping enable attractive optical appearance and excellent abusing resistance for mono-material structures.
The upgraded performance of TF-BOPE films has already shown its versatility in a variety of real-world circular packaging adoption across priority applications including Food & Beverage packaging, Home & Personal Care packaging, etc., empowering brands to maintain functionality and brand aesthetics while advancing sustainability.
The resin's design-for-recyclability ethos has galvanized collaborations across the packaging value chain. Converters and brand owners are leveraging TF-BOPE films to address regional recycling regulations (e.g., China's 'Double Carbon' goals) while future-proofing their portfolios.
Shaping the Future of Packaging Together
From high-performance packaging with INNATE TF 220 resin to recyclable mono-material designs, Dow pioneers closed-loop solutions for the circular economy, meanwhile continuing to accelerate the industry's transition to a circular economy. Dow is committed to collaborating with key stakeholders across the value chain to promote innovative and sustainable packaging solutions. Through investments in circular materials, enhanced recycling technologies, and design for recyclability, Dow continues to drive the development of a materials ecosystem and transform the plastics industry by helping enable a greater design for recyclability, reuse, and resource efficiency. Note: The headline, insights, and image of this press release may have been refined by the Fibre2Fashion staff; the rest of the content remains unchanged.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RM)
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Business Standard
2 hours ago
- Business Standard
Wall Street Rallies on U.S.-Vietnam Trade Deal; Nasdaq and S&P Surge, Steel Stocks Soar
Markets rose as Trump announced a zero-tariff U.S.-Vietnam trade pact; tech and steel stocks led gains while bond yields climbed and job data disappointed. The tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 190.24 points or 0.9% to 20,393.13 and the S&P 500 climbed 29.41 points or 0.5% to 6,227.42, although the narrower Dow edged down 10.52 points or less than a tenth of a percent to 44,484.4. Wall Street saw a surge in strength following President Donald Trump's announcement of a new trade deal with Vietnam. According to his Truth Social post, Vietnam agreed to impose a 20% tariff on exports to the U.S. and a 40% tariff on trans-shipped goods. In exchange, Vietnam will grant the U.S. complete market access with zero tariffs on American products. Trump emphasized this as a historic move, highlighting it as a first for Vietnam. Payroll processor ADP released a report showing private sector employment in the U.S. unexpectedly decreased in the month of June. ADP said private sector employment fell by 33,000 jobs in June after rising by a downwardly revised 29,000 jobs in May. On Thursday, the Labor Department is scheduled to release its more closely watched report on employment, which includes both public and private sector jobs. Steel stocks moved sharply higher, driving the NYSE Arca Steel Index up by 4.3% to a seven-month closing high. Computer hardware stocks was considerably strong, as reflected by the 2.5% surge by the NYSE Arca Computer Hardware Index. Energy, semiconductor and airline stocks too were significantly strong where utilities and healthcare stocks bucked the uptrend. Asia-Pacific stocks turned in a mixed performance. Japan's Nikkei 225 Index fell by 0.6%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index climbed by 0.6%. European stocks moved mostly higher. The French CAC 40 Index jumped by 1.0% and the German DAX Index rose by 0.5%, although the U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index bucked the uptrend and edged down by 0.1%. In the bond market, treasuries saw further downside following the news of the trade deal with Vietnam. Subsequently, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, climbed 4.2 bps to 4.29%.
Time of India
6 hours ago
- Time of India
HPE closes $14 bn acquisition of Juniper Networks to pursue AI, data center opportunities
NEW DELHI: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) on Wednesday closed the $14-billion all-cash acquisition of Juniper Networks , following receiving a key regulatory approval in the US, to pursue artificial intelligence (AI)-driven networking business opportunities, and compete strongly with its domestic counterpart Cisco. 'The combination positions HPE to capture the growing AI and hybrid cloud market opportunity by creating an industry-leading cloud-native and AI-driven IT portfolio, including a full, modern networking stack,' HPE said in a statement. The Texas-headquartered server maker said that the 'transaction doubles the size of HPE's networking business', adding that it also accelerates the company's portfolio mix shift to higher-margin, higher-growth areas and positions the company for 'long-term profitable revenue growth'. 'Today begins a new era for HPE – we are now at the epicenter of the transformation of IT, where AI and networking are converging,' said Antonio Neri , president and CEO of HPE. In addition to positioning HPE to offer a modern network architecture and products across hybrid Cloud, AI and networking, the acquisition accelerates the company's 'profitable growth strategy' and expands its total addressable market into adjacent areas, including data center, firewalls, and routers, Neri added. 'HPE and Juniper have a unique opportunity to disrupt the networking industry at the most important and relevant time,' said Rami Rahim , former CEO of Juniper Networks, who will now lead the combined HPE Networking business as its president and general manager (GM). 'I am a technologist at heart and when I look at the opportunity here to combine technologies and teams to compete, not just with Cisco, but with this very vibrant, very competitive landscape, it's incredibly exhilarating to me,' Rahim said during a press conference, SDxCentral reported. The acquisition of Juniper's high-margin business is expected to be accretive in the near- and long-term for the combined company. The transaction will be accretive to non-GAAP EPS in the first post-close, with the combined networking business contributing more than 50% of total company operating income, according to the statement. The US Justice Department recently settled its lawsuit challenging HPE's acquisition of Juniper . The settlement requires the combined company to divest HPE's Instant On wireless networking business and license the source code for Juniper's Mist AI software used in Juniper's wireless local network (WLAN) products. HPE had announced the acquisition more than a year ago, saying it would enhance its AI offerings. The acquisition was approved by Juniper shareholders on April 2, 2024. With the completion of the transaction, shares of Juniper's common stock, which traded on the NYSE under the symbol 'JNPR,' have ceased trading and will no longer be listed on the stock exchange. Datadog Inc separately said it will replace Juniper Networks in the S&P 500 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, July 9. For the quarter ended April 30, HPE posted revenue of $7.63 billion. It has forecasted a third-quarter revenue between $8.2 billion and $8.5 billion
Fibre2Fashion
14 hours ago
- Fibre2Fashion
China's Dow unveils INNATE TF 220 resin for recyclable BOPE films
Dow (NYSE: DOW) announces significant milestones to mark breakthrough innovation with INNATE TF 220 Resin to help enable the design for recyclability and high-performance BOPE films for flexible packaging. From material design to end-of-life solutions, Dow is collaborating with stakeholders across the packaging chain to create impactful, scalable solutions to today's sustainability challenges - transforming vision into commercial reality. 'Asia Pacific is where material science meets circular ambition. Through breakthrough innovations like INNATE TF 220 resin—redefining the designed for recyclable packaging performance—and strategic partnerships across the value chain, we are accelerating the shift toward packaging circularity.' said Bambang Candra, commercial vice president, APAC, Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics . 'This is sustainability in action, helping enable brands to balance performance benefits while scaling mono-material solutions and post-consumer recycled adoption. It's how Dow turns vision into measurable progress, advancing both our partners' goals and the circular economy.' Dow advances packaging circularity with its INNATE TF 220 Resin, enabling high-performance, recyclable BOPE films. In partnership with Liby, Dow integrated 10 per cent post-consumer recycled resin into detergent packaging. The resin offers superior processing, durability, and design-for-recyclability, helping brands meet performance needs and sustainability goals. Collaboration with Liby for Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Adoption with Scale In collaboration with leading laundry detergent brand Liby, Dow facilitated the integration of 10% REVOLOOP Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) Resin into the packaging of its new generation 'Floral Era' detergent series, aiming to reduce carbon emissions while preserving pack durability. This project demonstrates how Dow's circularity approach can be adapted to practical, high-volume uses without compromising product performance or consumer experience. Zhang Liping, the general manager of Liby Research and Development Center , stated, 'As a leading laundry brand in China, Liby is committed to reconsidering plastic packaging and ensuring its circularity. Our strategic partnership with Dow has led to innovations such as China's first fully recyclable laundry packaging with Dow's INNATE TF-BOPE and the new generation 'Floral Era' detergent series using Dow's post-consumer recycled resins. This long-term collaboration enhances the sustainable value of our products and shows our commitment to environmental stewardship and innovation.' INNATE TF 220 Precision Packaging Resin from Dow, a Groundbreaking Innovation in Design for Recyclability With lower global curbside recycling rates for flexible packaging, the industry faces a need in balancing high-performance requirements with circular design. Featuring a distinct molecular architecture, INNATE TF 220 Resin achieves breakthrough processing efficiency. Key benefits include exceptional extrusion stability and biaxial stretching processability, significantly reducing manufacturing waste. It also enhances end-use performance with improved stiffness, heat resistance to meet stringent downstream requirements such as printing, lamination bag making, while helping enable attractive optical appearance and excellent abusing resistance for mono-material structures. The upgraded performance of TF-BOPE films has already shown its versatility in a variety of real-world circular packaging adoption across priority applications including Food & Beverage packaging, Home & Personal Care packaging, etc., empowering brands to maintain functionality and brand aesthetics while advancing sustainability. The resin's design-for-recyclability ethos has galvanized collaborations across the packaging value chain. Converters and brand owners are leveraging TF-BOPE films to address regional recycling regulations (e.g., China's 'Double Carbon' goals) while future-proofing their portfolios. Shaping the Future of Packaging Together From high-performance packaging with INNATE TF 220 resin to recyclable mono-material designs, Dow pioneers closed-loop solutions for the circular economy, meanwhile continuing to accelerate the industry's transition to a circular economy. Dow is committed to collaborating with key stakeholders across the value chain to promote innovative and sustainable packaging solutions. Through investments in circular materials, enhanced recycling technologies, and design for recyclability, Dow continues to drive the development of a materials ecosystem and transform the plastics industry by helping enable a greater design for recyclability, reuse, and resource efficiency. Note: The headline, insights, and image of this press release may have been refined by the Fibre2Fashion staff; the rest of the content remains unchanged. Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RM)
