Engage with Dow Specialists on Packaging Innovation at Interplastica

Moscow, Russia - January 22, 2018 - Dow¹ will participate in the 21st edition of Interplastica 2018, the international specialized exhibition of plastics and rubber that will take place on January 23-26, 2018, in Expocenter, Moscow. As one of the leading material science company invites customers, partners and stakeholders to immerse in the world of flexible packaging in its Lounge zone at the stand 1G16, Hall 1, Pavilion 1. Dow specialists and leadership will discuss the needs of customers to determine the most attractive technologies for further development and success of their projects.

Fostering Fresh Business Ideas

“Dow’s participation at Interplastica will set the tone for another successful business year in this growth region where we intensively collaborate with customers and the whole packaging industry”, highlighted Marc van den Biggelaar, Sales Director for Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Eastern Europe. “In our journey to become one leading material science company with the heritage DuPont packaging offering, I believe that we will be able to attract even more attention and interest to our expertise, our advanced technologies, sustainable solutions and deep and robust portfolios.”

“Through innovation and collaboration we create resource-efficient and sustainable packaging solutions for the benefit of our stakeholders and the comfort life of the society every day,” comments Giorgia Minelli, Sales Director Europe Adhesives for Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics. “Together with one of the most comprehensive portfolios in adhesives, we are particularly proud to offer customers a holistic approach to packaging.”

Linking Innovation and People

Every innovation has a story. Dow’s Face-of-Innovation theme at Interplastica features the people who collaborate to make innovation possible. At the show stand 1G16, visitors will be able to explore game-changing packaging innovation offered by Dow and how they contribute to a more sustainable environment. Prototypes aligned to the marketing concepts of “Fresh to Table” and “Move it Safely” as well as “Active Comfort” will demonstrate how Dow contributes to the value chain and helps meet the evolving societal needs to reduce food waste, improve load stability of transported goods and help enhance the wellbeing and comfort for inclusive and active lifestyles.

Solutions presented at the exhibition will include:

• PACXPERT™ Packaging Technology, an innovative technology that enables the transition from larger traditional rigid containers to flexible packaging.
• POUCHUG™ Dow’s sensory packaging technology, an innovative solution that offers on-the-shelf differentiation opportunities and an enhanced consumer experience by elevating packaging to new levels with a distinct soft, natural look and feel.
  
• INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins, a family of resins that address some of today’s more challenging packaging performance gaps with a remarkable balance of toughness and stiffness in combination with excellent tear and puncture resistance.
  
• ADCOTE™L86-500 Barrier Adhesive that enables the replacement of PET, metallized and aluminium-based packaging structures with an all-polyolefin solution which is easily recyclable in existing processes.²
  
• ASPUN™ resins as comfort is king for hygiene products and that starts with super soft, more cloth-like nonwoven materials.
  
• and many more.
  

Engage with Dow at Interplastica stand 1G16

The Dow team is looking forward to meeting visitors at the stand 1G16, Hall 1, Pavilion 1 with a broad prototype exhibition, plenty opportunities for intense business discussion as well as trade show hospitality.

About Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics – Solutions for Better Packaging

With an exciting portfolio of advanced polyethylene resins, barrier resins, laminating adhesives, tie layers as well as peel polymers and adhesives for packaging tapes, labels and protective films, Dow can provide you with tailored, packaging solutions, offering the flexibility you need to help differentiate yourself in the marketplace and the satisfying experience consumers are looking for. Dow’s Packaging and Specialty Plastics business is the source for innovative and sustainable packaging solutions that can give you a competitive edge. We serve the global plastic packaging industry as the “go-to” solutions provider and one of the largest materials suppliers for the fast-growing packaging segment. Focusing on flexible and rigid food packaging, secondary and tertiary packaging, hygiene packaging, and adhesive applications, Dow is a leading innovator on solutions for better packaging. Visit www.dow.com/en-us/packaging/innovation to learn more about how Dow is bringing innovation to life.

About Dow

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) combines science and technology knowledge to develop premier materials science solutions that are essential to human progress. Dow has one of the strongest and broadest toolkits in the industry, with robust technology, asset integration, scale and competitive capabilities that enable it to address complex global issues. Dow’s market-driven, industry-leading portfolio of advanced materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics businesses deliver a broad range of differentiated technology-based products and solutions for customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, and consumer care. Dow is a subsidiary of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), a holding company comprised of Dow and DuPont with the intent to form three strong, independent, publicly traded companies in agriculture, materials science and specialty sectors. More information can be found at www.dow.com.

About Dow in Russia and CIS

Dow in Russia and the CIS, supported by its experience, size and global presence, is passionately committed to further develop close partnership with local companies to strengthen the business, while accelerating the growth of the chemical industry in the region and increasing its competitiveness in an international context. In addition to its representation offices in Moscow (Russia), Kiev (Ukraine) and Astana (Kazakhstan), the Company has two manufacturing facilities in Ramenskoye (Moscow Region) for the production of additives for paints and coatings, and in Vladimir, a joint venture Dow Izolan, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant for the production of polyurethane systems. More information about Dow Russia can be found at www.dow.ru.

¹Presented by the legal entity Dow Europe GmbH

²Please note that collection and recycling structures for mixed plastics flexible exist in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Norway.

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