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Dow and Interpolychem Sign Licensee Agreement for Russia

Interpolychem will use Dow’s technology to enable a flexible and sustainable packaging alternative to conventional containers currently available in the Russian and Eastern European markets.

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics recently announced that Interpolychem LLC, a converter and packaging producer in the Russian flexible packaging market, is the newest licensee for PacXpert Packaging Technology.


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Pine-Based Tackifiers Offer Sustainable Packaging Solutions

Bio-based tackifiers allow packaging adhesive formulators to meet their most difficult challenges with minimal impact on the environment.
Olivia Jobes

Two of the biggest challenges facing the global adhesives and sealants market today are meeting consumer preferences for sustainable packaging and aligning with the industry’s increasing regulatory demands, especially when it comes to food applications.


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Trends in Reusable Protective Packaging Drive Growth of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Applications

Choosing the right pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape for reusable protective packaging depends on the need of the specific application and the materials that are being bonded together.
Janet Page

The reusable protective packaging market has grown in recent years. Not only do businesses want to safely distribute products throughout the supply chain, they want to do so in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way.


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Dow Opens Pack Studios Facility in Spain

Dow’s Pack Studios facilities reportedly help customers address packaging sustainability by providing a testing platform to shorten development cycles for new formats and load stability innovation.
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of Dow, recently introduced Pack Studios Tarragona, the 10th in a global network of Pack Studios sites.
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Rahman Appointed to Berry Global Board of Directors

Jill A. Rahman has served as chief operating officer of the Greater Chicago Food Depository since June 2020 and brings more than 25 years of packaged goods experience to Berry.
Berry Global Group, Inc. recently announced that Jill A. Rahman has been appointed to its board of directors.
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Thinking Outside of the Box When Choosing the Right Packaging

The role of packaging has evolved for some time and now must include brand awareness, values, and sustainability.
Justine Hanlon

In years past, if you wanted to protect, ship, and sell your product, you put it in a can, bottle, or box. Today, packaging comes in all different forms, types, shapes, and sizes. While the options are not necessarily endless, packaging design is limited only by imagination and requirements.


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