Dow has added two new grades to its Revoloop portfolio of recycled resins.
The US-based chemicals company is launching the new LDPE grades at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), happening next week in Amsterdam.
For the first time, the grades include 100% and 85% post-consumer recycled derived from household waste. Up until now, Dow’s Revoloop portfolio included grades with a maximum of 70% recycled content.
“With the launch of our new grades of Revoloop recycled plastics resins, we continue to expand our sustainability portfolio, working with brands, converters and recyclers to design new ways to use less plastic in packaging and to help that what is used is fully recyclable,” said Fabrice Digonnet, plastics mechanical recycling strategy leader EMEA, Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics. “Our Revoloop launch is an exciting evolution in our recycling story and enables us to achieve new circularity and low-carbon targets,” he added.
Both grades are approved for non-food contact packaging applications. Dow has partnered with Germany-based shrink film manufacturer RKW Group to develop collation shrink films made with the recycled polymers.
“By integrating Revoloop 100% PCR and Revoloop containing recycled plastics household waste with virgin materials, we create a flexible packaging solution that meets the requirements for mechanical recyclability, ensuring compatibility with existing recycling processes and contributing to the transition towards a circular economy,” said Konrad Noniewicz, director R&D & application engineering at RKW Group.
Find Dow at PRSE at Hall 9, Booth 9-333.