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Advance a Circular Economy
Dow acquires Circulus, a leading recycler of plastic waste
In support of our mechanical recycling offering, Dow acquired Circulus, a North American polyethylene recycler. This will add capacity of 50,000 metric tons of recycled materials annually.
Challenging hard-to-recycle materials
Dow is collaborating with Google’s X, The Moonshot Factory, through its circularity project, Materra, aiming to solve the challenge of hard-to-recycle plastics by combining materials science expertise and AI-driven innovation.
Supporting Sustainability in Paper Packaging
Dow announced the inauguration of an advanced BLUEWAVE™ technology facility at its site in Lauterbourg, France. This new production line supports a wide variety of paper packaging products to be designed for recyclability and less resource-intensive through innovative barrier coating applications.
- Dow-acquires-Circulus
- Google X
- BLUEWAVE™ technology facility
Dive into the materials ecosystem
Discover all you need to know about the materials ecosystem and our approach for a better way to make, use and reuse plastics.
Operation Clean Sweep®
As an Operation Clean Sweep® Blue Member, Dow continues to champion this program designed to prevent plastic loss to the environment.
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Advancing bio-based materials
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