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The Dow Company (Dow) recently developed and commercialized a newly formulated post-consumer recycled resin (PCR) XUS 60921.
01 for shrink film production applications in the Asia Pacific region
.
The film made of this recycled resin can be used in the middle layer of 3-layer or 5-layer shrink film, so that the recycled plastic content of the whole film can reach 13%-24%
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According to reports, XUS 60921.
01 is manufactured using recycled plastic collected in China by Dow's strategic recycling partners, and manufactured at the company's external manufacturing base in Nanjing, China
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"Compared with shrink films made of new plastic materials, shrink films with a PCR content of 20% have good shrinkage, equivalent film modulus, equivalent mechanical properties, good impact resistance, puncture resistance, stiffness and shrinkage balance.
good features
,” said Dr.
Growing e-commerce requires packaging to be more efficient and durable, avoiding unnecessary waste of packaging materials
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Create value for the entire value chain
Create value for the entire value chainThe introduction of XUS 60921.
01 is part of Dow's comprehensive strategy to develop a circular economy for plastics, which focuses on integrating recycled content into the company's products
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Dow believes that the participation of the entire industry value chain is essential to establish a stable business model to achieve a circular economy
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There are additional costs involved in producing this high-quality recycled material, and Suny Markose emphasizes that the company takes many additional stringent operational steps to ensure the product meets the quality requirements
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“We shouldn’t just look at cost
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Product value and quality are also important
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Since many brand owners demand high-quality products to meet their sustainability goals, cost and quality need to be balanced here,” he stressed
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Solve the problem of domestic plastic waste recycling
Solve the problem of domestic plastic waste recyclingWhile such post-consumer recycled products are relatively new to Asia Pacific, Dow believes the market is progressing well and has received positive feedback from customers
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Yanni Zhuang, senior manager of Asia-Pacific marketing for industrial and consumer packaging in Dow's Packaging and Specialty Plastics business unit, added: "The new product is being produced in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time, which demonstrates our commitment to sustainability goals
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In addition to collecting recycled plastic in China, Dow has also found a number of potential partners and is working on similar activities in the Asia-Pacific region
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These partners have advanced technology and a stable source of plastic waste
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"Our partners need to have very good waste plastic collection capacity, not just processing capacity
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We want all regions to solve their own domestic problems instead of dealing with imported plastic waste
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