Changing the conversation. - Western Plastics...

Changing the conversation.

Jeff Arionus & Holly Dunnill

Western Plastics Association

May 2019

Let’s talk about eliminating plastic waste.

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The benefits of plastic packaging

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Food waste costs ~$750 billion annually

Mitigates food waste

• Extends shelf-life and helps to

prevent food spoilage

• Provides the right portion size,

delivers “resealability” and offers

ready-made options

• Protects food along the supply chain



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Provides high sustainability profile

• Reduces material use

• Saves energy

• Reduces emissions

• Offers reusable resource


• Reduced transport requirements

• Reduced emissions

• Reduced production impacts:

– Energy consumption

– Raw materials

– Package construction/size & weights

– End-of-life considerations


$533 Billion

Plastics vs. alternatives in consumer goods sector

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Ocean damage

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Transport

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Material and energy recovery

Source: ACC, Trucost Study 2016

Lowers environmental cost

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But…

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There is a disconnect between

the recognized benefits of

plastics and support for bans

and restrictions on single-use

plastic products.of consumers globally

believe plastic is beneficial

to their daily lives

66%

%76Of those 66%:

are concerned about

the impact of plastic on

the environment


Plastics under attack

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Proposals for plastic bag bans are

becoming more wide spread.

Pressure is increasing globally for

transparency and disclosure.

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Waste

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Plastic waste is a threat to our planet

when it enters the environment.


We believe in plastic for a circular world – whereby from design to disposal, the value of plastic is retained, while the burdens placed on the environment are eliminated.

This three-part strategy represents our commitment to finding ways in which we can continue to provide the positives of plastic, while ensuring that none of thatplastic ends up in theenvironment or is lost to landfill.

When people think of

plastic packaging, they’re

not thinking about

convenience, food safety

and health.

They’re thinking about

sea turtles, birds and

mammals eating or

getting entangled in

plastic trash.

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A strategy for a cleaner future


Dow is inspiring hope with innovative

solutions for smart and responsible plastics

use, reuse, repurposing and recycling.

Plastics for a circular world

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In 2018, 5,600 employees, families

and friends participated in 55 cleanups

along with industry peers and customers

to pick-up more than 52,500 pounds of

waste (more than nine pounds per

person).

In collaboration with the Ocean

Conservancy, Dow is leading an effort to

inspire a movement across our company

and others to cleanup waterways.

Cleaning the waterways

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Together with several other major global

brands, Dow became a founding investor

in Circulate Capital’s $100 million effort to

incubate and finance companies and

infrastructure that prevent waste in oceans.

Dow joined more than 40 industry leaders

to endorse the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s

global action plan on plastic packaging

entitled “The New Plastics Economy:

Catalysing Action” which was launched at

the World Economic Forum at Davos in

January 2017.

Investing in the environment

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In India, we helped to transform more than

100 metric tons of flexible plastic waste

into material used to build longer-lasting

roads with equally long-lasting

environmental benefits.

We’ve constructed two roads in Freeport,

Texas, using 1,683 pounds of PCR

(equivalent to nearly 120,000 plastic

grocery bags).

In Latin America, we’re working with

stakeholders that transform waste into

durable bricks and building materials

for homes.

Transforming plastic waste

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Recycling platform pillars

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Innovation and new

business development

Explore and evaluate

new technology such as

bio-based materials.

Design for recyclability

Dow is well positioned with resins, specialties and

adhesives that can enable

more plastic packaging to

be recycled.

Innovative products accelerating market segment strategy

Plastic circularity

Mechanical recyclingProduct and application

development

Develop options for improving the quality of recyclate from flexible packaging defined by:• Economics and speed

• Enabling partnerships

• Regional Infrastructure for

plastic recycling

• New markets

Chemical recycling

solutions

Building off our extensive P&SP foundation

Olefin production

Polyolefin production

Film/packageproduction

Gasification

Conversion to cracker feedstock

Complexity

Creating a sustainable product offering


Global brands driving need for sustainable solutions

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Most companies are focusing on:

1) Increasing recyclability of their packaging

2) Incorporating more PCR/recycled content in packaging

Dow solutions:

Design for recyclability

• BOPE

• RecycleReady

• Barrier adhesive to

reduce Al foil

• Compatibilizers to

increase PCR usage

• OEM collaboration for

recyclable packages

• Materials science

advancements for

dow ngauging,

lightw eighting, and

PCR incorporation

• Mechanical and

chemical recycling*

All CPG’s retail and packaging producing signatories (107) have committed to making

100% of their plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. And

CPGs and retailers have committed to an average of 25% recycled content by 2025.

Spring 2019: 350+ Signatories to the Ellen

MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy

Brand Owners Retailers Conv erters

Single-use to reusable ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Eliminate unnecessary

plastic packaging ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

100% recyclable,

reusable, compostable ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

PCR content ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Increase recycle rates ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Downgauging ● ● ● ●

Bio-source/based ● ●


Design for recyclability: Technologies and tools enabling sustainable packaging

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Resource efficiency

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Up to 25% Down-gauging

Collaborate Innovate Accelerate

Reduced weight & thickness Superior stiffness & toughness Higher performance

4X

2X

1X


Enhance recyclability

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Our evolving portfolio of recyclable solutions fits your products’ needs

Must hav e a market for

the recycled material

Spouted

pouches

Stand-up

pouch

Form-Fill-Seal Large

volumes

Thermoformed


Recycle enhancers

Recycle stream Recycle enhancing technologies

PE / PP INTUNE™ olefin block copolymers

PE / PA

FUSABOND™ M603 functional polymer

FUSABOND™ E226 functional polymer RETAIN™ polymer modifier

PE / EVOH or PA /

EVOH / PE

RETAIN™ polymer modifier

FUSABOND™ M603 functional polymer BYNEL™ 41E710 adhesive resin

DuPont™ SURLYN™

Ionomers / EVOH or PA

FUSABOND™ E226 functional polymer

SURLYN™ 1650 ionomer for sodium SURLYN™ ionomer streams

PP / PA or PP / EVOHFUSABOND™ P353 functional polymer

RETAIN™ polymer modifier

Polyesters / PEELVALOY™ PTW copolymer alloy

ELVALOY™ AC 3427 acrylate copolymer

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Overview of OPULUX™ HGT optical finish coating

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• Conversion to an all-PE stand-up pouch from

PET/PE or BOPP/PE laminated packages

• Increase in seal temperature window on all PE

pouch and bags

• Good CoF for pouch machining – 0.3 to 0.7

• Gloss finish

• Protects inks from smearing

• Imparts transparency and clarity when applied

to hazy films

Non-recyclable

PE/PET (laminated)

All-PE

(non-laminated)

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Market-driven innovation

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Research Development Commercialization

An average of 40 new products are launched globally each quarter – driven by innovations in packaging.

Applicationdevelopment

Process research

Catalystresearch

Material science


Pack Studios

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Leveraging a global

technology base for

faster local solutions

Mozzate

Ringwood

Freeport

Singapore

Horgen

Shanghai

Sao Paulo

Mumbai


Leveraging expertise

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Fabrication

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Full-scale blown film, cast film, blow molding, injection molding, extrusion coating lines


Testing – analytical & physical

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More than 50 physical and analytical testing capabilities, including

microscopy. Sensory science labs in North America and Europe


Trials

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Industry-scale VFSS, HFSS lines; shrink tunnel; stretch wrappers and stretch wrap tester; stretch hood line for real-world testing and validation


Testing & trials – dedicated transportation lab

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Be part of the solution.Help start a movement for change.

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DISCLAIMERS

Any photographs of end-use applications in this document represent potential end-use applications but do not necessarily represent current commercial applications, nor do they represent an endorsement by Dow of the actual products. Further, these photographs are for illustration purposes only and do not reflect either an endorsement or sponsorship of any other manufacturer for a specific potential end-use product or application, or for Dow, or specific products manufactured by Dow.

The data provided in this slide presentation was collected during January 2019, and is included to illustrate approximate trends in the industry. The data provided in this slide presentation is given in good faith for informational purposes only. Dow assumes no obligation or liability for the industry data presented herein. NO WARRANTIES ARE GIVEN; ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED.

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