“This expanded portfolio of circular footwear solutions is an important step in enabling brands and manufacturers to offer sustainable options to consumers,” said Bambang Candra, Asia Pacific commercial vice president for Packaging and Specialty Plastics business. from Dow. “By supporting the footwear industry with low-carbon and circular solutions that improve product sustainability while maintaining high performance, we reduce dependence on fossil raw materials and give new life to plastic waste.

Biocircular materials from sustainable sources

Relying on the Dow and Crocs collaboration Using ENGAGE REN biocircular polyolefin elastomers (POEs), Dow now offers biocircular options for ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and olefin block copolymers (OBC) in the form of ELVAX EVA REN and ‘INFUSE OBC REN. These are produced from alternative raw materials made from waste residues or process by-products that do not compete with food or animal production, helping to reduce reliance on fossil raw materials.

These resins from biocircular raw materials are International Sustainability Carbon Certification (ISCC Plus) certified using a mass balance approach, enabling customers to consider these materials in their supply chains while also supporting Dow’s goal to transform plastic waste and other forms of alternative raw materials by commercializing 3 million tonnes of circular and renewable solutions per year by 2030.

Shoe materials designed to be recyclable

Dow’s reversible cross-linking resins provide an innovative solution for manufacturing footwear materials designed to be recyclable. They allow used shoe foam sheets to be transformed into new resins, which can be reused in foam products with performance comparable to those made from traditional EVA/POE/OBC.

Polyolefin elastomers for artificial leather

Dow’s polyolefin elastomers (POE) can be used to produce artificial leather that can provide durability, stain resistance and 25% less weight than f-PVC (flexible polyvinyl chloride) and polyurethane leather for shoe uppers.

This artificial leather is designed for post-consumer recycling and is produced without the use of plasticizers, solvents and heavy metals, while having low odor and low volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It offers a safe and durable shoe material option that also gives designers flexibility in choosing colors, especially lighter ones.

*bio-circular assigned as part of the mass balance chain of custody approach

About Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics
Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP), a business unit of Dow (NYSE: DOW), combines core strengths of R&D, global presence, broad product lines and industry expertise to deliver high-performance technologies for consumer markets. end use in the areas of food packaging, personal hygiene, infrastructure, consumer goods and transport. P&SP is one of the world’s largest producers of polyethylene resins, functional polymers and adhesives and, through Pack Studios, is a leading innovator and collaborator across the development value chain sustainable applications and circular economy life cycle design for plastics. www.dowpackaging.com

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global reach, integration and scale of assets, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help create a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employ approximately 35,900 people. Dow had revenues of approximately $45 billion in 2023. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visiting www.dow.com.

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