The Dow Chemical Company's Packaging and Specialty Plastics business has launched a new family of precision packaging resins, INNATE.

Created from a patented molecular catalyst and process technology, the company said INNATE offers superior stiffness-toughness balance, processing ease and improved sustainability profiles.

"INNATE resins were developed as a result of many discussions with converters and brand owners and careful analysis of the market trends," said Diego Donoso, Business President for Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics.

As introduced, the material allows up to twice the abuse resistance in co-extruded films compared to tested standard polyethylene (PE) resins on the market. The film toughness is maintained without compromising stiffness and other key properties.

INNATE is suitable for a wide range of applications, from flexible food packaging to heavy-duty industrial shipping sacks, according to Dow.

"The chemistry behind INNATE resins allows customers to control properties like never before to create a new standard of performance through a combination of film stiffness, toughness and processability, all from one packaging resin," stated David Parrillo, Global R&D director for Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics.

The Dow Chemical Company's Packaging and Specialty Plastics business has launched a new family of precision packaging resins, INNATE.

Created from a patented molecular catalyst and process technology, the company said INNATE offers superior stiffness-toughness balance, processing ease and improved sustainability profiles.

"INNATE resins were developed as a result of many discussions with converters and brand owners and careful analysis of the market trends," said Diego Donoso, Business President for Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics.

As introduced, the material allows up to twice the abuse resistance in co-extruded films compared to tested standard polyethylene (PE) resins on the market. The film toughness is maintained without compromising stiffness and other key properties.

INNATE is suitable for a wide range of applications, from flexible food packaging to heavy-duty industrial shipping sacks, according to Dow.

"The chemistry behind INNATE resins allows customers to control properties like never before to create a new standard of performance through a combination of film stiffness, toughness and processability, all from one packaging resin," stated David Parrillo, Global R&D director for Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics.