Dow and Amcor partner to accelerate adoption of low carbon packaging solutions

Dow and Amcor announced a strategic collaboration designed to help brands and retailers accelerate adoption of low carbon packaging solutions.

AmPrima recycle-ready solutions from Amcor. (Source: Amcor)

Building off a shared history of advancing GHG emissions reduction efforts, the collaboration connects Dow's low carbon polyethylene (PE), materials science and carbon footprint expertise with Amcor's packaging innovation, manufacturing expertise and global reach.

“Together with Amcor, we are testing a new commercial model through market-based mechanisms to reduce adoption risk, create clearer demand signals and help accelerate commercialization of low carbon packaging solutions across the value chain,” said Keith Cleason, business president, Packaging & Specialty Plastics at Dow.

Together, Dow and Amcor aim to help brands and retailers easily implement and scale next-generation packaging solutions that deliver the required performance, quality and functionality while helping achieve their Scope 3 targets.

Under the collaboration, Dow and Amcor will work together to identify technically and commercially viable packaging applications, engage value chain partners early in the adoption process, and provide carbon footprint information to support customers as they navigate complex packaging decisions.

This collaboration comes at a time when companies have set ambitious GHG emissions reduction targets for Scope 3 emissions, which account for indirect GHG emissions across the company’s value chain and often represent the largest share of a company’s carbon footprint.

Increasingly, brands and retailers are looking for scalable packaging solutions that deliver measurable emissions reductions without requiring significant packaging redesigns or new infrastructure investments.

“Scope 3 emissions occur upstream and downstream in the value chain, making it difficult to reduce. Bringing low carbon polyethylene to market in packaging that meets the same technical and design standards is one of the simplest ways to help shrink a product’s carbon footprint,” said David Clark, chief sustainability officer at Amcor.

The collaboration reflects the growing importance of coordinated value-chain action, bringing together Dow and Amcor’s complementary capabilities to help customers advance GHG emissions reductions across packaging value chains.

By working across materials, packaging and customer applications, the collaboration creates a more connected approach to addressing GHG emissions challenges that can be difficult for any one company to tackle alone.