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E-commerce/D2C packaging

E-commerce will account for 15% of all retail sales globally by 2025

Consumers continue to demand speed and will pay a premium for convenience.

September 21, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola's Simply Orange more sustainable, still structurally sound

New 89-oz juice bottle with integral handle switches from PETG to new PET formulation, goes from resin code PETE 7 to code PETE 1.

September 21, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Dow finalist flexible material replaces corrugated

StealthWrap from Sealed Air, a Dow Diamond Award Finalist, protects many e-commerce goods while eliminating the need for extra shipping cartons and packaging materials.

September 20, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Consumer demands evolve, says new e-commerce study

Dotcom Distribution’s annual study shows consumers have greater expectations when purchasing online, including free shipping and giveaways.

September 20, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

icotek Corp.: Cable grommets

icotek’s DT cable grommets can be used anywhere where a large number of electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic cables have to be routed and sealed with IP54 (UL type 12) seal.

September 19, 2018

Sustainability

Paper bottle 2.0

An 8.5-oz paper bottle used by a L'Oreal startup called Seed Phytonutrients was named a Diamond Finalist in the Dow Awards competition.

September 19, 2018

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Waterless Internet Flower Packaging Blooms in Europe

The successful application of Flexfresh™ film with Active Modified Atmospheric Packaging Technology (AMAP) earned a 2018 Dow Diamond Award Finalist finish.

September 19, 2018

Containers

Febreze a Dow award finalist

The Dow Chemical Company recently announced the winners of the 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation, which recognizes the packaging industry’s top achievements in innovative packaging designs, materials, technologies, and processes.

September 18, 2018

Containers

Tubairless: A consumer-pleasing tube/pouch/bottle hybrid

Dow Diamond Award Finalist Tubairless uses a vent hole in the middle of the sleeve and integrates an internal flexible pouch.

September 18, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Exair: Atomizing spray nozzles

Exair’s 1/8 NPT no drip external mix atomizing spray nozzles mix liquid and air outside the nozzle and allow the air and liquid flows to be adjusted independently.

September 18, 2018

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Dow Diamond finalist is a one-step form/fill technology

A ground-breaking technology that forms and fills bottles in one step using incompressible, consumable liquid, is recognized as a Diamond finalist in Dow’s Awards for Packaging Innovation.

September 17, 2018

Plastics/resins

Flat wine bottle for e-commerce is a Dow Diamond finalist

A flat, Bordeaux-style wine bottle that easily fits through U.K. households’ letterboxes is named a Diamond finalist in The Dow Chemical Company’s 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation.

September 16, 2018