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Amcor and Dow launch low-carbon polyethylene packaging collaboration

Amcor and Dow announced a strategic collaboration on 17 September 2026 to accelerate adoption of low-carbon packaging, combining Dow's low-carbon polyethylene and carbon-footprint expertise with Amcor's packaging design and manufacturing. The partners will use a Carbon Footprint Ledger methodology, aligned with ISO 14067 and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, to give customers verified product carbon data supporting Scope 3 reduction targets.

Why this mattersA resin supplier and converter jointly offering assured low-carbon PE data could shift how brand owners source packaging to meet Scope 3 targets without redesign.

  • Dow and Amcor announced the collaboration on 17 September 2026
  • It pairs Dow's low-carbon polyethylene, materials science and carbon footprint expertise with Amcor's packaging design, manufacturing and global reach
  • Central to it is the Carbon Footprint Ledger, which applies mass-balance greenhouse gas accounting and issues product carbon footprint information
  • The methodology is aligned with ISO 14067 and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Product Standard, with limited third-party assurance
  • The aim is drop-in low-carbon polyethylene packaging that helps brands cut Scope 3 emissions without redesign or new infrastructure
  • The partners named no specific packaging applications, participating customers, emissions-reduction figures or implementation timeline
  • Keith Cleason, Business President, Packaging & Specialty Plastics at Dow, and David Clark, Chief Sustainability Officer at Amcor, commented publicly on the collaboration.
  • No financial terms, volumes or commercial availability date have been disclosed.
  • Dow's Keith Cleason, business president for Packaging & Specialty Plastics, and Amcor's chief sustainability officer David Clark are named as leading the collaboration.
  • The companies said they will work to identify viable packaging applications and involve value-chain partners early in adoption.
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Updates

  • 2026-09-18 · Edited before publication: Amcor's USD 23bn sales figure falls outside the source opening and is removed. Added the second source's material qualification that no applications, customers, emissions figures or timeline were announced. Materiality lowered to 2: a collaboration announcement with no volumes, customers or dates is routine.
  • 2026-09-19 · Further coverage added: packaging-gateway.com
  • 2026-09-19 · Further coverage added: chemxplore.com
  • 2026-09-19 · Further coverage added: rallies.ai
  • 2026-09-20 · Further coverage added: webwire.com
  • 2026-09-20 · Further coverage added: corporate.dow.com
  • 2026-09-20 · Further coverage added: eponline.com
  • 2026-09-21 · Further coverage added: packaura.com
  • 2026-09-21 · Further coverage added: finance.yahoo.com
  • 2026-09-22 · Further coverage added: packagingeurope.com
  • 2026-09-22 · Further coverage added: nipimpressions.com
  • 2026-09-22 · Further coverage added: sustainabilitymea.com
  • 2026-09-23 · Update: Amcor and Dow named executives backing the low-carbon polyethylene tie-up, with Dow packaging chief Keith Cleason and Amcor sustainability chief David Clark commenting, though financial terms and volumes remain undisclosed.
  • 2026-09-25 · Update: Amcor and Dow named the executives leading their low-carbon polyethylene tie-up and said they aim to identify viable packaging applications with value-chain partners early in the process.
  • 2026-09-26 · Update: Further reporting on the Dow-Amcor low-carbon polyethylene tie-up confirms the aim is Scope 3 cuts for brands without changing existing packaging formats.
  • 2026-09-27 · Update: Further coverage of the Amcor-Dow low-carbon polyethylene alliance reiterated the Carbon Footprint Ledger methodology and its Scope 3 reporting aim, without adding new detail.
  • 2026-09-29 · Update: Further coverage confirms Amcor and Dow's Carbon Footprint Ledger will supply independently assured, mass-balance carbon-footprint data to help brands and retailers meet Scope 3 targets.