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Sustainability & CircularityPortfolio & Strategy 12 Oct 2026

Dow and Amcor partner to scale low-carbon flexible packaging

Dow and Amcor have agreed a strategic collaboration pairing Dow's low-carbon polyethylene and resin research with Amcor's flexible packaging manufacturing and brand-customer network. The partnership targets food and personal care flexible packaging, covering material-packaging co-development, supply-chain integration and standardised carbon-footprint data for customers' ESG reporting. The two companies previously co-developed a mono-material all-PE recyclable toothpaste tube as a pilot project.

Why this mattersA materials-converter alliance aimed at scaling low-carbon mono-material flexible packaging could help brand owners meet Scope 3 and PPWR-driven recyclability targets at lower cost.

  • Dow and Amcor have agreed a strategic collaboration on low-carbon packaging, reported on 12 October 2026.
  • The partnership focuses on flexible packaging for food and personal care.
  • Work covers low-carbon resin and packaging co-development, early involvement of value-chain partners, and verified carbon-footprint data for customers' reporting.
  • The two companies previously co-developed an all-PE recyclable toothpaste tube.
  • No investment amount, capacity figure or implementation date was disclosed.
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  • 2026-10-13 · Edited before publication: The source says the collaboration was announced 'recently' and is itself dated 12 October 2026; the key fact asserting an announcement on that date is not grounded. Corrected. Materiality 2 is right for a partnership with no investment figure, capacity or date, reported only via a secondary Chinese trade commentary.