How Innovative Dow BLUEWAVE(TM) Technology Supports Sustainable Business Growth - Seite 2

We can look specifically at RHOBARR 320 Barrier Dispersion to appreciate the positive impact that innovation can have on the sustainability of consumer products. It is the first aqueous barrier coating designed specifically for paper applications and one of the materials we produce at the new Dow Lauterbourg BLUEWAVE technology facility.

RHOBARR 320 Barrier Dispersion provides an ultra-thin, water-based coating alternative that supports up to 99% fiber recovery when those paper products are recycled. It also enables up to a 70% reduction in waste and raw material usage compared to extrusion coated products. Less raw material in the production of paper packaging means up to 15% lighter final product weight. Since low coat weights are achievable, the percentage weight that a barrier film represents in a finished article can be greatly reduced. For example, an 8 g/m² coating direct to paper on 200 g/m² solid bleach board represents a barrier coat weight of just 3.8 wt. % of the total article-helping paper coaters with their goals of reduction of environmental impact and advance their sustainability initiatives. Lighter final products can also help our customers save on the cost to get their product from production facilities and into the hands of consumers.

Its environmentally-advanced contributions are so notable that RHOBARR 320 Barrier Dispersion won a Gold Edison Award for positively contributing to the recyclability of food service items and packaging.

RHOBARR 320 Barrier Dispersion also delivers in terms of performance. It can be used to provide both a hot and cold liquid barrier and water vapor resistance that is needed for cup stock applications. RHOBARR 320 also provides a barrier against oil and grease in food packaging applications with excellent heat seal-ability. These properties and flexibility of its formulation helped this product also earn a prestigious R&D 100 Award.

Learn more about the RHOBARR Barrier Coatings for paper portfolio in this quick reference guide.

Manufacturing in France

Our commercial presence in France started in 1963. More than six decades later, we operate three production sites and a business center within the country.

The inauguration of the BLUEWAVE technology facility at the Dow site in Lauterbourg reinforces our commitment to profitable growth by expanding production capacity while valuing the environment and maintaining a footprint respecting the communities where we operate manufacturing sites.