Dow Accelerates Regional Packaging Innovation and Solutions with the Launch of Pack Studios Mumbai

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SINGAPORE, Feb. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-India-based innovation center helps foster collaboration and the development

of advanced packaging solutions

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics (

https://in.dow.com/en-us/markets-and-solutions/packaging) (P&SP), a business

unit of The Dow Chemical Company, has opened its Pack Studios Mumbai innovation

center. Marking the Company's eighth Pack Studios location -- and the third in

Asia Pacific -- Dow P&SP's global network of studios brings together technical

experts, laboratories and testing capabilities to foster innovation and

collaboration, and accelerate the development of new packaging products.

"Asia Pacific is one of the largest materials suppliers to the global packaging

industry. Combined with a rapidly growing population and economy, India is an

ideal location to advance packaging technologies to meet emerging market

needs," said Bambang Candra, Asia Pacific commercial vice president of Dow

Packaging and Specialty Plastics. "Pack Studios Mumbai reinforces Dow's

commitment to our customers in South Asia, and provides a unique opportunity

for converters, brand owners and retailers to enhance their competitive edge."

Pack Studios are built on Dow's long-held belief that innovation can be best

achieved through collaboration. Pack Studios not only create an environment for

industry collaboration, but also create a strong global network of experts and

capabilities that are dedicated to the success of partners throughout the value

chain regardless of their location. Pack Studios Mumbai brings this pioneering

approach to the India market with the support of seven other locations around

the world, and expands the ability to design packaging solutions that meet

local challenges at a quicker rate.

The Pack Studios Mumbai facility is equipped with a collaboration room to

inspire solution-based thinking and leading laboratories with film testing

equipment to conceptualize and validate next-generation packaging. An

industrial-scale Nordmeccanica Super Combi 3000 (

http://www.nordmeccanica.com/en/combi_solutions/combi_range.php) solvent-based

and solventless laminator onsite allows customers to test, prototype and

develop adhesives products without interrupting their own commercial production.

As a one-stop center to inspire packaging innovation across the value chain,

Pack Studios house a global network of scientists, state-of-the-art equipment

and a broad range of testing capabilities. Here, Dow resins and adhesives

experts collaborate with equipment manufacturers, designers, brand owners and

prototyping specialists -- resulting in faster commercialization of new and

improved packaging solutions.

Pack Studios Mumbai joins Dow's seven global Pack Studios locations, including

Freeport, Texas (USA); Ringwood, Illinois (USA); Sao Paulo, Brazil; Horgen,

Switzerland; Mozzate, Italy; Shanghai, China, and Singapore. By providing

regional innovation centers around the world with equipment tailored for local

packaging needs, Pack Studios allows customers to meet their specific

requirements, bridge product performance gaps, and help bring products to

market faster.

For more information about Pack Studios, please visit

https://www.dow.com/en-us/packaging/innovation/pack-studios.

About Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics

Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company

(Dow), combines core strengths of R&D, worldwide reach, broad product lines and

industry expertise to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions for

plastics. The business is one of the largest polyethylene producers in the

world, and a leading collaborator across the value chain on the development of

new technologies and applications for high growth markets in packaging, health

& hygiene, transportation, consumer, and infrastructure.

About Dow

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) combines science and technology knowledge to

develop premier materials science solutions that are essential to human

progress. Dow has one of the strongest and broadest toolkits in the industry,

with robust technology, asset integration, scale and competitive capabilities

that enable it to address complex global issues. Dow's market-driven,

industry-leading portfolio of advanced materials, industrial intermediates, and

plastics businesses deliver a broad range of differentiated technology-based

products and solutions for customers in high-growth markets such as packaging,

infrastructure, and consumer care. Dow is a subsidiary of DowDuPont (NYSE:

DWDP), a holding company comprised of Dow and DuPont with the intent to form

three strong, independent, publicly traded companies in agriculture, materials

science and specialty sectors. More information can be found at www.dow.com

SOURCE Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics