Dow Unveils the 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation Competition

International competition brings together the best innovations in
commercial packaging, recognizing breakthroughs in technology, customer
experience and responsible packaging

MIDLAND, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) is proud to announce the call for entries
for the 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation, the
independently judged program globally recognized as the industry leader.
Entries will be accepted from Feb. 5 through April 12, 2018, with all
necessary forms and information on www.DowPackagingAwards.com.

The 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation continues the
DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation program established in 1986, the
industry’s longest running independently judged awards program. Dow
carries on the tradition of assembling an independent panel of leading
international packaging judges from a great variety of disciplines, to
provide the awards with a global perspective across design, engineering,
retail, converting and academia.

“In its 30th year, the Awards for Packaging Innovation
celebrate innovation and collaboration in packaging throughout the
entire value chain,” said Diego Donoso, business president for Dow
Packaging & Specialty Plastics. “The awards recognize companies that
promote technological advancement, enhance customer product experiences
and demonstrate responsible packaging, and winning products demonstrate
how they truly have the power to change lives.”

Entry is free and applicants are not required to use Dow or DuPont
materials in the products they enter. As in previous years, all of the
products in the 2018 30th Awards for Packaging Innovation
must be commercially available when they are entered. This year,
applicants can utilize a streamlined entry process with a simplified
online form to complete, submit and track entries, as well as upload
accompanying images and videos.

About Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics combines core strengths of R&D,
worldwide reach, broad product lines and industry expertise to deliver
new solutions in plastics to meet consumer demand in end use markets
like food packaging, personal hygiene, footwear, transportation and
infrastructure. The business is one of the largest polyethylene
producers in the world, and is a leading innovator and collaborator
across the value chain on technologies and applications that are high
performing and sustainable.

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.

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Contacts

Jarrod Erpelding
Media Relations
The Dow Chemical Company
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