THE CAST IS GETTING BIGGER INTRODUCING THE NEWEST INNATE™ PRECISION PACKAGING RESINS

EXPANDING THE TALENTS NEEDED FOR PACKAGING SUCCESS

INNATE™ resins address many needs of the packaging value chain, specifically targeting critical performance gaps in the marketplace, and can help deliver lighter, stronger, more durable packag-ing films for:

• Food packaging

• Non-food consumer packaging

• Industrial packaging

• Heavy-duty shipping sacks

• Pallet containment

• Silage wrap

• Specialty packaging

• Components for artificial turf

More Performers. More Performance.Table 1 presents an overview of the current developmental and commercial-ized resins in the family of INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins. All INNATE™ resins offer the ability to precisely “dial in” desired properties in a manner never realized before.

Strength … Stiffness … Toughness … Durability … Processability … Sustainability … Blendability … These characteristics – essential to today’s packaging applications – are the heart, the DNA, of Dow’s family of INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins.

The first offerings in this ensemble showcased unprecedented combinations of stiffness, toughness, and efficiency in a variety of film applications.

Now, Dow is pleased to open the curtain on an exciting new cast of performers – two new developmental products and a newly commercialized resin – ready to help expand the potential for packaging films across a wide range of applications.

INNATE™ resins are born from a break-through patented molecular catalyst coupled with advanced process technol-ogy that allows accurate and consistent control of the resin chemistry, offering performance levels and combinations of film properties like never before.

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Table 1: Current products in the INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins family(2)

Product Melt Index (g/10 min)

Density (g/cm3)

Applications

XUS 59910.03(1) 0.85 0.912 • Low temperature• Liquid bag-in-box• Medium performance sealant

XUS 59910.04(1) 0.85 0.915 • Liquid bag-in-box• Medium performance sealant • Protective packaging

INNATE™ ST50

0.85 0.918 • HDSS• Construction film• SUP• Protective packaging• General converter films

(1) Developmental product of The Dow Chemical Company(2) Dow testing. Typical properties, not to be construed as specifications. Users should confirm results by their own tests.

Valuable Versatility for the Entire Value ChainThe family of INNATE™ resins presents numerous processing and end-use advan-tages that deliver uncommon versatility, allowing use across a range of applica-tions and offering valuable benefits to the entire value chain.

Converters

• Unprecedented downgauging possibilities due to the unique molecular structure

• Outstanding film toughness while maintaining stiffness (Figure 1)

• Versatility in formulations, including excellent blending capabilities to enhance film performance

• Ease of processability, with excellent bubble stability versus traditional metallocene resins – even for thick films

Brand Owners

• Advanced performance characteristics

• Potential for packaging differentiation

• An excellent sustainability profile, due to material reduction potential, while maintaining or exceeding performance requirements

• Outstanding film protection and packaging optimization

• New opportunities for packaging efficiencies through material substitution

Retailers

• Increased packaging reliability

• Improved package integrity for excellent shelf life

• Less product damage and fewer returns

INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins

Traditional mLLDPE

Stiffness

Toug

hnes

s

Figure 1: Redefining the Stiffness/Toughness Balance

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EXCELLENT PROCESSING & PRECISION PERFORMANCE FOR MANY APPLICATIONS

INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins address performance gaps in traditional packaging films through previously unknown combinations of processing ease, blending opportunities, “tunable precision,” and drop-in convenience – together with excellent end-use charac-teristics across a range of applications.

INNATE™ resins have excellent heat seal performance, similar to a competitive mLLDPE (1 MI, 0.918 d) and to ELITE™ Enhanced Polyethylene (EPE) (Figure 2). For HDSS applications, as well as liquid packaging, where dependable seals are imperative, INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins can be counted on for robust seal performance.

INNATE™ ST50 Precision Packaging Resin has demonstrated higher melt strength when compared to a competitive mLLDPE (Figure 3). That means improved process-ability and output rates.

What’s more, INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins exhibit more shear thinning than the competitive mLLDPE (Figure 4) – leading to lower melt tem-peratures, amps, and back pressure.

Fresh to TableDurability and abuse resistance, with efficient processing by itself and in blends, make INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins an excellent fit for food packaging in particular, and consumer product packaging in general.

They offer:

• Film toughness for enhanced package optimization

• Film stiffness needed for efficient filling, displaying, and storing of packages like stand-up pouches

• Improved toughness in combination with excellent flex crack resistance – advantageous for liquid packaging

• Excellent durability for package and product protection

• Outstanding toughness at refrigeration and frozen temperatures (Figure 5)

• Superb processability

• Down-gauging potential up to 25% while achieving similar or improved toughness (structure dependent)

For customers who need improved film mechanics in low temperature food packaging, INNATE™ resins such as XUS 59910.03(1) and XUS 59910.04(1) provide superior stiffness/toughness balance vs. mPE with excellent processability.

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(1) Developmental product of The Dow Chemical Company(2) Dow testing. Typical properties only, not to be construed as specifications. Users should confirm results by their own tests.

Figure 4: Improved Viscosity Profile vs. Competitive Resin(2)

0.1 1.0 10 100Frequency (radian/s)

Visc

osity

(Pa·

s)

1,000

10,000

INNATE™ ST50ELITE™ EPECompetitive

Figure 3: Advantages in Melt Strength vs. Competitive Resin(2)

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7

8

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350Velocity (mm/sec)

Forc

e (c

N)

INNATE™ ST50ELITE™ EPECompetitive

70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160Temperature (°C)

Aver

age

Peak

Loa

d (lb

s/in

)

0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

INNATE™ ST50ELITE™ EPECompetitive

Figure 2: Comparative Heat Seal Performance(2)

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Figure 6 illustrates the robust flex crack performance and toughness required for bag-in-box liquid packaging. XUS 59910.03(1) and XUS 59910.04(1) develop-mental resins provide excellent stiffness/toughness balance vs. mPE with down-gauging potential of up to 18%* and offer:

• Exceptional toughness & flex crack resistance

• Excellent processability

• Down-gauging potential while achieving similar or improved toughness with improved flex crack performance

Customers seeking dual functionality of abuse and seal performance in one-layer will find that INNATE™ resins provide excellent toughness and improved processability vs. mPE, while deliver-ing medium performance sealing in non-laminated structures (Figure 7). The developmental resins XUS 59910.03(1) and XUS 59910.04(1) specifically offer:

• Excellent processability

• Dual functionality in one layer (abuse plus sealing)

• Potential for down-gauging with similar or improved toughness

• Design flexibility with two-in-one (sealability and abuse) approach

Figure 6: Toughness & Flex-crack Performance(2)

Figure 5: Improved Toughness at Lower Temperature(2)

Instrumented Dart Impact Co-ex Blown Film** (0°C)

Instrumented Dart Impact Monolayer Blown Film** (0°C)

Control: mLLDPE/ULDPE (0.85 MI, .0.905d)/mLLDPEFilm 1: mLLDPE/INNATE™ (0.85 MI, 0.918d)/mLLDPEFilm 2: mLLDPE/INNATE™ (0.85 MI, 0.915d)/mLLDPE

**100% Abuse Resin

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7

Aver

age

Tota

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(J)

INNATE™

(0.85 MI, 0.918d)

INNATE™

(0.85 MI, 0.915d)

Competitve(1 MI,

0.918d)

mLLDPE(1 MI,

0.916d)

0

0.2Aver

age

Tota

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rgy

(J)

Control

0.4

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0.8

1.0

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Film 1 Film 2

MonolayerBlend

2.2 mil

3-layer

1.8 mil

3-layerwith INNATE™

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Pinholes after 10K Flex

Monolayer 2.2 mil (LLDPE Blend)3-layer coex 1.8 mil (Abuse/LLDPE/Abuse 10/80/10)3-layer coex 1.8 mil (INNATE™/LLDPE/INNATE™ 10/80/10)

Dart

*Dow tesing. Additional information available upon request.(1) Developmental product of The Dow Chemical Company(2) Dow testing. Typical properties only, not to be construed as specifications. Users should confirm results by their own tests.

Figure 7: Non-laminated Heat Seal & Hot Tack(2)

Heat Seal

Aver

age

Peak

Loa

d (lb

/in)

500

1

2

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4

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70 90 110 130 150 170Test Temperature (°C)

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Competitive (1 MI, 0.912d)INNATE™ (0.85 MI, 0.912d)

INNATE™ (0.85 MI, 0.915d)

INNATE™ resins also provide a superior stiffness/toughness balance vs. mPE with better processability which affords improved film mechanics in PE or PE-rich pouches.

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OTHER APPLICATIONS

Construction Films For converters of thick construction films (>5 mils) needing to meet stringent industry codes & standards, INNATE™ resinsprovide excellent stiffness/toughness balance plus robust processability with or without LDPE for bubble stability. For such applications, INNATE™ ST50 resin offers:

• Distinctive combination of dart with moisture barrier

• Excellent processability for large diameter bubbles without the need for blending

• Robust performance for consistency in >5 mil films

And More INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins are so versatile that their capabilities benefit applications beyond traditional packaging – and even into other marketplaces.

The toughness and resiliency of the resins make them an excellent option for logistical applications such as stretch wrap. INNATE™ resins can also be used for silage wrap films and other agricultural applications.

The talents of INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins even extend to the playing field, delivering resilient mono-filament yarns for artificial turf.

Industrial PackagingFilms made using INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins gain strength and toughness to stand up to virtually any challenging industrial film application, while offering excellent bubble stability for overall excellent processability.

Heavy-duty Shipping SacksHeavy-duty shipping sack manufacturers who need improved film mechanics and/or downgauging will find an advantaged stiffness/toughness balance vs. mPE with excellent processability.

With an outstanding combination of dart and modulus (Figure 8), robust bag drop performance has been documented, with 50-pound bags surviving eight-foot drops in testing.* Comparisons between coex films show up to 2x greater abuse resis-tance in films made with INNATE™ resins.*

INNATE™ ST50 Precision Packaging Resin offers another advantage: the potential to realize this performance with up to 10%* reduction in thickness! INNATE™ ST50 also presents comparable heat seal per-formance to popular incumbent resins for use across a wide range of industrial packaging applications (Figure 2, page 3).

Figure 8: Improved Modulus and Dart Impact Balance(2)

Figure 10: Improved Balance of Abuse & Moisture Barrier

Figure 9: Better Stiffness/Toughness for Construction Films

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2% S

ecan

t Mod

ulus

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(psi

)

Competitive(1 MI, 0.918d)

INNATE™ ST50(0.85 MI, 0.918d)

2% Secant Modulus MDDart A

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rf T

ear (

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INNATE™ ST50(0.85 MI, 0.918d)

Competitive(0.9 MI, 0.914d)

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Competitive(0.9 MI, 0.914d)

MD Tear

Spring-Assisted Dart

Perm

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n (g

mil/

100

in2 d

ay)

0.00

0.20

INNATE™ ST50(0.85 MI, 0.918d)

Competitive(0.9 MI, 0.914d)

0.40

0.60

0.80

1.00

1.20

1.40

1.60

1.80

2.00

* Dow testing. Additional information available upon request. (1) Developmental product of The Dow Chemical Company(2) Dow testing. Typical properties only, not to be construed as specifications. Users should confirm results by their own tests.

THERE IS NO COMPARISON

INNATE™ Performance Packaging

Resins offer converters a wealth of

competitive advantages, including

a significant upgrade in abuse

resistance at given stiffnesses

versus a typical mPE alternative,

excellent processability, and a

broad range of products.

Contact your Dow representative

and learn more about how the new

family of INNATE™ Performance

Packaging Resins can help you

meet your challenges.

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Table 2: Blending with LDPE(2)

Value Proposition 10% LDPE Loading 20% LDPE Loading

Processability/Abuse Current product: AGILITY™ 1000 or2nd generation: AGILITY™ 1200

–

Dart/Tear/Optics – AGILITY™ 2001 orAGILITY™ 1021

Value Proposition Core Layer Skin Layer

Optics/Abuse 10% AGILITY™ 1200 20% AGILITY™ 1021 or AGILITY™ 2001

(2) Dow testing. Typical properties only, not to be construed as specifications. Users should confirm results by their own tests.

Figure 11: Property Balance(2)

Dart

MD Tear MD Modulus

Max Output

20% LDPE loading

Inverse Haze

Dart

MD Tear MD Modulus

Max Output

10% LDPE loading

Inverse Haze

INNATE™ ST50 + LDPE 132i INNATE™ ST50 + AGILITY™ 2001 Competitive + AGILITY™ 1000

INNATE™ ST50 + AGILITY™ 1000 INNATE™ ST50 + AGILITY™ 1200

0.00.0

0.50.5

1.01.0

1.51.5

0.00.0

0.50.5

1.01.0

1.51.5

SHARING THE STAGE As shown in Figure 11 and in Table 2, INNATE™ resins demonstrate an excel-lent balance of processing and end-use properties when used in LDPE blends (especially AGILITY™ Performance LDPE Resins from Dow). This characteristic further enhances their ability to create valuable film structures.

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