Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics has selected flexible packaging converter Ampac as a licensee of its PacXpert packaging technology in North America.
According to Dow, Ampac has been authorized to use the technology for producing and selling packages in the region, under the name Ampac CubePak.
Following the acquisition of the global license to the Smart Bottle technology, Dow trademarked the technology as PacXpert, which can be used to convert large rigid plastic containers to easy-to-carry, flexible packaging options.
The shelf stable, flexible technology is said to be suitable for use in use in various applications such as household, institutional, food service and industrial, including liquids and dry good products.
The technology helps to reduce content waste and also decreases the usage of raw materials during the manufacturing process.
PacXpert Technology containers, which can ship and store flat when empty, eliminate Just In Time delivery of rigid containers and increase shipping and warehouse efficiency, while minimizing carbon dioxide emissions.
Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics North America new business development leader Heather Turner said Ampac has become the first licensee of PacXpert to bring the advancement to North America.
"The technology positions Ampac and Dow as solutions leaders in the packaging industry with the ability to offer customers sustainability benefits and convenience," Turner added.
Ampac senior market manager Millie Nuno said, "The Ampac CubePak’s™ unique design and multi-functionality provides our customers with a solution for pourable products that will expand the flexible packaging market."
Image: Ampac will use the PacXpert packaging technology under the name Ampac CubePak. Photo: courtesy of The Dow Chemical Company.