StarPak Licenses Dow's PacXpert Packaging Technology To Expand Flexible Packaging Options

StarPak, Dow collaborate to provide additional industrial and consumer applications for PacXpert Packaging Technology

Flexible packaging specialist StarPak is now poised to offer the distinctive, multi-faceted PacXpert Packaging Technologythrough a new licensing agreement with Dow. As a licensee, the privately-owned packaging manufacturer is driving adoption of the innovative technology with its customers in North America and Latin America.

StarPak plans to utilize Dow’s PacXpert Packaging Technology in various applications in the future, enabling customers to transition to flexible, lightweight and collapsible stand-up pouches which have the ability to hold liquid and solid material.

StarPak’s pipeline of potential customers will enable the company to quickly invest in machinery to manufacture these PacXpert pouches.

“We’re an agile company, able to quickly combine innovation with technologies like Dow’s PacXpert Packaging Technology to help our customers meet whatever the market demands,” said Michael S. Ukropina, CEO of StarPak. “Dow’s curiosity, collaborative approach and continuous R&D complement how we operate, and we look forward to working together to optimize PacXpert Packaging Technology for our customers.”

The two companies finalized the PacXpert license agreement after coming together for an Innovation Day at Dow’s Pack Studios facility in Freeport, Texas, where Dow brings together a global network of packaging specialists, equipment and testing to accelerate the development of improved packaging.

“We’re committed to partnering with StarPak for the long term,” said Fabrice Digonnet, global leader for PacXpert Packaging Technology at Dow. “This agreement builds on Dow’s global network of PacXpert licensees, demonstrating a shared commitment to developing better, more sustainable packaging solutions for a wide range of applications.”