Dow (NYSE:DOW) and Innventure (NASDAQ:INV), a technology commercialization platform, today announced plans to collaborate to develop and commercialize new waste-to-value technologies. The collaboration aims to enable globally scalable, cost-effective conversion of mixed wastes to petrochemical feedstocks.
Innventure has created a new subsidiary, Refinity, to commercialize cost-effective waste-to-value technologies. Refinity will work directly with Dow to scale and commercialize technologies aimed at converting mixed waste, including hard-to-recycle plastic waste, to petrochemical feedstocks. The sustainable chemicals produced by Refinity will serve as direct replacements for existing fossil fuel-based feedstocks. Dow will provide technical resources to support the engineering development and deployment of new waste-to-value processes and work with Refinity to identify preferred sites for future commercial plant operations. This collaboration with Innventure aligns with Dow's strategy to work with partners to accelerate the development and deployment of advantaged technologies and deliver the volumes and incremental profit goals of its Transform the Waste goal.