Dow and Koehler Win 2017 U.S. EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
PHILADELPHIA — The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Michigan, and Koehler Paper Group, Oberkirch, Germany, have been named winners of a 2017 U.S. EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Award for the development of ROPAQUE™ NT-2900 Opaque Polymer for BLUE 4EST™ Thermal Paper. This innovation is a first of its kind, offering a sustainable thermal paper option free of chemical developers.
Thermal paper is used broadly throughout the world for cash register receipts, tickets, tags and labels. Current thermal papers use chemical developers such as bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol S, materials of growing regulatory and consumer scrutiny around the globe, in their coatings to produce images when heated.