Maximum product protection, extended shelf life, attractive design, efficient processability and, last but not least, benefits across the entire supply chain. Packaging fish and seafood safely, cost-effectively, and with efficient use of resources requires specialist know-how. SÜDPACK is one supplier with exactly that expertise. With its SKINPro® and Multifol® Extreme solutions, the re-nowned German film specialist offers two product families tailored to the spe-cific requirements of these highly perishable, sensitive foods, delivering ad-vantages in more ways than one.
Packaging fresh salmon fillets, tuna chunks, whole gilt-head bream, smoked trout, shelled crayfish, sharp-edged mussels, or even shrimp skewers may be part of your daily business – but it’s anything but routine. Delicate surfaces, irregular shapes, sharp edges, and moisture all need to be managed, along with short shelf lives and stringent hygiene and food safety requirements. Especially in the seafood segment, where these factors can quickly drive up loss rates, packaging becomes an effec-tive lever for economic profitability and competitiveness – and ultimately for re-ducing food waste.
Packaging engineered for delicate fish products ...
... means high-performance films that can be processed efficiently into reliable packaging solutions and deliver the convenience consumers expect. To achieve this, skin, MAP, and vacuum packaging are the industry’s go-to technologies. Whatever the format, it must deliver a secure seal even if the seal area is contam-inated, resist punctures from heavy or sharp-edged products, and help extend shelf life with an integrated barrier function – ideally while using as little material as possible.
SKINPro® – the new generation of films with premium optics for the most de-manding seafood applications
Developed by SÜDPACK specifically for shrimp skewers, salmon fillets, and whole fish, SKINPro® is an innovative, visually appealing vacuum skin packaging system built around a high-performance skin top web and matching bottom web designed to work together perfectly. The thin top web wraps around the product like a sec-ond skin, reliably handling even high product protrusions, sharp or pointed con-tours, and extreme undercuts. The product is held securely on the bottom web, preventing juicing and allowing flat, upright, or hanging presentation at the point of sale. Most importantly, the system helps extend the food’s shelf life by remov-ing oxygen, ensuring reliable sealing, and delivering barrier properties matched to the product. For the “counterpart,” SÜDPACK offers a range of PE-, PP-, and APET-based bottom webs designed specifically for SKINPro top webs and engineered to ensure reliable sealing. This also includes bottom webs made from the corre-sponding mono-materials that meet recyclability requirements. All SKINPro mate-rial structures run efficiently and reliably on skin packaging machines.
With premium optics and outstanding convenience, this packaging system also makes an impact at the point of sale: The wrinkle-free top web, with enhanced transparency and gloss, delivers maximum product visibility, a fresher appearance, and a premium look and feel. The clean, smooth, and easy opening behavior fur-ther reinforces the positive consumer experience.
Multifol® Extreme – high performance for extreme packaging applications
Multifol® Extreme is another proven flexible film that combines maximum func-tionality with minimal added weight. Due to its outstanding sealing performance and high puncture resistance, this SÜDPACK product family is ideally suited for MAP or vacuum packaging of fatty, protein-rich, or sharp-edged products such as fresh salmon fillets, white fish, or herring portions, as well as frozen goods.
In addition, the film is about 30% lighter than conventional PA/PE structures, de-livering benefits across the entire logistics chain. Specifically, without any com-promises on product protection, Multifol Extreme in a thickness of just 150 µm can replace a conventional thermoforming film with a thickness of 200 µm. Fur-ther material savings can be achieved by combining a Multifol Extreme base film with a lidding film from the same product family. Despite the material’s low thick-ness, the perishable food stays well protected inside the package.
Another plus: This packaging concept also shines during the packaging process itself – with outstanding thermoforming properties that support deep draws, as well as good processability on standard thermoforming packaging machines.
About SÜDPACK
SÜDPACK is a leading manufacturer of high-performance films and packaging solutions for the food, non-food and medical goods industries and also of customer-specific compounds for technically demanding applications.
The family business, which was founded by Alfred Remmele in 1964, is headquartered in Ochsenhausen. The production sites in Germany, France, Poland, Switzerland and the Netherlands are equipped with cutting-edge plant technology and manufacture to the highest standards, including the capacity to operate under clean room conditions. The global sales and service network ensures a high degree of proximity to the cus-tomer and comprehensive technology support in more than 70 countries.
With its innovative Development and Application Center at its headquarters in Ochsenhausen, SÜDPACK offers its customers an optimal platform for developing individual solutions and also for performing application tests.
SÜDPACK is committed to sustainable development and fulfills its responsibility as an employer and towards society, the environment and its customers. For its sustainable product developments and consistent commitment to a functioning circular economy in the plastics industry, SÜDPACK has received numerous awards