Sustainable contamination Protection

SÜDPACK films promote safe and dependable supply. The current SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19-pandemic has underscored it once again: protecting sensitive, vital products remains the key contribution that packaging solutions make to sustainability. Damaged, spoiled or even contaminated food and medical products are harmful for both human beings and the environment. With their packaging solutions, film manufacturers like SÜDPACK Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG are making a system-relevant and sustainable contribution to ensuring a safe supply for the population – and that not just during the current “corona crisis.”

In the sometimes heated debate over plastic packaging, this central aspect is often neglected: when it comes to protecting sensitive and easily spoiled food products like cheese, meat or sausages, in many cases there are hardly any equivalent alternatives for plastic packaging.

“Choosing not to use plastics often means making significant sacrifices in product protection and shelf life,” says Erik Bouts, Spokesperson for the Senior Management of the SÜDPACK Group. Meat products, for example, have a longer shelf life of up to 25 days – without compromising on quality and hygiene. And SÜDPACK films deliver similar benefits for many other food products.

“Plastic packaging and sustainability are by no means opposites,” Erik Bouts says. “On the contrary: nothing has such a strong negative impact on the climate budget as the loss of resource-intensive products due to spoilage or damage. Our films prevent precisely these types of loss – and actively help protect human beings and the environment.”