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Smoked salmon packed in corrugated cardboard

Ferdinand Bierbichler used to pack smoked salmon in EPS boxes. Now the company uses corrugated cardboard packaging from the STI Group.

The company Ferdinand Bierbichler was looking for an alternative packaging solution for smoked salmon. Previously, the product was packaged in large-format EPS boxes. Now the salmon is protected by corrugated cardboard packaging from the STI Group. 

With the task of finding their 1 kg Switching smoked fish packaging from polystyrene to corrugated cardboard, the southern Bavarian company Ferdinand Bierbichler turned to the STI Group. The aim was to significantly reduce packaging volumes, optimise recyclability and reduce costs and CO2 to save.

„The perfect challenge for our Circular Innovation team, which is dedicated to working on innovative sustainable solutions. We take a holistic view of the possibilities for packaging optimisation: the product, the logistical process and the material cycle are the decisive parameters for the development of a new packaging solution.“

Jakob Rinninger, CEO of the STI Group

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Smoked salmon is particularly fatty, which is no problem for the new corrugated cardboard packaging
(Image: STI Group)

The Circular Innovation team developed the customised solution: a volume-optimised Corrugated cardboard packaging made from virgin fibre materials with a water-based barrier coating, which is particularly greaseproof and suitable for direct contact with food. For better handling, the fish is still Wrapped in wax paper and the container sealed in an anti-fog film.

Corrugated cardboard packaging for smoked salmon saves material, space and costs
(Image: STI Group)

The The storage volume of empty packaging was reduced by 92 per cent and the shipping volume of filled fish packaging by 53 per cent. can be realised. This was accompanied by a reduction in CO2 footprint of the packaging material by around 60 per cent - and the new packaging now costs less than half as much.

The new packaging solution reduces storage volumes and recycling costs for fishmongers and EDEKA and REWE retailers. The Empty corrugated cardboard box can be recycled via the waste paper cycle. and the film wrap ends up in the plastic waste. Now that the conversion of the first container size has been completed, the 2.5 and 4 kg boxes will follow in the next step. 

Source: STI Group

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