Vacuum Skin Performance Packaging
Vacuum out oxygen, seal in freshness, make meat last longer
The vacuum skin packaging segment is quickly beginning to outpace other case-ready market segments, including overwrap and modified atmosphere packaging. Because vacuum skin packaging removes almost all of the residual oxygen from the package, it offers a lot of benefits to retailers and consumers alike.
- Substantial increase in shelf life leads to reduced product loss
- Attractive, clear packaging that showcases the product
- Minimizes need for preservatives
- Eliminates freezer burn
Seafood and meat packagers find the secondary sealing of vacuum skin packaging visually appealing. Good secondary seals and surface adhesion to meats and seafood form a second skin around the product, helping to minimize migration of liquids in the packaging for a clean, appetizing presentation.
Unlock the benefits of vacuum skin packaging
Solutions from Dow allow you to enhance the performance of vacuum skin packaging, by enabling:
- Good drawability which allows for a tighter appearance and improved skin effect
- Seals through contamination and exceptional seal integrity
- Better tenderness of the meat thanks to improved liquid retention
- Reduced drip loss and an excellent skin effect
- Better shelf appeal
- Longer shelf life
- Tamper evident and easy open
- Excellent hot tack, toughness and clarity
- Efficiently bond different film layers
Select from a broad range of technologies that can be combined to the best fit for your vaccum skin packaging structures:
- AFFINITY™ Polyolefin Plastomers
- AMPLIFY™ TY Functional Polymers
- APPEEL™ Peelable Resins
- BYNEL™ Adhesive Resins
- DOW™ Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Resins
- DOWLEX™ Polyethylene Resins
- ELITE™ Enhanced Polyethylene Resins
- ELVAX™ Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Copolymer Resins
- FUSABOND™ Functional Polymers
- INNATE™ Precision Packaging Resins
- RETAIN™ Polymer Modifiers
- SURLYN™ Ionomers
