{"id":159406,"date":"2025-03-10T07:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T06:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=159406"},"modified":"2025-03-07T12:30:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T11:30:37","slug":"from-ocean-to-table-without-plastic-attached-dundrun-switches-to-sustainable-sulapac-seafood-tags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/from-ocean-to-table-without-plastic-attached-dundrun-switches-to-sustainable-sulapac-seafood-tags\/","title":{"rendered":"From ocean to table, without plastic attached: Dundrun switches to sustainable Sulapac seafood tags"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Norwegian premium seafood company Dundrun is making waves in sustainability by replacing conventional plastic tags with sustainable Sulapac\u00ae seafood tags made of Sulapac\u2019s wood-based, biodegradable material. This marks an important step towards cutting plastic waste in the seafood supply chain. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Dundrun<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Founded by Johan Sigmundstad and Roderick Sloan in 2023, Dundrun offers high-quality, sustainably sourced seafood. Committed to ethical fishing practices, the company focuses on preserving the marine ecosystem and collaborating with the communities that depend on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe work closely with local fishermen to ensure that fish and other seafood species are responsibly harvested,\u201d says co-founder Roderick Sloan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For Dundrun, sustainability is more than just a buzzword\u2014it\u2019s a deep commitment to climate action and ethical business practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSustainability isn\u2019t just a part of what we do – we try to weave it into every aspect of our business. Do we always get it right? No. But do we wake up every day committed to trying again? Absolutely,\u201d he<\/strong> continues.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Dundrun, a Norwegian seafood provider, aims to weave sustainability into every aspect of their business. \u00a9 Dundrun<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Why scallop tagging matters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Freshness and quality are crucial in the seafood industry. Delicate shellfish like scallops, in particular, require careful handling. When transported over long distances out of water, scallops begin to open slowly, causing them to dry out and eventually die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For decades, scallops were transported in wooden crates nailed shut, but this method was both impractical and unhygienic. When newer, lighter packaging materials failed to prevent the scallops from opening, the Norwegian government introduced a standardized plastic tag system in the early 2000s for marking each scallop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Dundrun wasn\u2019t satisfied with the plastic solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cTo understand the environmental impact of using polypropylene seafood tags, just consider this: Norway catches around 300 tons of scallops annually. This equals roughly 1.2 million plastic tags each year. We really didn\u2019t want to add more plastic to our products,\u201d Roderick<\/strong> says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The company explored other alternatives, initially resorting to elastic bands as a stopgap measure. However, this led to slower packing times, which risked compromising the product\u2019s freshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision was then made to switch to tags as soon as a recyclable and biodegradable option could be found. After much research, the company finally stumbled across a solution that met these requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Sulapac seafood tags are manufactured in Scotland by Glendale Mouldings. According to the Operations Director Ian Christie, the company has been extremely pleased with the material’s processability. \u00a9 Dundrun<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Sulapac\u2019s bio-based material – the best in performance and aesthetics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dundrun dedicated significant time to researching plastic alternative materials. Together with their experienced manufacturing partner, Scotland-based Glendale Mouldings, they experimented with a selection of materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first, Sulapac didn\u2019t seem like the most obvious choice, having never collaborated with the fishing industry before. However, innovation often comes from the unexpected. Sulapac\u2019s bio-based, biodegradable wood-composite material outperformed other alternatives in trials – both functionally and aesthetically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sulapac Universal Flex 30<\/a> is made from sustainably sourced wood chips and plant-based binders that biodegrade without leaving a trace of harmful microplastics behind. It\u2019s industrially compostable certified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before incorporating the material into their production process, Glendale Mouldings needed to ensure that it didn\u2019t require equipment changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ian Christie, <\/strong>Operations Director at Glendale Mouldings<\/strong> explains: \u201cIt was crucial for us that the material could be processed using the same equipment as our existing scallop and gill tags. Other requirements included food contact compliance, flexing properties, and cold temperature strength \u2014 essential factors for scallop packaging. Sulapac\u2019s material successfully delivered on all of these.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Sulapac tags are currently used for scallops, but according to Roderick Sloan, Co-founder of Dundrun (seen on the right), the company plans to expand the Sulapac tags to other seafood products as well. \u00a9 Dundrun<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Reducing plastic waste with Sulapac<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since implementing Sulapac tags, Dundrun has received enthusiastic feedback from its customers in the food service and restaurant industry. While the initial focus is on scallops, the company plans to expand the Sulapac tags to other seafood products as well, though they like to \u201cleave some surprises down the line\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDuring this trial period, the tags have featured only our company name, but future tags could include QR codes providing additional details about the fishery,\u201d Roderick<\/strong> says. \u201cIf the entire fishing industry switched to eco-friendly Sulapac tags, it would mean a huge reduction in plastic waste, helping to protect our environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Norwegian premium seafood company Dundrun is making waves in sustainability by replacing conventional plastic tags with sustainable Sulapac\u00ae seafood tags made of Sulapac\u2019s wood-based, biodegradable material. This marks an important step towards cutting plastic waste in the seafood supply chain.  Founded by Johan Sigmundstad and Roderick Sloan in 2023, Dundrun offers high-quality, sustainably sourced seafood. Committed to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":159428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"This marks an important step towards cutting plastic waste in the seafood supply chain","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[11286,11270,5838,7105,17337],"supplier":[25839,25838,13840],"class_list":["post-159406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biocomposites","tag-biodegradability","tag-bioeconomy","tag-packaging","tag-woodbased","supplier-dundrun-seafood","supplier-glendale-mouldings","supplier-sulapac"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159406"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=159406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}