Pentopak

What Pentopak does

Pentopak (Private Joint-Stock Company «Pentopak» / Приватне акціонерне товариство «Пентопак») is a Ukrainian manufacturer of multilayer synthetic polyamide casings and heat-shrink flexible packaging for the food industry, founded in 1998 and headquartered at 5 Brovarska St., Boryspil, Kyiv region. Its core product platform centers on the PentaFlex (Пентафлекс) family of multilayer heat-shrink synthetic casings — Universal, Extra N, Kranz, Overstaf N, Sinyuga N, Shape, Mini, Mini Pro, and Chereva — plus Pentatherm (Пентатерм) heat-shrink bags and shrink-sleeve roll material, all engineered to withstand thermal conditions down to -40°C for frozen-food applications and to reduce overfilling to 5-8% versus an industry-standard 10-11%. Approximately 250 professionals operate ten full-cycle production lines that compound, extrude, corrugate, and print the packaging in-house.

The company serves four primary verticals — meat processing (sausages, hams, pâtés, head cheese), dairy (butter, spreads, processed cheeses, condensed milk, ice cream), sausage/frankfurter producers, and pet food — with packaging used by 125+ trading brands and 50+ food-industry partners across 30+ export countries including the USA, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Estonia, Moldova, and Romania. All products are certified to ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, Halal, and Kosher standards, and the company maintains an in-house design studio supporting UV, alcohol, Pantone, and edge-to-edge custom brand printing. Sales are led by a dedicated export sales department (Kateryna Cherpak, Head of Export Sales) and a domestic Ukraine sales department (Svitlana Pilipovich, Head of Sales in Ukraine), with worldwide delivery executed via sea, air, and road transport. Pricing is quote-based and quote-driven: prospects submit requests and receive personalized offers, with no public price list disclosed.

Beyond its core casings business, Pentopak monetizes a stack of add-on services — printing, casing corrugation (compressing 25-40m shells into 40-60cm tubes), cliché production, design development, and logistics — which deepen wallet share per customer and reinforce the relationship-based, B2B enterprise go-to-market motion. Recent strategic activity includes a 2026 solar-panel installation in production, new print-design releases such as the "Abstraction" pattern, and renewed Halal and Kosher certifications, while the company has not pursued external funding rounds, M&A, or public listing.

Name

Pentopak

Legal name

Private Joint-Stock Company Pentopak (Приватне акціонерне товариство «Пентопак»)

Website

https://pentopak.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pentopak is a Ukrainian manufacturer of multilayer polyamide casings and heat-shrink packaging for the food industry, supplying meat, dairy, sausage, and pet-food producers across 30+ countries from a ten-line facility in Boryspil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Food Packaging

akta.pro primary industry

Commodity Thermoplastics Resin Manufacturing (PE, PP, PVC, PS) (IMANAAAA)

Keywords

• Polyamide packaging
• Food packaging
• Sausage casings
• Shrink bags
• Flexible packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Flexible packaging products: Sale of multilayer synthetic casings, sausage casings, shrink sleeves, and shrink bags for food industry packaging
2. Additional services: Design development, printing services, cliché production, casing corrugation, and logistics/delivery services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pentopak manufactures multilayer synthetic polyamide casings (PentaFlex Universal, Extra N, Kranz, Overstaf N, Sinyuga N, Shape, Mini, Mini Pro, Chereva) and heat-shrink bags (PentaTherm) for the food industry, including meat products, dairy, sausages/frankfurters, and pet food. The company operates 10 full-cycle production lines in Boryspil, Ukraine, and complements its casing products with add-on services such as custom printing (UV, alcohol, Pantone), casing corrugation, design development, cliché production, and worldwide logistics.

Product overview

Pentopak is a manufacturer of flexible packaging for the food industry, producing multilayer synthetic polyamide casings (Пентафлекс® product line), heat-shrink bags (Пентатерм®), and shrink sleeve materials. The core product portfolio includes Universal, Extra N, Kranz, Overstaf N, Sinyuga N, Shape, Mini, Mini Pro, and Chereva casings for meat, dairy, sausage, and pet food applications. Additional services encompass printing (UV, alcohol, Pantone, edge-to-edge), casing corrugation, design development, cliché production, logistics, and after-sales technical support. The company operates 10 full-cycle production lines since 1998, serving 30+ export countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pentaflex Universal® (Пентафлекс Універсал®) Multilayer heat-shrink synthetic polyamide casing for packaging cooked sausages, blood sausages, liver sausages, head cheese, hams, minced meat, and forcemeat products. Targeted at meat processing manufacturers.
• Pentaflex-Extra N® (Пентафлекс-Екстра Н®) Multilayer heat-shrink synthetic casing that does not require soaking prior to use, for packaging meat and dairy products. Can be applied directly without pre-soaking preparation.
• Pentaflex-Kranz® (Пентафлекс-Кранц®) Multilayer heat-shrink synthetic casing Type 1 for meat products packaging, designed for specific meat processing applications.
• Pentaflex-Overstaf N® (Пентафлекс-Оверстаф Н®) Multilayer heat-shrink synthetic casing for packaging meat products with overstuff capability.
• Pentaflex-Sinyuga N® (Пентафлекс-Синюга Н®) Multilayer heat-shrink synthetic casing for packaging meat products.
• Pentaflex-Shape® (Пентафлекс-Шейп®) Multilayer heat-shrink synthetic casing designed for packaging meat products with shaping capabilities.
• Pentaflex-Universal type Perfect (Пентафлекс-Універсал тип Perfect) Multilayer heat-shrink synthetic casing with a perfect white color for vibrant printing. Can be used with or without soaking; products can be pressed, and it is ideal for vertical cooking of sausage loaves.
• Pentaflex Mini (Пентафлекс Міні) Polyamide casing for packaging sausages, frankfurters, and mini sausages with small calibers.
• Pentaflex Mini Pro (Пентафлекс Міні Про) Polyamide casing for packaging sausages, frankfurters, and mini sausages with enhanced professional-grade specifications.
• Pentaflex Chereva (Пентафлекс Черева) Easy-peel, ring-type synthetic heat-shrink casing for sausage packaging, with a Light variant available.
• PentaTherm® Heat-Shrink Bag (Термоусадковий пакет Пентатерм®) Heat-shrink bags for packaging semi-smoked, raw-smoked, raw-cured sausages, assorted sausage products, smoked foods, meat semi-finished products, poultry products, and fish and fish products.
• Shrink Sleeve (Термоусадковий рукав) Heat-shrinkable roll material used as the input for the production of heat-shrinkable bags in flexible packaging applications.
• Printing Services Full-cycle printing on heat-shrink casings and bags including UV printing, alcohol printing, Pantone printing, and edge-to-edge printing, using certified paints from global manufacturers with heat resistance.
• Casing Corrugation Compresses 25-40m casing shells into 40-60cm corrugated tubes. Standard parameters 25x40mm; special parameters 30x40, 40x50, 60x60mm; custom parameters available; calibers from 34 to 120mm.
• Design Development Professional design development for casings with the full process under customer supervision from concept to finalization, delivered by an in-house design studio.
• Cliché Production Comprehensive printing plate production for casings and packaging materials ensuring print accuracy and design reproduction, with high precision and cost-effectiveness for large print runs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thermal resistance down to -40C for frozen product applications
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Raw material suppliers (EU certified)coreOthersPartnerships with raw material suppliers who provide certified materials compliant with EU regulations and food contact requirements. Suppliers hold certificates of compliance with material regulations in contact with food products or certificates of approval for work with food products according to EU directives.
• Logistics partnersminorOthersPartnership logistics services for delivery throughout Ukraine and beyond. Partners include transport companies for auto delivery, air delivery via international hubs, sea transportation, and combined solutions for large batch exports.
• Food industry partners (50+)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 50 partners in the food industry, including meat processing companies, dairy producers, and pet food manufacturers who use PENTOPAK packaging solutions. The company maintains long-term relationships with these partners for mutual business growth.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mondi Group: European packaging and paper group with flexible packaging operations serving food and FMCG customers. Operates in adjacent product categories (paper-based and flexible packaging) with regional European reach overlapping Pentopak's export markets.
• Sealed Air Corporation: Global packaging giant with food protective packaging (Cryovac) for meat, dairy, and prepared foods. Overlaps with Pentopak in food-grade shrink and casings but operates at much larger scale with broader product portfolio.
• Berry Global Group: Major flexible packaging manufacturer with food and beverage exposure including films and specialty packaging. Comparable in product type but operates across multiple packaging categories at enterprise scale.
• Amcor plc: Global packaging leader with extensive flexible packaging business for food and beverage customers. Competes in the same end-markets (meat, dairy, processed foods) but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Klöckner Pentaplast: Global producer of rigid and flexible plastic films for food, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods packaging. Comparable in polymer film technology applied to food packaging end-uses.
• Coveris Holdings: Pan-European flexible packaging manufacturer serving food and consumer goods markets. Comparable product offerings (films, laminates) for meat and dairy applications, with broader geographic and product footprint.
• Constantia Flexibles: European flexible packaging leader serving food and pharma markets with multilayer films and laminates. Closest geographic overlap with Pentopak in EU export markets, with similar multilayer film technology.

Regional players

• Südpack Verpackungen: German family-owned flexible packaging manufacturer producing multilayer films for food, meat, and dairy. Closely comparable product technology and customer base, primarily serving European markets where Pentopak exports.

Direct peers

• Winpak Ltd: Canadian specialty packaging manufacturer producing flexible and rigid packaging for meat, dairy, and food products, including casings and films. Directly comparable as a niche player serving the same food packaging applications with multilayer film technology.

Emerging players

• Glenroy Inc. US-based flexible packaging converter specializing in custom pouches, films, and laminates for food and consumer products. Comparable in custom multilayer flexible packaging but smaller and US-focused versus Pentopak's European and global reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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