- The history of aluminum foil
Conceived as a replacement for tin foil, Robert Victor Nehertook out a patent in 191 for the continuous rolling process and opened the
first aluminium rolling plant in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, and by 191 Bern-based Tobler began wrapping its chocolate bars in alufoil
including the unique triangular chocolate bar, Toblerone. And by 1912 alufoil was being used by Magsito pack soups and stock cubes.
Over its history converters, brand owners, retailers and ultimate consumers have all benefited from alufoil’s unique barrier propertieswhich provide a total block to light, moisture and aroma. Today it is used in every conceivable market from food and drink topharmaceuticals. Applications include aseptic beverage cartons, sachets, pouches, lids, wrappers, blister and strip packs, foil containersand much more. And coming up over the horizon are even more markets and resource effcient options. These include microwaveablecontainers gaining a foothold throughout Europe and fascinating and technically innovative applications for pharmaceutical foils
- The Age of Convenience and Resource Efficiency
Successes in light weighting of alufoilwhich had begun in the eighties led to material savings of more than 30% in the new millennium,
and in turn this has provided growth in markets for resource efficient packaging options.
Today alufoil’s unique barrier properties are being merged increasingly with flexible films to create lightweight packs with excellentpreseration properties and this has been instrumental in their use for a number of exciting new and expanding markets To name just afew, pouches for everything from pet food to drinks; lidding applications; technically innovative solutions for pharmaceuticals; and theincreasing acceptance of alufoil as a microwave safe material.
- Facts about Aluminium Foil
Aluminium has been used commercially for over 100 years. Since the late nineteenth century its plentiful availability and itscharacteristics have increasingly shaped our modern way of life. Think of aircraft and cars without it, or space exploration, electricitytransmission, modern buildings, cooking pans and, today, high quality packaging of many sorts. More than 43 milion tons of primaryaluminium is now produced annually around the world. Thanks to recycling, an increasingly large amount comes from metal which has
been used at least once before.
