Development of Aluminium Foil Packaging

Aluminium foil packaging began in the early 20th century when aluminium foil was used as the most expensive packaging material for high-end packaging only. In 1911, the Swiss confectionery company began packaging chocolate with aluminium foil, which gradually became popular instead of tin foil. In 1913, the United States began to produce aluminium foil based on the success of aluminum smelting, mainly used for high-end goods, life-saving supplies and chewing gum packaging. In 1921, the United States successfully developed composite aluminium foil paperboard, which was mainly used as a decorative board and high-grade folding carton. In 1938, heat-sealable aluminum foil came out. During World War II, aluminum foil was rapidly developed as a military packaging material. In 1948, aluminium foil containers were used to package foods. In the 1950s, aluminum paper and aluminum-plastic composites began to develop. By the 1970s, with the maturity of color printing technology, aluminium foil and aluminum-plastic composite packaging entered a period of rapid popularity.

In the 21st century, the trend of market competition and homogenization of products has stimulated the rapid development of product packaging. In 2002, the global packaging market has exceeded US$500 billion. The development of aluminium foil packaging is basically synchronized with the development of the entire industry. In the Chinese market, the development of aluminium foil packaging is faster, mainly for two reasons: First, the gap between the development of China's flexible packaging market and developed countries is obvious, and the proportion of soft packaging for consumer goods and foods for daily use Small, developed countries have accounted for more than 65%, and some have exceeded 70%, while China accounts for about 15%, and the proportion has increased rapidly in the past two years. Second, the domestic aluminum-plastic composite and aluminum-paper composite technologies are maturing, and production costs are reduced. Promote the popularization and application of aluminum matrix composites in the Chinese packaging market.