Rolled aluminium: a wide range of packaging applicationsCans and foil are the best known aluminium end-uses in the packaging sector: about 17% of all aluminium in Europe is employed to produce beverage and food cans, containers, trays, aerosols, tubes, capsules and a wide range of thin (laminated) foil applications such as wrappings, lids and pouches. Aluminium packaging, via its unique combination of properties, which provide an absolute barrier protecting the goods, contributes to the efficient fabrication, storage, distribution, retailing and usage of many products. It has become part of everyday life as it can contain, protect, decorate or even dispense products as diverse as soft drinks, juices, beer and wine, pet foods, vegetables, fish and take-away meals, toiletries, coffee, tea, chocolates and chilled foods, pharmaceutical products and even tennis balls and welding rods. |
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