Why is aluminum the best option for protecting food and medicine drugs?

Aluminum foil has come into common use long ago and become one of the most demanded packaging materials. E.g. already in 1912, aluminum foil was used for packaging soups and bouillon cubes. This laid the foundation for the wide use of foil in the package.

The foil is a light material that creates the full barrier for light, gases, and liquid. Thanks to its protective properties, aluminum prolongs the shelf life of food, conditioning agents, and medical drugs. Currently, aluminum is used everywhere. Why did aluminum foil become as popular as a packaging material? The thing is the unique properties of the metal.

Light but durable.
Despite its relatively low weight, aluminum has high strength. Being an alloy, aluminum has the same characteristics as modern kinds of steel and titanium.

Universality.
Aluminum is not only a light material but also has low fusion temperature and high plasticity. This makes it possible to work with it easily, mold, and connect it adding universality to it.

General barrier.
Aluminum can be rolled so that it is extremely thin and remains impenetrable to light, smell, and pollution. The thickness of the thinnest aluminum foil is only 0.006 millimeters (6 microns); it is less than the thickness of a human’s hair, and at that, it is an absolute barrier. The thickness of the foil was reduced from 28 to 40% without a loss in the quality of the content. This makes it a perfect material for packaging food, pharmaceutical preparations, and other sensitive products.

Energy saving.
The unique properties of aluminum make it possible to save energy significantly in many areas of application. Besides, processed aluminum has high energy efficiency and consumes only 5% of the primarily produced energy.

Resistance against corrosion and age resistance.
Aluminum builds a natural oxide layer that protects it against corrosion and practically does not require maintenance. This makes aluminum a perfect material not only for the package but also even for construction and vehicles. Thanks to this, sealing lids made of aluminum foil have a long service life.

Alloying
Aluminum can be manufactured with various properties - solid, soft, rigid, soft, smooth, thermal-resistant, etc. – everything depends on the actual need.

Economical efficiency and ergonomics.
The package made of aluminum foil helps to save resources when transportation and storage. The lighter package means lower consumption of fuel, reduction of emission when transportation, and simplification of circulation on the retail level.

Besides, aluminum is one of the most recyclable materials worldwide. It can be recycled again and again because 75% of the entire volume of the aluminum ever manufactured is currently still in use for production purposes.

Conclusions.
The package made of aluminum foil is useful both for manufacturers and consumers. It preserves flavors, tastes, and freshness; the protection of the product is ensured.

All these characteristics confirm once again that aluminum is a unique metal with unique properties.

Smooth sealing lids, lids with the common embossing or the innovation SMART-embossing are easily opened and closed without any kind of effect on the taste even in direct contact with the product. Sealing lids made of foil are manufactured in a wide range of shapes and dimensions. The possibilities of printing on the package are almost unlimited thanks to modern equipment. In its turn, the blister foil for medical drugs manufactured by us in the clean room will become an ideal barrier and ensure the maximum protection of medical drugs.

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