Talking about the New Application of Aluminum Foil Packaging

According to experts’ predictions, the Chinese aluminum foil market will continue to maintain its current rapid growth momentum. In 2005, the total demand for aluminum foil market in China will exceed 400,000 tons, and it will reach 600,000 tons in 2010. If one considers a 15% development imbalance, it may reach 700,000 tons.

Double zero foil market space

Experts predict that by 2012 China will need 230,000 tons of double zero foil. Therefore, it is still possible to increase 3 to 5 double-zero aluminum foil mills with production capacities ranging from 10,000 to 40,000 tons. However, according to statistics, there are 22 aluminum foil rolling mills currently under construction, with a production capacity of 120,000 tons, of which double zero aluminum foil capacity exceeds 60,000 tons. According to reports, Henan Shenhuo Group's 25,000-ton double-zero foil production line in Shanghai will be put into production in the first half of 2006; Jiangsu Daya Group will introduce a rolling mill in the fourth quarter of this year, and will double its zero-foil production capacity after it reaches production next year. . Therefore, even the development space for double zero foil capacity is limited. In addition, due to the high standards of its process technology, any investor needs careful consideration.

High-grade foil development prospects

Although China's aluminum foil market has developed rapidly and some products are oversupply, high-grade foils with special properties, especially high-grade foils that have long relied on imports, are still worth the investment. Air-conditioning aluminum foil is the largest market for aluminum foil consumption in China. However, in terms of high-tech hydrophilic aluminum foil for air-conditioning, the Chinese market mainly relies on imports, and the price is very high. The “Nano-organic hydrophilic aluminum foil” recently developed by Chunlan Company was officially put into mass production, which attracted the attention of people both inside and outside the industry. Dr. Xu of Refrigeration Center of Chunlan Research Institute said that the cost of this type of aluminum foil is only half of that of similar materials in Japan, and it has performed outstandingly in improving air-conditioning cooling efficiency, energy saving, environmental protection, and prolonging the service life of air conditioners. It is estimated that by 2005, the consumption of air-conditioning aluminum foil will reach 125,000 tons, of which the hydrophilic aluminum foil will be 100,000 tons. Currently, there is a large domestic gap, and the market prospect is promising.

Aluminum foil packaging has the advantages of high barrier properties, light weight, anti-ultraviolet, long shelf life at room temperature, etc., which makes the application of aluminum foil in various packaging fields increasingly. At the same time, packaging of different products also puts new demands on aluminum foil packaging. For example, while some products require UV protection, they also want some special gases to enter the package. Selective permeation of membranes is a new technology that needs to be developed. Some foreign companies have developed new aluminum foil packaging technologies such as selective packaging of aluminum foil, antifreeze packaging, and anti-condensation packaging.

New packaging application worth paying attention

Aluminum foil packaging has developed rapidly in the fields of food, beverages, dairy products, pharmaceuticals, and electronic products, and has become an important part of the packaging industry. Recently, some new features appearing in the aluminum foil packaging market deserve attention. A variety of novel packaging emerge in endlessly. Due to the unique properties of aluminum foil, such as easy bending, good adhesion, heat sealing, excellent surface printing performance and decorative effect, a more abundant appearance of packaging design has become a new feature of aluminum foil packaging applications. Take chocolate packaging as an example. Our common chocolate packaging is square, bar, round, diamond, oval, heart-shaped, and so on. In foreign countries, there are manufacturers to give full play to their imagination and design chocolates into the shapes of Santa Claus, historical figures, various cute little animals and cartoons, and the surface is decorated with corresponding pattern colors. There are many similar designs, such as the shape of a gold coin designed with golden decoration; there are various shapes, such as football, cars, toys and so on. The rich shape of chocolate packaging is unimaginable without aluminum foil packaging. The rapid growth of pet food packaging. Two or three years ago, aluminum foil was rarely used in pet food packaging. However, in the past two years, the pet packaging market in the European market has grown rapidly and has become a part of the high-speed growth of the aluminum foil packaging market. Some special requirements of pet food packaging, such as opening after wanting to re-sealing, heating, preservation, anti-corrosion, moisture, etc., have made aluminum foil packaging in the pet food packaging area. The beginning of the emergence of foil cans. In the past, cans used a large amount of aluminum alloy materials to achieve shelf life. In recent years, aluminum foil has been used instead of aluminum cans to achieve the same quality assurance packaging. In addition, aluminum foil as an outer package can effectively ensure the dustproof effect of the position of the pull-tab cans, avoid dust pollution, and achieve safety and health standards. At the same time, the unique appearance of aluminum foil can get a more attractive appearance.

Although these new applications have not yet become the most important part of aluminum foil packaging, the combination of the inherent characteristics of aluminum foil and the development of new application areas is undoubtedly one of the important development trends in the aluminum foil packaging market. Recycling of aluminum foils must be taken into account With the rapid development of the aluminum foil industry, recycling of aluminum foil has become an important part of the industry. In the tobacco industry, according to incomplete statistics, a medium-sized tobacco factory cuts more than 50 tons of scrap each year. In large-scale cigarette factories (such as Kunming, Yuxi, and Wuhan cigarette factories), each factory scraps More up to 100 tons. About 10% of waste scraps and waste products are produced in aluminum foil mills, and scraps in food, medicine, and decoration industries are also considerable. However, aluminum foils used in large amounts of packaging end up as garbage. It is estimated that about 100,000 to 200,000 tons of aluminum foil will be recycled annually throughout the country. According to the ratio of 6:3:1 (Pulp:Aluminum:Others), it contains about 60,000 to 120,000 tons of pulp, which is equivalent to the output of a medium and large-sized paper mill; aluminum is 30,000 to 60,000 tons, which is also equivalent to a medium-sized aluminum. Factory production. In addition, aluminum foil liners are mostly high-grade wood pulp with good strength and high whiteness; aluminum foils are also high-purity aluminum. In addition, from the long-term development of the aluminum foil industry and the reality of the shortage of resources in the world, the recovery of aluminum foil should also arouse the development of the industry.