Product Specification

                        Aluminium Rolled Products for packaging

Product Description

From solid containers to ultra-thin aluminium foil to protect liquids with the least use of packaging material – we supply your needs in flexible, semi-rigid and rigid packaging applications in aluminium.

A) Plain aluminium foil for medical and pharmaceutical packaging

The unrivaled barrier properties of aluminium foil makes it impenetrable to moisture, aromas, oxygen and other gases, as well as micro-organisms and light. Sensitive products are therefore kept in perfect condition for long periods.

Aluminium foil has numerous properties which make it ideal for the safe, convenient and versatile packaging of pharmaceutical products, such as tablets, powders and liquids.

Hygienic

Aluminium foil is non-toxic and non-hazardous. It does not harbor or promote bacteria. It can be supplied in a totally sterile condition. Aluminium foil is also suitable for the application of tamper-evident seals and anti-counterfeiting security, such as holograms.

Sustainable and environmentally friendly

Aluminium foil in pharmaceutical packaging has a very positive environmental profile – it saves weight, reduces transport and handling costs and affords complete protection to sensitive pack contents. Advanced separation techniques allow the aluminium foil in domestic waste to be recovered and

Versatility

In the medical and personal care markets, aluminium foil is mainly used in push-through blisters as a high-barrier performance, sealable and breakable membrane. In cold-formed blisters or strip packs (e.g. for suppositories), aluminium’s excellent formability allows us to form the material into highly complex shapes without impairing its barrier integrity.

B)Foil for flexible food packaging

Aluminium foil, whether unsupported or laminated to paper and films, is now an almost mandatory material for flexible packaging in the food industry. Every consumer is familiar with household foil, but foil is also widely used in sachets and pouches, dairy lids, bottleneck foil, capsules, labels, seals and other applications. Aluminium foil comes in different gauges, typically ranging in thicknesses from 0.006 to 0.080 mm.

Absolute protection

 Foil is not only cost-effective but also provides complete food protection. It is unrivaled as a barrier layer, completely excluding light, gases, oil and fat, volatile compounds and water vapor. Aluminium foil is temperature resistant, thermally stable and an extremely good conductor of heat. It is also strong, durable and safe for use in contact with all foodstuffs

Resource efficient

Hydro is one of the world’s leading suppliers of thin-gauge aluminium foil for liquid aseptic packaging, delivering thicknesses down to 0.006 – 0.009 mm and widths of up to 2020 mm. Our devotion to quality, reliability and environmental performance, enables us to meet your specific requirements as our customer. Our foil is tailored and tested, ready for further processing and converting to fit your production equipment. We guarantee excellent unwinding properties and trouble-free runability to provide maximum productivity.

Decorative and printable

Foil as a packaging material has two other great advantages – its decorative potential and high-resolution printability when used with modern techniques such as flexo-graphic, gravure and offset lithographic printing. Our bright or matte surfaces of aluminium foil provides designers almost unlimited possibilities of giving packaging a distinctive visual appearance and easy brand recognition.

The unique “dead-fold” character of aluminium foil makes it the ideal material for close-wrapped chocolate and other types of confectionery. Both in plain or decorative embossed surface designs, aluminium foil can be formed to fit the most complicated shapes.

Product range

We also deliver other alloys, thickness, temper or surface conditions on request.