Is aluminium foil paper tin paper? The answer is no, yet sometimes we hear people mix the two together. Tin paper used to be applied widely, but now its mainstream application is cigarette packaging, which is being replaced by aluminium foil in many regions. The two foil papers are different in thickness and temperature withstanding ability. "Tinfoil" is produced by metal tin rolling. "Aluminum foil" is produced by metal aluminum rolling. Aluminum foil paper is mostly offset printing. The disposable lunch box used in airplanes is now made of aluminum foil and can be placed in a microwave oven for heating eating meals,. in addition, the foil is also used in hairdressing, packaging, printing, medicine, electronics, food, construction and so on.
Aluminum foil paper is a paper made of aluminum foil backing paper and aluminum foil paste. It is soft and easy to change, like paper, and does not rebound after deformation. It can be qualitative, ensure shading, opaque, environmental and cheap, perfect for high-grade cigarettes, candy and other foods for moisture and decorative packaging. The initial successful test of aluminum foil paper was a new type of industrial material. It was soon widely applied to flexible packaging in various industries.
The use of aluminum foil paper is very extensive, such as: aviation food packaging, general meat packaging, cigarette packaging, etc. According to the different characteristics of its application, experts have divided it into more than 20 varieties, like 1060 aluminum foil for transformer, household aluminium foil, aluminium foil for food packaging, blister aluminium foil etc. In developed countries aluminum foil products for packaging account for 70% of the total demand. Aluminum foil paper is quite remarkable in construction application. It is more convenient, clean and especially beautiful when it is pasted on the surface of thermal insulation material. However, the effect of different kinds of aluminum foil paper is very different, such as fireproof. Ordinary is not a grade.