The development of the global packaging industry has greatly stimulated the consumption of aluminum foil, making the packaging industry the largest consumer market for aluminum foil. According to the statistics of European Aluminum Foil Industry Association, more than 70% of aluminum foil in Europe is used in various types of packaging products. In the United States, the ratio is as high as 75%. In Japan, 75% of aluminum foil is used for packaging, and only food packaging accounts for 30% of aluminum foil consumption.
At present, China has become the third largest packaging country after the United States and Japan in the packaging and consumer market of about 600 billion U.S. dollars. With the rapid development of China's packaging industry, the application of aluminum foil in the packaging field has also rapidly increased. At present, the consumption of aluminum foil for packaging in China is about 110,000 tons/year, of which aluminum foil for cigarette packaging is about 38,000 tons, accounting for 34.5%; aluminum foil for food packaging is about 20,000 tons, accounting for 18.2%; aluminum foil for dairy packaging is about 9,000 tons , accounting for 8.2%; daily chemical packaging aluminum foil about 5,000 tons, accounting for 4.5%; other packaging aluminum foil about 10,000 tons, accounting for 9.1%.
The application ratio of aluminum foil in the packaging industry in China is still far behind the developed countries. Flexible packaging: Flexible packaging is a new type of packaging developed in recent years. It has the special effects of moisture protection and freshness preservation. It is a very ideal packaging product for modern packaging. It is a bag-type packaging container made of aluminum foil and plastic materials (such as: cooking bag, standing bag). In developed countries, flexible packaging has become the main form of packaging for food and beverages, especially in the developed countries of Europe, the United States, and Japan. At present, flexible packaging is the mainstream of global food packaging. In 2005, the output value of global flexible packaging reached US$65.8 billion, with an average growth rate of more than 5%. It has become one of the ten types of packaging technologies that can affect the packaging industry in the world in the future. In recent years, China's flexible packaging market has developed rapidly and is increasing at a rate of 9.5% each year, second only to India's 12% growth rate. The rise and rapid development of China's flexible packaging, annual consumption of 20,000 tons more than aluminum foil, the future will have greater market growth.
Aluminum-plastic composite packaging: In modern packaging, almost all products that require opaque or high-barrier composite materials use aluminum foil as the barrier layer of packaging products. The largest amount and the most widely used are aluminum-plastic composite packaging. In the aluminum-plastic packaging materials, the development prospects of the following aluminum-plastic composite packaging are particularly optimistic about the packaging industry. Aluminum-plastic composite cans are made of aluminum foil, plastic film and kraft paperboard. They can be processed into various shapes of packaging cans, which are non-toxic, odorless and non-polluting, and can be recycled and used. It is a substitute for tinplate cans, cooking pots and other liquid packaging containers which are widely used on the market, and is particularly suitable for frozen foods, crisp food packaging and machine oils. The market usage is considerable. The aluminum plastic composite film consists of aluminum foil and high strength, Combining heat-sealable plastic film with barrier, mechanical and heat sealing properties, it is an excellent aluminum-plastic composite packaging material with great application potential. It is widely used in the packaging of food, chemical and military products. After being compounded by aluminum foil and plastic or resin, the aluminum-plastic composite hose is then processed into tube-shaped semi-rigid packaging products by pipe-making equipment. It is mainly used for the packaging of paste-like and dew-like products, such as toothpaste, ointment, cosmetics and other daily chemicals. Product packaging container. Aluminum-plastic composite hose has the advantages of good insulation, not easily broken, clean and beautiful. In developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan, more than 90% of toothpastes are packaged in aluminum-plastic composite hoses, but at present, the percentage of packaging used in China is less than 5%. Each year, domestic aluminum-plastic composite hose consumption aluminum foil is about 5,000 tons. With the development of this emerging market, the consumption of aluminum foil in this field will develop rapidly.
Wine Packaging: Wine packaging is a new type of packaging material that has been produced in recent years with the requirements of beer hygiene standards. Due to its excellent ductility, tensile properties and easy-to-print characteristics, aluminum foils are widely used in the bottleneck and sealed packaging of beer, wine, and premium soy sauce.
In recent years, as the consumption habits of Chinese people have changed, the consumption of beer has greatly increased. In 2005, the national beer production was 30.62 million tons, ranking first in the world for many years in a row. Its aluminum foil for packaging has also rapidly increased, reaching more than 10,000 tons of aluminum foil annually, and there is still ample room for growth. Pet food packaging: In recent years, pet food packaging products made of aluminum foil have developed rapidly in European and American markets, and are still a blank market to be developed in China, which has great potential for application and consumption. In addition, with the development of new packaging technology, selective packaging methods such as aluminum foil packaging, antifreeze aluminum foil packaging, anti-condensation aluminum foil packaging, aseptic packaging, and Tetra Pak will open a series of new applications for aluminum foil in the packaging field. Quantity market space. From the perspective of the development prospects of China's packaging industry, the state has put forward plans for the development of agricultural industrialization in the food sector, and food processing has been listed as a priority area for development. It is expected that the output value of food packaging will increase by more than 12% annually in the future. Dairy and beverage industries have become the most growth industries in the world. Variety of flexible packaging products have appeared in the market.
At present, China's pharmaceutical packaging industry annual output value of 15 billion yuan, only to meet the domestic pharmaceutical companies 80% of the packaging needs, is expected during the "Eleventh Five-Year" period, the pharmaceutical packaging industry will achieve rapid development. In the daily chemical industry, daily chemical products are entering a period of booming market with huge potential for development. The packaging industry is one of the fastest-growing and fastest-growing markets. It can be seen that the future growth of China's demand for aluminum foil is mainly supported by packaging aluminum foil as a market with a large capacity. Industry experts predict that by the end of the “Eleventh Five-Year Planâ€, the annual demand for packaging aluminum foil in China will reach around 250,000 tons, which will be 1.3 times the current consumption of aluminum foil for packaging. In the next few years, the growth rate of packaging aluminum foil will greatly exceed the growth rate of China's air-conditioning, decoration and cable aluminum foil.