Aluminum Foil Pouches

Aluminum foil pouches are made of the lamination of aluminum foil, plastic and kraft paper, with excellent barrier, light blocking, aroma preservation and heat sealing properties.

Aluminum foil pouches have excellent water and oxygen barrier properties, with an OTR/WTR with 1.0, and their high barrier properties make them the first choice for food packaging.

Aluminum foil pouches have superior light-blocking properties, making them ideal for storing light-sensitive products such as coffee beans, wet food and dry food, cosmetic products,etc..

Aluminum foil pouches have superior heat sealing performance and can protect products well. Meanwhile, the pouches can be customized with smart opening, which is more convenient for customers.

The foil retorted pouches can be steamed at 121 °C to 135 °C for 40 minutes.

Printing method, thickness, color, quantity, pouch type, smart opening and special finishes are all avaialble for the customzation of foil pouches.

DXC digital printing can support low MOQ , which is especially suitable for new product market testing and multiple SKUs products.

Aluminum Foil Packaging Solutions

Aluminum Foil Packaging Solutions

     Foil-plastic composite pouches are one of the most commonly used aluminum foil pouches. The pouches are made of plastic as the printing and heat sealing layer and aluminum foil as the barrier layer.

    Metallic effect is also called aluminum leakage or aluminum explosion. Aluminum leakage is one of the most common processes for foil pouches, which uses of the reflective effect of metallized film or pure foil film, combined with non-white substrate printing to produce colors with a metallic luster, and the effect is very close to that of hot stamping on kraft paper.

Foil Inner
Metallic Effect
Snack Pouch
Sauce Pouch
Cannabis Pouch
Coffee Pouch
Cat Food Pouch
Dog Food Pouch

Aluminium foil paper pouches are becoming more and more popular with brand owners. Aluminium foil paper pouches have aesthetics and barrier properties that make your products look more high-end.

Foil Inner
Coffee Pouch
Tea Pouch
Snack Pouch

    The difference between metalized pouches and aluminum foil pouches is that metalized pouches uses metalized film as a barrier layer, while aluminum foil pouches use pure foil film.

    The composite strength of metalized film is better than that of aluminum foil, and it is cheaper.

    The pouches made of metalized film are flatter than those made of aluminum foil.

    Aluminum foil can be laminated with plastic and high temperature resistant film, which is one of the commonly used structures for retort pouches.

    Aluminum foil retort pouches have high oxygen and moisture barrier, excellent heat sealing strength, good aroma retention, especially suitable for pet food, corn, dried beans, meat and other food packaging. Aluminum foil retort pouches can be steamed for 40 minutes at 121°C to 135°C, and they are also suitable for vacuum cooking.

Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Aluminum Foil Packaging

    Although aluminum foil pouch has a high barrier performance , it is made from the composite of a variety of materials, which makes it difficult to be sorted, recycled, and reused. And aluminum foil can’t meet the recycling standard and are usually discarded in landfills, causing pollution and waste, which is not conducive to sustainable development.

    As an eco-friendly flexible packaging manufacturer, DXC PACK has been producing eco-friendly pouches since 2016, and our mono material pouch has a water and oxygen barrier rate within 1.5, which is very close to aluminum foil pouches, making it the best eco-friendly solution for replacing aluminum foil pouches.

Recyclable Mono PE Solutions

    DXC recyclable PE pouch belongs to recycling No.4, it is made of transprent PE film and barrier coated PE film composite and has a transparent appearance.

    Our mono PE pouches have a recyclability rate of 95% in recyclability tests certified by the CYCLOS-HTP Institute.

Recyclable Mono PP Solutions

    DXC recyclable PP pouch belongs to recycling No.5, it is made of transparent PP film and metalized PP film composite. Recyclable PP pouches contain opaque metal, which has the same appearance as aluminum foil pouches.

    Moreover, DXC mono PP pouches have a recyclability rate of 93% in recyclability tests certified by the CYCLOS-HTP Institute.

Frequently Asked Questions

There is no colors limitation for digital printing. And rotogravure printing is available in up to 10 colors.

MOQ depends on the bag shape, materials, bag sizes, etc. Generally MOQ for digital printing starts with 1,000pcs and rotogravure printing starts with 10,000pcs. 

Lead time depends on your customization needs. Generally digital printing lead time is about 14 to 21 days and rotogravure printing lead time is about 25-30 days.

Foil stand up pouch, flat bottom pouch, flat pouch, side gusset pouch, rollstock film, spout pouch are all available to customize.

We offer digital, flexographic and gravure printing.

Matte, glossy, hot stamp, aluminum leakage,etc can be customized on your pouches.

The capacity of our customized foil pouches is up to 25kg.

Yes, we can provide free samples for you to test and you can check the printing and quality of the pouches as well.

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