Aluminum foil packaging began in the early 20th century. At that time, aluminum foil was an expensive packaging material and was only used for high-end packaging. In 1911, the Swiss Confectionery Company began to use aluminum foil to package chocolate, which gradually replaced tin foil and became popular. In 1913, based on the success of aluminum smelting, the United States also began to produce aluminum foil, which was mainly used for high-end goods, life-saving supplies and chewing gum packaging. In 1921, the United States successfully developed composite aluminum foil cardboard, which was mainly used as decorative boards and high-end packaging folding cartons. In 1938, heat-sealable aluminum foil was introduced. During World War II, aluminum foil developed rapidly as a military packaging material. Formed aluminum foil containers began to be used to package food in 1948. In the 1950s, aluminum paper and aluminum-plastic composite materials began to develop. By the 1970s, with the maturity of color printing technology, aluminum foil and aluminum-plastic composite packaging entered a period of rapid popularity.
Entering the 21st century, the trend of market competition and product homogeneity has stimulated the rapid development of product packaging. In 2002, the size of the global packaging market exceeded US$500 billion. The development of aluminum foil packaging is basically in sync with the development of the entire industry. In the Chinese market, aluminum foil packaging develops faster. There are two main reasons: First, the development of China's flexible packaging market is significantly different from that of developed countries. The proportion of flexible packaging for daily consumer goods and food Small, developed countries have accounted for more than 65%, and some have exceeded 70%, while China accounts for about 15%, and the proportion has increased rapidly in the past two years; secondly, domestic aluminum-plastic composite and aluminum-paper composite technologies continue to mature, and production costs are reduced. Promoted the popularization and application of aluminum-based composite materials in China's packaging market.