After nearly a century of development, aluminum foil has become a major packaging material. Its market development is mature in European and American countries, but in the Chinese market, aluminum foil packaging still has broad prospects. The following is an analysis of the main markets for aluminum foil in flexible packaging.
The output value of the global pharmaceutical packaging industry is nearly 11 billion US dollars, with an average growth rate of 4%. The output value of China's pharmaceutical packaging market is approximately US$1.8 billion, with an average annual growth rate of more than 10%. Aluminum foil is mainly used for blister packaging in pharmaceutical packaging. Blister packaging is mainly made of polyvinyl chloride sheets (PVC) and 0.02mm thick aluminum foil.
Blister packaging has become the most important packaging method for Western medicine tablets and capsules. The packaging of traditional Chinese medicine tablets, powders, capsules, and pills in my country is gradually changing from paper bags, simple plastic bags, and glass bottles to aluminum-plastic blister packaging. Blister packaging has the advantages of being moisture-proof, easy to carry, safe and hygienic. With the development of drug sustained-release technology, the market will become broader. At present, the annual demand for aluminum foil for blister packaging is more than 7,000 tons.
