Study: Amount Of Aluminum In Decorative Foils Is Negligible The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) and its Sus- tainability Committee have worked with FSEA-member foil manufacturers to determine the amount of aluminum that is used in the manufacturing of transfer foils, including hot, cold and digital transfer foil products. Through this inves- tigation, FSEA has compiled data confirming the layer of aluminum that provides the metallic sheen in a metallic transfer foil is negligible – in fact, it is so thin that it is mea- sured in nanometers, which is 1/10th of an angstrom. “We believe it is important that those involved in the repulp- ing and recycling processes understand the unbelievably small amount of aluminum that is contained in decorative transfer foils,” said Jeff Peterson, FSEA Executive Director. Brands choose foil because of its high-visibility en- hancement properties. Research has shown that packag- ing decorated with foil rates more than 80 percent higher than non-foil packaging in quality, appeal, value and brand awareness1. Foiled packaging also attracts attention faster (44 percent) and retains attention longer (16 percent) than identical packages without foil. The thickness of the aluminum layer in a transfer foil – which is a layer of aluminum that is vacuum metallized to a film carrier – has been found to be between 30 and 60 nanometers in thickness. For comparison purposes, a sheet of copy paper is approximately 100,000 nanome- ters thick, and a human hair is approximately 80,000 to 100,000 nanometers thick. The thickness of the aluminum layer in transfer foils is more than 300 times thinner than a standard household aluminum foil. To further demonstrate the negligible amount of alu- minum in transfer foils, one large roll of decorative foil (40-inches by 35,000-feet), if unrolled, would cover nearly 2 ½ football fields. This one roll can be used to decorate as many as 120,000 cosmetic cartons containing five percent to 100 percent foil coverage. The actual amount of alumi- num in this jumbo roll of foil would weigh barely more than one ounce, or less than .75 cubic inches in mass (about the size of the tip of a typical human thumb). “Through investigation and communication with FSEA-member foil manufacturers, the FSEA and its Sus- tainability Committee have been able to provide specific information that can help brand owners, recyclers and oth- ers involved in the decision to foil-decorate cartons, direct mail or other printed products understand the miniscule amount of metal that is involved in hot, cold and digital transfer foil manufacturing,” said Peterson. “Our goal as an association is to continue to educate those involved with decorative foils about the facts and to dispel myths by using studies the FSEA has commissioned – along with additional supporting findings – to demonstrate that foil decorated paper/board is repulpable and recyclable.” Contact FSEA at (785) 271-5816 or email jeff@fsea.com for further information.
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