Important studies, media comment, materials and market reports.

EAFA thanks those who have agreed to share the following reports and studies. Why not help to build this valuable reference source by submitting your own? EAFA is particularly interested to give wider exposure to any scientifically-based studies which demonstrate the protective properties and applications of aluminium foil. Such information can be sent via the 'Contact us' e-mail facility.

Many recent items of news and information are also available from Infoil Newsletter and from the Alufoil File.

Life Cycle Analyses (LCA) of various Food Products (latest update: Summer 2009)

Show cooking at interpack 2008 with TV celebrity chef Ralf Zacherl (Spring 2008)

Alufoil on television (Winter 2007)

Aluminium foil and microwave ovens (Winter 2006)

A general presentation about aluminium foil (Autumn 2005)

E-Commerce: Good Trading Practice Guidelines - joint leaflet endorsed by several major European packaging associations (Spring 2005)

Celebrating its 30th anniversary EAFA summarized the its history and the market development of aluminium foil. (Autumn 2004)

A generic presentation on aluminium foil containers held by former EAFA President Livio Frigerio at the Alumpack 2004 in Moscow. (Summer 2004)

Alufoil: functional & absolute barrier - scientific proof by FABES (March 2004)

Basics of aluminium rolling technology: an extract from Aluminium Rolling Technology, the booklet sponsored by Achenbach Buschhutten GmbH (Autumn 2002)

The advantages of the combination of film and foil (Spring 2000)

Source Reduction (Spring 2000)

Eddy current separation (Autumn 1998)

Sustainable use of resources: 'Re-use and recycling are not always best' (Spring 1998)

Fraunhofer research demonstrates how aluminium foil protects yoghurt (Autumn 1994)

Aluminium: don’t substitute it, recycle it! (Summer 1993)