top of page
Search
  • Writer's pictureThe Van Dyke Press

Colourful facts you need to know about aluminium!

Did you know?

  1. Aluminium can be recycled indefinitely.

  2. 70% of all aluminium is actually recycled.

  3. Recycling aluminium requires 95% less energy compared to primary aluminum production.

  4. In the 1850s Napoleon III's investment into aluminium lay in its potential military use: he wished weapons, helmets, armor, and other equipment for the French army could be made of the new light, shiny metal.

  5. With next to zero Oxygen and Water transfer Rates (OTW & WTR), Aluminium foils score 10 out of 10 in all parameters determining product shelf life.


38 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All
bottom of page