Detailed Product Description

Aluminium Rolled products can be divided into foil, sheet and plate.

Foil is less than 0.2 mm thick and is used mainly in the packaging industry for foil containers and wrapping. Foil is also used for electrical applications, building insulation and in the printing industry.

Sheet is between 0.2 mm and 6mm in thickness and has a wide variety of uses in the construction industry including aluminium siding and roofing. Sheet is also used extensively in transport applications such as automobile body panels, airframes and the hulls of boats.

Plate is any rolled product over 6mm in thickness. It also is found in a number of applications including airframes, military vehicles and structural components in bridges and buildings.

Aluminum foil is made from an aluminum alloy which contains between 92 and 99 percent aluminum. Usually between 0.006 and 0.2 mm thick, foil is produced in many widths and strengths for literally hundreds of applications.


It is used to manufacture thermal insulation for the construction industry, fin stock for air conditioners, electrical coils for transformers, capacitors for radios and televisions, insulation for storage tanks, decorative products, and containers and packaging.

The popularity of aluminum foil for so many applications is due to several major advantages, one of the foremost being that the raw materials necessary for its manufacture are plentiful. Aluminum foil is inexpensive, durable, non-toxic, and greaseproof. In addition, it resists chemical attack and provides excellent electrical and non-magnetic shielding.