It’s no exaggerating to state that aluminium foil takes up one of the largest market share in aluminum alloys. It covers such a wide range of application that no one can avoid contacting with it. Kids have sweets covered by it. Young people feast on barbecued food wrapped in it. And old people have pills sealed with it. These prove to be obvious usage of aluminium foil. As a matter of fact, we usually apply something without realizing it. Speaking of decorative aluminium, you may first think of color coated aluminum sheet and coil rather than foil, which, however, is more applicable in practice.
The application of aluminium foil to decoration is not new in China. As long ago as the 1990s, more developed cities like Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou first applied the foil as decorative material for exterior and interior decoration, which led trend of the whole country. Except for the fashion element, aluminium foil wins popularity with its exceptional performances. It boasts excellent properties for convenient maintenance and cleaning. Unlike wooden items that have to be kept away from fire and water, it remains sound and well even after being cleaned by wet cloth and exposed to not too high temperature. What’s more, it proves to be so easy to process and coat the foil that various designs of different styles can be printed on it. Simple processing steps add luxury element to the foil. This makes it popular raw material for inner wall paper, furniture as well as facade decoration of shops.
Owing to its extraordinary decorative effect, aluminium foil also serves as irreplaceable wrapping paper for gifts in many other countries. The same practice is coming into fashion in China as well. With fast development of city construction and new countryside building, the trend of aluminium foil for decoration will become stronger in China in the future years.