Metallized paper is created by depositing a thin layer of metal onto a plain sheet of paper. This process creates a product that’s both more durable and eye-catching than plain paper, and can also offer significant technical benefits such as barrier properties that make it suitable as a food packaging material. 

However, multilayer materials are often complex and expensive - or downright impossible - to recycle, compromising their sustainability.

What makes our metallized papers a recyclable monomaterial? 

• Our papers are coated in a very thin layer of aluminium, which is one of the more recyclable metals,
• When we say very thin, we mean it: the aluminium layer that is evaporated and applied to the base layer is only 20-30 nanometers thick (think of what happens when you condense your breath on a mirror). That’s hundreds of times less than foil laminations!
• The aluminium doesn’t change the fundamental nature of the paper substrate, meaning it can be recycled alongside conventional coated papers.

What’s more, we run a low-waste operation, with any raw materials not used during the production process going straight to recycling.

Want to find out more about how we produce our metallized papers? Get in touch with our team!