Aluminum Foil Container Stock (to produce semi-rigid aluminum foil containers) Aluminum foil containers offer some of the most versatile packaging solutions available today. Perfect for recycling and perfect for consumer convenience. The natural qualities of aluminum provide real benefits for consumers: Freshness - impermeability and barrier properties preserve moisture levels without compromising flavor. Cooking Versatility - aluminum is highly conductive as well as heat resistant, allowing consumers to cook food faster over a broader temperature range. It is also one of the only serving options that is tri-ovenable, offering cooking versatility in all three oven types, conventional, microwave and broiler. Yes! Open, shallow aluminum containers can be used in any microwave made after 1980. Flexibility - lightness and durability translate to maximum flexibility related to food transport, serving and storage. Meals can easily go from the freezer to the table and back! Environmentally Friendly - aluminum can also help with clean-up since containers can be readily RECYCLED, keeping the environment greener and minimizing waste. Novelis' material is texturized and coated with stable lubricants to exacting tolerances. It also meets high cleanliness standards and is Kosher certified. Alloys: 3003 and Novelis' patented 30264 Tempers: "O", Various H2X (H23, H25, H26, H27), H19 Gauges: 0.0020 in (0.051 mm) to 0.012 in (0.30 mm) Novelis' multi-plant production facilities are centrally located near major markets. Novelis provides field technical support, working with container manufacturers to develop solutions and new container products. Foil Container End Uses Over 7 billion aluminum foil containers are produced every year in North America for a variety of uses that make our lives easier. Aluminum foil containers grew rapidly during the early days of frozen foods and today represent many packaging success stories - all based on the broad range of features and benefits unique to aluminum foil. Foil containers are used to prepare, freeze, store, transport, cook and serve a variety of foods. Application use extends to three main market segments, including: Food processors - makers of fresh and frozen pies, frozen dinners, and baked goods Food service and home meal replacement - caterware, cake trays, loaf pans, party platters, grocery gourmet carry-out, and meals on wheels Containers sold at retail - cookie sheets, pie and muffin pans, steam tables, and roasters. Novelis' Light Gauge Products is the leading supplier of aluminum foil container stock, contributing technical, manufacturing, and commercial leadership to the leading manufacturers in the foil container stock industry.