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Entry Nº 11
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What is —

Metallized Film?

※ MetPET · MetOPP

A whisper of aluminium for a barrier and a mirror. The high-gloss silver of beer and spirits — and a real oxygen-and-moisture shield at a fraction of foil-lamination cost.

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What it is

Metallized film vacuum-deposits a roughly 30–50 nm aluminium layer onto PET or BOPP. Despite the thin layer it gives a strong barrier — much lower oxygen and moisture transmission than the base film — at lower cost and higher line speed than foil lamination. Service runs roughly −70 °C to +150 °C, including hot-fill at 85–95 °C for juices and jellies. The high-gloss silver look suits beer, spirits, and beauty.

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Where it fits
— and its limits

Choose metallized film when you want both a metallic look and a genuine barrier without the cost of foil lamination. It prints, but the surface needs corona treatment first, and the aluminium layer can crack when folded — MetOPP is the more flexible of the two. For a raised, decorative metallic accent rather than a full metallic face, hot-foil stamping is the complementary technique.

Press Run

See the material in person — not in print.

Sample packs ship 3–5 day air, free for qualified buyers. Touch the material before you commit.