To most people, paper isn’t something they give much thought to; however, paper is a sophisticated and technical material which starts with pulp, wood and trees.

While all players in the supply chain are usually keen to switch to recyclable materials, machinery, set up, paper type, speed, functionality and runnability – amongst others – all need to be considered.

We explore some of the advantages of using metallized papers for general cut and stack labels.

AR Metallizing’s range of full wrap films offer the technical requirements to facilitate handling and processing by the supply chain.

Gijs Ramakers, PhD, of AR Metallizing's Research & Development team explains how we test the printing capabilities of our metallized papers in the lab

Metallized paper is perfect for cosmetics packaging even if sometimes it can be overlooked as material choice.