Glossary

A laminating process in which individual layers of packaging materials are laminated to each other with an adhesive.

A thin gauge (6-12 microns) aluminium foil laminated to plastic films to provide maximum oxygen, aroma and water vapour barrier properties. Although it is by far the best barrier material, it is increasingly being replaced by metallised films, (see MET-PET, MET-OPP and VMPET) because of cost.

a system in which the product is sterilised before filling into pre-sterilised packs under aseptic conditions.