Wednesday, January 8, 2025
API Foilmakers: Haute couture gilding
API Foilmakers is recognized as one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of Hot and Cold foil stamping.
Based in the UK and part of the ALDUS group, the company specializes in decorative foil stamping for luxury packaging.
Its skills in metallization and coating, and strategic locations in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Poland, enable API Foilmakers to support its European customers in their packaging enhancement projects.
A company inspired by innovation
With technical advantages in terms of finish, durability and resistance, and a perfect understanding of their needs, API Foilmakers helps premium brands
owners enhance their packaging, labels and other products.
The company stands out for its wide range of decorative hot stamping, cold stamping and pigmented hot stamping foils for the graphics and packaging industries.
Since 2021, the complete collection of metallic hot stamping foils has been available via a single colour chart. The Foil Gallery – API Foilmakers offers a wide variety of foil stamping films, including metallic, matte, satin and holographic.
A new holographic and pearlescent range will be presented at the Edition Spéciale by LUXE PACK 2024 and will complete the colour chart.
A new holographic and pearlescent range will be presented at the Edition Spéciale by LUXE PACK 2024 and will complete the colour chart.
A forerunner in Cold foil stamping technology since the 1990s, API Foilmakers has transformed the economics and flexibility of foil stamping by enabling the use of flexo or offset printing systems. Three finishes – gloss, satin and matt – are available.
A commitment to sustainability
To address sustainability issues, API FOILMAKERS set up a Green Team in 2020, comprising experts from Product Development, Marketing, Process Engineering and Quality Management.
API Foilmakers’ commitment has already enabled us to reduce transport by 60%, with no impact on volumes delivered, and to cut material shipments by 10% by rationalizing routes.
Process optimization work is now confirming a reduction in waste of over 13% per year in the production chain.
Process optimization work is now confirming a reduction in waste of over 13% per year in the production chain.
The company intends to remain at the forefront of industrial developments, while integrating the environmental dimension into its global business strategy.