Common Aluminum Foil Jumbo Roll Specifications and Sizes

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  • Jumbo roll outer diameter (OD) is usually 500–600 mm for standard weight, up to 1000 mm for ultra-heavy mill rolls.
  • All sizes can be customized by width, thickness, core, and weight per order; the above are the most frequently stocked/ quoted industry standards.
  • Alloy is mostly 8011, 1235, 8079 for food packaging; 3003 for higher strength/ chemical resistance applications.

Thickness (Microns/ mm)

  • Food packaging (most mainstream): 9 μm (0.009 mm), 11 μm (0.011 mm), 12 μm (0.012 mm), 15 μm (0.015 mm); 8011/1235 alloy is standard.
  • Heavy-duty packaging/ industrial: 20 μm (0.02 mm), 30 μm (0.03 mm), 50 μm (0.05 mm).
  • Ultra-thin for lidding/ pharma: 6.35 μm (0.00635 mm).
  • General industrial range: 0.006–0.2 mm (6–200 μm).

Width (mm, with imperial alternatives)

  1. Household/ small converter jumbo rolls: 300 mm (12″), 450 mm (18″); common for slitting into retail rolls.
  2. Mid-sized industrial: 600 mm, 800 mm.
  3. Large production line standard: 1000 mm (100 cm), 1200 mm (120 cm) (most widely used in global foil mills).
  4. Wide-web industrial: 1400 mm, 1500 mm, up to 1800 mm.

Core Inner Diameter (ID, industry standard)

  • 76 mm (3″): small jumbo for commercial food service.
  • 152 mm (6″): universal standard for converter jumbo rolls.
  • 305 mm (12″): large mill master rolls for high-speed slitting lines.

Typical Full-Size Jumbo Roll Examples

  1. Food packaging standard: 1000 mm width × 12 μm thickness, 152 mm core ID; 8011-O temper.
  2. Retail conversion jumbo: 450 mm × 12 μm × 152 mm core (slits to 300 mm/ 12″ household rolls).
  3. North American commercial jumbo (imperial): 18″ (457 mm) × 1000 ft, 24″ (610 mm) × 1000 ft; 12–18 μm thick.
  4. Heavy-duty industrial: 1200 mm × 25 μm × 305 mm core, for thermal insulation/ rigid packaging.

Regional Market Variants

  • Europe/ Japan/ Australia: 300 mm × 150 m × 12 μm (household master), 1000/1200 mm for industrial.
  • North America: 12″ (305 mm) × 500 ft, 18″ (457 mm) × 1000 ft; common thickness 0.0005″ (12.7 μm).
  • China/ SE Asia mills: 1000 mm, 1200 mm widths, 11–15 μm, 152 mm core as the default export spec.