material and a fourth layer 14 comprising a thermoplastic film or paper as can be seen the first layer 11 forms the first exterior surface 10 a and the fourth layer 14 forms the second exterior surface 10 b of laminate 10 second layer 12 is positioned between first layer 11 and third layer 13 in this embodiment laminate 10 may include more layers than depicted and may include any number of film layers and film layer compositions depending upon both functional and aesthetic requirements of the laminate for example the thermoplastic film of fourth layer 14 may itself be a multilayer film having 2 3 4 5 6 7 or more layers alternatively the first layer 11 may include a multilayer film with the proviso that there is a second layer 12 containing a cyclic olefin copolymer disposed between it and the metallic foil or metallized polymer film of third layer 13 first layer 11 comprising a heat sealable material may be any thermoplastic material which forms a fusion or peelable fusion seal to itself or a similar material under pressure and heat such material may include but is not limited to homopolymers and copolymers of polyethylene such as low density polyethylene ldpe linear low density polyethylene lldpe very low density polyethylene vldpe ultra low density polyethylene uldpe ionomers.