A primary function of the leafâs waxy cuticle is to reduce water loss through the leaves, which is particularly important in arid deserts with little rainfall or Mediterranean climates with seasonal rainfall.
The first plant designed for rolling aluminum foil was opened in 1910. Aluminum foil replaced tin foil, when the Dr. Lauber, Neher & Cie., Emmishofen aluminum foil rolling plant in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, was opened by J.G. Neher & Sons.
Though today it is one of the most common metals in the world, there was a time when aluminum was actually one of the rarest and most precious. It took the scientists who discovered aluminum years of experimentation before they succeeded in refining this elusive element. Aluminum originates from the compound âalum,â given that name by French chemist and politician Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau in 1761.