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.
1 Alside quickly becomes one of the largest users of sheet aluminum in the world.  After seeing how paint bonds to aluminum fuselages on World War II planes, Jerome Kaufman, owner of one of the largest retail home improvement dealers in the U.S., invents the first residential baked enamel aluminum siding.