the invention concerns packaging container produced from a composite shaped by cold - forming , the term “ packaging containers ” including base of lid parts or base and lid parts shaped by cold - forming . the base or lid parts can be shaped by cold - forming , and a lid film or base film , respectively , can form the corresponding closure for the packaging container . in addition , both the base and the lid part can be shaped by cold - forming , the depressions formed in the base and lid parts advantageously lying opposite one another . the composite from which the packaging container or parts thereof are produced has a layered structure , for example , comprising : a ) a plastics film between 10 μm and 250 μm thick ; b ) a bi - or monoaxially oriented film selected from the group comprising polyvinylchloride films , polyolefin films , polyamide films or polyester films between 10 and 100 μm thick , or a bi - or monoaxially oriented plastics film composite comprising two films selected from the group comprising polyvinylchloride films , polyolefin films , polyamide films or polyester films each between 10 and 50 μm thick ; c ) a metal foil between 20 and 200 μm thick ; and a 1 ) plastics film between 10 and 250 μm thick . the packaging containers are characterized by a high degree of flatness and / or rigidity .