Container with magnetic closure

A method of forming a container for consumer goods, the method comprising:

• providing first and second laminar blanks;
• applying a first magnetic material on the first laminar blank, the first magnetic material having a thickness of between about 0.1 millimetres and about 0.4 millimetres;
• applying a second magnetic material on the second laminar blank, the second magnetic material having a thickness of between about 0.1 millimetres and about 0.4 millimetres;
• and
• folding the first and second laminar blanks to form first and second folded blanks, wherein one of the folded blanks is substantially contained within the other folded blank, the folded blanks co-operating to form a container comprising a compartment for receiving consumer goods, at least a portion of the first folded blank being moveable relative to the second folded blank between a closed position in which consumer goods cannot be removed from the compartment and an open position in which consumer goods can be removed from the compartment;
• wherein the first magnetic material is applied on the moveable portion and wherein the first and second magnetic materials are arranged to overlap each other when the moveable portion is in the closed position so that the first and second magnetic materials form a magnetic closure that releasably retains the moveable portion in the closed position,
• wherein the first and second magnetic materials are magnetisable materials and wherein the first and second magnetisable materials are unmagnetised during the applying steps.