Cosmo Films, New Delhi, India, a global producer of films for packaging, lamination, and labeling applications has announced commissioning of its second Cast Polypropylene (CPP) Line and fourth metalizer, both having an annual capacity of 7,500 metric tons. With installation of these new lines, the company's annual CPP films capacity will go from 1,800 metric tons to 9,300 metric tons, and the metalized films will increase from 15,000 metric tons to 22,500 metric tons.

These new lines have been commissioned at the company's existing facility at Karjan, near Vadodara, India, which already houses BOPP lines, extrusion coating and chemical coating lines, and a metalizer. The 2.85 meter CPP line is five-layered and is designed to produce specialty films (especially barrier films) for various packaging applications. The line has the possibility to have multilayer combinations. The new 2.85 meter metalizer is equipped with an advanced control monitoring system and closed loop auto deposition control system. The facility at Karjan has been developed keeping future expansions in mind.

Speaking on the development, Pankaj Poddar, CEO, Cosmo Films, said that "apart from being a focused BOPP player over the years, we have made significant efforts in recent times to become a complete film solution provider with more and more films to offer along with various value added services. Moreover, there has been a dearth of organized CPP players in the market, and with the expansion of our capacity, we will be better suited to serve our customers. The new lines are also expected to help increase the overall margins and volumes to some extent." 

 

Established in 1981, Cosmo Films today is a producer of specialty films for packaging, lamination, and labeling applications. Its film offerings include biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films, cast polypropylene (CPP) films, and soon to be offered biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (BOPET) films. Today, the company is the largest exporter of BOPP films from India and is also the largest producer of thermal laminating films in the world, with plant distribution centers in the U.S, Korea, and Japan, and global channel partners in more than 70 countries.