Cosmo Films, a supplier of films for packaging, lamination and labeling applications, has announced the commissioning of its second Cast Polypropylene (CPP) line and fourth metalizer, both having annual capacity of 7,500 MT. With the installation of these new lines, the company’s annual CPP films capacity will go from 1,800 MT to 9,300 MT, and the metalized films will increase from 15,000 MT to 22,500 MT.

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 speciality 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 advanced control monitoring system and a closed loop auto deposition control system. The facility at Karjan has been developed while keeping future expansions in mind.

Speaking on the development, Pankaj Poddar, CEO, Cosmo Films, says, “Apart from being a focussed 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 shall be better suited to serve our customers. The new lines are also expected to help increase the overall margins and volumes to some extent.”