Cosmo Films to increase BOPP production capacity by 42%

Cosmo Films, a leading global firm manufacturing bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP), has announced plans to install a new 10.4m BOPP line by early 2017. The line has already been ordered and will increase the company’s annual BOPP production capacity from 140,000 to 200,000 metric tonnes.

20 Oct 2015 | By Dibyajyoti Sarma

The new production line will be installed at the Karjan plant site near Vadodara, an existing facility with the company which already houses BOPP lines, extrusion coating and chemical coating lines and a metalliser.
 
The new line, which is yet to be installed, is the most advanced line available in the market today in terms of its width and output. This high speed line is equipped with automated changeovers, which will lead to an increase in power savings, thus maximising overall operational efficiencies.
 
Pankaj Poddar, CEO, Cosmo Films, said, “We are anticipating a strong demand for BOPP films in the coming years, especially from the FMCG sector. This prompted us to expand our BOPP production capacity.”
 
He added that output for the production unit is intended to be used for both domestic and export markets. “Our expansion plans are also aligned with the government’s Make in India project, which aims at boosting home-grown manufacturing companies. Cosmo Films remains committed in its efforts to develop the sector and set new industry benchmarks.”
 
BOPP films, which offers high strength, elasticity, high barrier properties, resistance to various corrosive environments, and inertness go into making of flexible food packaging, adhesive tapes, labels and lamination applications.
 
Established in 1981, Cosmo Films today is the largest exporter of BOPP films from India and is also the largest producer of thermal laminating films in the world with plant cum distribution centres in the US, Korea and Japan and global channel partners in more than fifty countries.