Countdown to Drupa: Cosmo Films to launch its Luxotique brand

A world leader in speciality BOPP films, Cosmo Films is currently eyeing a BOPP capacity expansion of 60,000 tonnes per annum, which will be commissioned by early 2017.

According to the company, the yet to be launched Luxotique range comprises of the new improvised velvet, scuff free matte and digital lamination films. “The portfolio has been designed keeping the needs of luxury packaging and high-end graphic lamination industries in mind,” a company spokesperson said.

The portfolio includes:

Luxotique Velvet is the flagship product of the Luxotique range. As the name indicates, it is engineered to lend a rich velvet finish to the printed surface. Engineered on a special matte-base film, it is ideal for premium/ luxury liquor, perfume, watches and jewellery packs/ boxes. The film can also be used for laminating coffee table books, high-end magazines, brochures, manuals, etc.

Luxotique Scuff Free matte provides excellent resistance to scuff marks, which could develop during production, transportation and handling of the pack. The matte surface of the film is also ideal for post-laminating procedures, such as UV spot coating, hot foil stamping, embossing, etc. Apart from the luxury packaging applications mentioned earlier, this film is best suited for laminating packing boxes of electronic goods like mobile phones, tablets, power banks, etc.

Luxotique Digital has been specially engineered to provide excellent bonding to digital printed surfaces, along with providing excellent optics and protection. This film is available in both gloss and matte varieties.

Established in 1981, Cosmo boosted its export-oriented unit (EOU), located at Shendra, in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, to its second phase of expansion. With this, Cosmo has finished installing two additional lines in 2015. This means, the EOU can now manufacture the entire gamut of speciality films offered by the company for packaging, label and lamination applications, under one roof.