Cosmo Foundation, a CSR initiative of Cosmo Films, is taking computer literacy to rural communities in Gujarat.

Ahmedabad: We are in the digital era where everything we want is just a click away. Digital India cannot be complete without a robust digital payments system, which is fast developing but still to reach a large part of rural economy.

The biggest challenge is to digitize the payment initiative in the interiors of India especially for the people in rural areas. Extremely low digital literacy, poor basic infrastructure like erratic power supply hinders the growth of payment systems in such areas.

Cosmo Foundation, a CSR initiative of Cosmo Films, one of the largest manufacture of BOPP and Thermal laminated films engaged to enhance quality of education by taking forward Computer Literacy, Basic English Communication, Maths and life skill programs in neighboring villages of their manufacturing units in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

With the announcement of Cashless transaction by RBI, Cosmo films initiated awareness programs to train the people on cashless payment system. The main agenda was to promote and explain how the digital payment system works and how it can bring a change in a society.

The following initiatives are being undertaken by the Cosmo Foundation to familiarize them with the digital systems:

1. Dialogue with local communities and local Banks on the kind of problems they face.

2. Design training module in Gujarati:- It covers the ancient practice of barter system, exchange of old coin till the present time of dealing with the practice of cash and currency transaction and how it helps doing transaction through cashless means i.e. adopting the practice by using digital technology.

3. Systematic training of 24 members including Cosmo Computer Teachers, school teachers, university interns.

4. Dialogues through assignments with high school students: Around 417 students participated and prepared assignments and the best performers were rewarded.

5. Training of local youth and communities: In the last six months, Cosmo Foundation trained 600 local youth, 95 Aanganwadi workers and 30 members of Gram Panchayat and school management committees. They were trained on various methods of digital transactions.

Cosmo Films, a leading manufacturer of speciality BOPP films, has come up with an improvised anti-fog film with excellent cold & hot anti fog properties and high hot tack & low co-efficient of friction which can deliver high speed over wrapping performance. 

Mumbai, 9 th May, 2017 – Cosmo Films, a leading manufacturer of speciality BOPP films, has come up with an improvised anti-fog film with excellent cold & hot anti fog properties and high hot tack & low co- efficient of friction which can deliver high speed over wrapping performance. This means that the film would now be suitable for packaging of even unpolished fruits in trays on high speed HFFS machines.

Anti-fog films are generally transparent films which go in for fresh fruits/vegetables, salad packaging, meat packaging applications. The high moisture content in these food items lead to mist formation on the film surface thus affecting the visibility and therefore perceived freshness of the food packed inside. An anti-fogging film not only prevents this phenomenon leading to a better visibility of the contents inside but also renders the pack a better shelf appeal owing to its enhanced gloss/optics. The film complies with the EC and FDA food contact regulations.

The film is a co-extruded both sides heat sealable, both side treated BOPP film where printing is done generally on the top side and inner side lends in the anti-fogging characteristics. The film works well in a single layer as well as BOPP/AF BOPP laminate structure.
 

Commenting on the development, Mr. Shailesh Verma, Head- Packaging Films Exports, Cosmo Films said, “The film has excellent machinability, high heat seal & high hot tack strength and low seal initiation temperature and therefore works very well on high speed packing machines. The film is available in 15 to 40 microns thickness. Company also makes film compatible for sealing on PE trays. A Keep Fresh grade providing longer shelf life because of anti-bacterial properties is also available.”

Cosmo Films Limited, a leading global speciality films company, manufacturing multiple types of Bi-axially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) and Cast Polypropylene (CPP) films has announced plans to install a new production line for Speciality Polyester (Biaxially-Oriented Polyethylene Terephthalate) films by the third quarter of 2018-19.

New Delhi, 7 th April 2017: Cosmo Films Limited, a leading global speciality films company, manufacturing multiple types of Bi-axially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) and Cast Polypropylene (CPP) films has announced plans to install a new production line for Speciality Polyester (Biaxially-Oriented Polyethylene Terephthalate) films by the third quarter of 2018- 19.

The new line will be commissioned at the Waluj plant site in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India with a capacity of 36,000 MT per annum. The project for the new line will entail an investment of Rs. 250 crores and shall be funded through a mix of internal accruals and debt. This plant already houses BOPP lines, extrusion coating lines, chemical coating lines, metallizers and a CPP line. The new production line will complement the existing BOPP capacity of 200,000 MT per annum and allow Cosmo Films to offer a more comprehensive speciality product basket to flexible packaging, labeling, lamination and industrial applications.

Mr. Pankaj Poddar, CEO, Cosmo Films Ltd said, “Speciality BOPET is one of the fastest growing substrates and we anticipate a strong demand for these films. This will enable us to do import substitution as well as take global market share.”

BOPET films (Biaxially-Oriented Polyethylene Terephthalate films) offer high tensile strength, chemical and dimensional stability, transparency, reflectivity, gas and aroma barrier properties and electrical insulation.