Cosmo Films Spreading its Wings beyond Films to Create an Atma Nirbhar Bharat
Companies that excel amid downturns in business cycles and even manage to grow despite hazards posed by a global pandemic have one secret, which is a strong foundation and sound business ethos as is demonstrated by Cosmo Films. BSE and NSE listed- Cosmo Films Limited today is a global leader in speciality films, and has forayed into Speciality Chemicals, Pet Care, Masterbatches and the FMCG sector with Fabritizer. The company over the year has proven to be an employee led, innovation driven and customer centric organisation.
Established in 1981 by Mr Ashok Jaipuriaa visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist- Cosmo Films began the journey to pioneer BOPP Films manufacturing in India with its first plant in Aurangabad. Headquartered in New Delhi, the company now has 4 state of the art manufacturing facilities with two in Aurangabad, Maharashtra; one in Karjan, Vadodara and one in Asan, Korea.
Key Pillars which Define Success of Cosmo Films
Innovation - Be it the conventional strength in BOPP Films, or its emerging businesses that include Speciality Chemicals, Masterbatches, Pet Care and Fabritizer, Cosmo Films has grown in the industry due to constant innovations by investing heavily on it research and development capabilities. The company has more than 30 research scientists, and has invested close to USD 5 million in the last 3 years towards improving its research and development capabilities.
Sustainability - The company has always laid focus on reducing its carbon footprint by production optimization, reduction in natural resource usage and engineer product solutions which are eco-friendly and easy on the environment.
Customer Centricity - Cosmo Films has always been focused on keeping their customers first. The company understands the customers’ requirements, and engineers products which best suits their needs. Employee Focus - The company accords importance to promoting wellbeing and welfare of its employees and ensures consistent investments for upward mobility and career growth of employees along with the business expansion with robust corporate governance and HR practices. Governance, ethics and Values - Cosmo Films strives to meet the expectation of all its stakeholders by adhering to the highest standards of corporate governance.
Society - To enrich the lives of underprivileged communities and individuals, Cosmo Foundation was established in the year 2008. The foundation works in collaboration with several governmental bodies to run campaigns on awareness, education and sanitation across the country. The foundation has worked tirelessly to impact
▪ 42,000 rural children and youth from 112 villages through educational programs.
▪ 2,50,000 lives benefitted through COVID Relief.
▪ 5,000 rural students got access to clean toilets in Govt. schools.
Cosmo Films: Everything packaging, labelling and lamination & Industrial
▪ Cosmo Films over the years has continued to partner with worlds’ leading F&B, personal care brands and packaging & printing converters to enhance the end consumer experience.
▪ Cosmo Films has a broad customer base spread over more than 100 countries with sales & distribution base in Japan, USA, Canada and Europe.
▪ Today, Cosmo Films is one of the largest BOPP player in several categories including thermal lamination films like velvet and scuff free; self-adhesive labelstock films, specialized packaging films like heat resistant and high barrier films; synthetic paper and films for industrial applications.
Cosmo forays into Speciality Chemicals
Under the leadership of Mr Pankaj Poddar – CEO, Cosmo Films, the company has been concentrating on value-added elements to their products, looking at the niche markets and specific applications. Cosmo Speciality Chemicals, a 100% subsidiary of Cosmo Films Ltd was established in 2020 with a vision of creating a backward integration for the films business with the production of Masterbatches, and acquiring the textile auxiliary market in India and abroad by providing best and the most competitive products through innovations based on sustainable science.
▪ The company has developed 18 unique auxiliaries for textile pre-treatment, dyeing and finishing processes.
▪ The company’s masterbatch production, which was earlier being used in house, is now being supplied to several other manufacturers.
▪ Two of its newly developed products are Eco Clay, which is a clay based scouring agent for pre-treatment of cotton yarn knits terry towel and woven; and Microbenz BS which is an eco-friendly product sourced through enzymatic process to reduce degradation of garments/fabrics
New Age Laundry Sanitizer: Fabritizer
In Indian households, we have always sought traditional ways to fight and kill different kinds of germs on our body and clothes through disinfectants, detergents and soaps. In the recent past as well, there have been several diseases caused by viruses like Ebola, Influenza, Measles, Chicken pox and the most recent Covid-19, which have posed a real threat to humankind. Fabritizer is a one of its kind laundry sanitizer, which is effective in killing 99.9% germs (viruses, bacteria & fungi) on clothes, including the novel coronavirus. It forms a unique protective layer which lasts for up to 7 days, is also effective in killing odour causing germs and is free from harmful bleach, phosphate and nano silver particles. Fabritizer leaves a soothing after wash fragrance, is skin friendly & gentle on clothes. It does not harm the colour and texture of the fabric and is engineered keeping the health & safety of the consumers in mind. The product is available to buy online on Amazon and Flipkart, and is also getting readily available in major modern retail stores across Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities.
Pet Care Business- Zigly
Soon to be launched, Zigly comes from a place of love - lots and lots of love for pets! From grooming and pampering, to helping pet parents buy the best products for their pets, Zigly will be a one stop destination for all-things-pets. The company plans to launch the brand in the online channel, followed by offline ecosystem stores in Tier 1 cities across the country.