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Fibre2Fashion
04-08-2025
- Business
- Fibre2Fashion
Cosmo Films adds 120
Cosmo Films Inc. USA, a subsidiary of Cosmo First Limited (Formerly known as Cosmo Films Limited) has announced expansion in North America with the installation of a 120" wide new high-speed Slitter (3000 ft/min). With this new installation, the company aims to meet the budding demand for flexible packaging solutions across North America. The new machine is a strategic investment by Cosmo Films to enhance customer service with faster delivery solutions for its diverse range of films across the US market. Cosmo Films Inc USA has installed a high-speed 120" slitter at its Carol Stream Warehouse in Chicago to meet rising demand for flexible packaging in North America. The machine enables order fulfillment within 10â€'15 days, enhancing delivery speed and inventory efficiency. This strategic move supports Cosmo's US growth and positions it closer to customers with faster, flexible solutions. The machine is installed at the Company's Carol Stream Warehouse in Chicago. With this new state-of-the-art equipment, Cosmo Films will now be able to fulfil customer orders within 10–15 days from the order date, thereby helping customers optimise inventory and reduce warehousing costs by providing just-in-time delivery, and gain flexibility in production schedules. This investment comes at a time when the North American flexible packaging market is projected to grow from USD 84.9 billion in 2025 to USD 123.07 billion by 2034, fuelled by rising demand for lightweight, sustainable, and customisable packaging across food, personal care, and pharmaceutical sectors. Speaking on the development, Mr. Kulbhushan Malik, Global Business Head, Cosmo Films, said, "We have been growing year over year in the US market, and it continues to be a strategic priority for us. This new investment in the US serves as an extended support platform from India, bringing us closer to customers and optimising our business while creating value for the stakeholders involved through a robust and smarter supply chain." With latest features, the Slitter is designed to work with a variety of substrates, such as BOPP, CPP, BOPET, and PETG films. It also offers razor-sharp accuracy and high-speed operation (3000 ft/min). This will allow Cosmo Films to provide aesthetically-appealing, eco-friendly, and flexible packaging formats like sachets, pouches, and wraps — all of which are high-demand packaging solutions in North America's rapidly growing food, beverage, and healthcare sectors. Mr. Sandeep Dutta, President–North America, Cosmo Films, said "Over the years, we have positioned ourselves as trusted partners for US businesses, providing quality products as well as technical support, with the willingness to develop new films to keep up with the ever-changing and challenging end-use requirements. Cosmo Films is one of the unique producers, catering to multiple segments with our wide variety of Barrier Metallized Films as well as Chemical Coated products. The installation reflects our commitment towards addressing the packaging needs in real-time with flexibility and reliability. With this, we will be well-positioned to function as an extended platform of our overseas manufacturing facilities, enabling us to cater to the on-demand, short turn-around time needs of the industry. The quality promise of Cosmo Films will now be available in days, instead of months." With such ongoing developments and investments aimed at delivering both quality and agility, Cosmo Films continues to strengthen its global customer footprint. Further, the company is steadily positioning itself as a trusted and preferred supplier of high-quality packaging films and a comprehensive solutions provider for a range of packaging needs across North America. Note: The headline, insights, and image of this press release may have been refined by the Fibre2Fashion staff; the rest of the content remains unchanged. ALCHEMPro News Desk (HU)
Yahoo
31-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cosmo Films expands US Operations with new Slitter Rewinder
New installation to enhance customer service with faster delivery solutions Reduced customer order wait time from 2–3 months to 10–15 days CHICAGO, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cosmo Films Inc. USA, a subsidiary of Cosmo First Limited (Formerly known as Cosmo Films Limited) has announced expansion in North America with the installation of a 120" wide new high-speed Slitter (3000 ft/min). With this new installation, the company aims to meet the budding demand for flexible packaging solutions across North America. The new machine is a strategic investment by Cosmo Films to enhance customer service with faster delivery solutions for its diverse range of films across the US market. The machine is installed at the Company's Carol Stream Warehouse in Chicago. With this new state-of-the-art equipment, Cosmo Films will now be able to fulfil customer orders within 10–15 days from the order date, thereby helping customers optimise inventory and reduce warehousing costs by providing just-in-time delivery, and gain flexibility in production schedules. This investment comes at a time when the North American flexible packaging market is projected to grow from USD 84.9 billion in 2025 to USD 123.07 billion by 2034, fuelled by rising demand for lightweight, sustainable, and customisable packaging across food, personal care, and pharmaceutical sectors. Speaking on the development, Mr. Kulbhushan Malik, Global Business Head, Cosmo Films, said, "We have been growing year over year in the US market, and it continues to be a strategic priority for us. This new investment in the US serves as an extended support platform from India, bringing us closer to customers and optimising our business while creating value for the stakeholders involved through a robust and smarter supply chain." With latest features, the Slitter is designed to work with a variety of substrates, such as BOPP, CPP, BOPET, and PETG films. It also offers razor-sharp accuracy and high-speed operation (3000 ft/min). This will allow Cosmo Films to provide aesthetically-appealing, eco-friendly, and flexible packaging formats like sachets, pouches, and wraps — all of which are high-demand packaging solutions in North America's rapidly growing food, beverage, and healthcare sectors. Mr. Sandeep Dutta, President–North America, Cosmo Films, said "Over the years, we have positioned ourselves as trusted partners for US businesses, providing quality products as well as technical support, with the willingness to develop new films to keep up with the ever-changing and challenging end-use requirements. Cosmo Films is one of the unique producers, catering to multiple segments with our wide variety of Barrier Metallized Films as well as Chemical Coated products. The installation reflects our commitment towards addressing the packaging needs in real-time with flexibility and reliability. With this, we will be well-positioned to function as an extended platform of our overseas manufacturing facilities, enabling us to cater to the on-demand, short turn-around time needs of the industry. The quality promise of Cosmo Films will now be available in days, instead of months." With such ongoing developments and investments aimed at delivering both quality and agility, Cosmo Films continues to strengthen its global customer footprint. Further, the company is steadily positioning itself as a trusted and preferred supplier of high-quality packaging films and a comprehensive solutions provider for a range of packaging needs across North America. About Cosmo Films and Cosmo First Limited Founded in 1981 as Cosmo Films, Cosmo First is a multinational conglomerate and global leader in specialty films for packaging, laminating, and labelling applications, and synthetic paper. The company exports to over 100 countries and has been operating in USA via its subsidiary Cosmo Films Inc. USA. The Company today has 10 BOPP Lines, 1 BOPET Line, 3 CPP Lines and various high quality metallizers and Chemical coating lines for its diverse range of Specialty Films. Cosmo Films recently has also commissioned a new 10.4-meter BOPP line in India with a speed of 700 meters per minute, which is the world's first BOPP production line with such high speed and output. With engineering of innovative products and sustainability solutions, Cosmo Films over the years has been partnering with world's leading F&B and personal care brands and packaging & printing converters to enhance the end-consumer experience. With manufacturing units in India and warehousing in different parts of the world, the company has been at the forefront of developing customer-centric solutions to deliver the finest product and service experience, backed by innovation, people, and processes. Beyond Cosmo Films, its portfolio spans specialty chemicals (Cosmo Speciality Chemicals), rigid packaging (Cosmo Plastech), window films (Cosmo Sunshield), and automotive paint protection films (Cosmo PPF). Read more: | Photo: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Cosmo Films Inc.
Cision Canada
31-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Cosmo Films expands US Operations with new Slitter Rewinder
New installation to enhance customer service with faster delivery solutions Reduced customer order wait time from 2–3 months to 10–15 days CHICAGO, July 31, 2025 /CNW/ -- Cosmo Films Inc. USA, a subsidiary of Cosmo First Limited (Formerly known as Cosmo Films Limited) has announced expansion in North America with the installation of a 120" wide new high-speed Slitter (3000 ft/min). With this new installation, the company aims to meet the budding demand for flexible packaging solutions across North America. The new machine is a strategic investment by Cosmo Films to enhance customer service with faster delivery solutions for its diverse range of films across the US market. The machine is installed at the Company's Carol Stream Warehouse in Chicago. With this new state-of-the-art equipment, Cosmo Films will now be able to fulfil customer orders within 10–15 days from the order date, thereby helping customers optimise inventory and reduce warehousing costs by providing just-in-time delivery, and gain flexibility in production schedules. This investment comes at a time when the North American flexible packaging market is projected to grow from USD 84.9 billion in 2025 to USD 123.07 billion by 2034, fuelled by rising demand for lightweight, sustainable, and customisable packaging across food, personal care, and pharmaceutical sectors. Speaking on the development, Mr. Kulbhushan Malik, Global Business Head, Cosmo Films, said, " We have been growing year over year in the US market, and it continues to be a strategic priority for us. This new investment in the US serves as an extended support platform from India, bringing us closer to customers and optimising our business while creating value for the stakeholders involved through a robust and smarter supply chain." With latest features, the Slitter is designed to work with a variety of substrates, such as BOPP, CPP, BOPET, and PETG films. It also offers razor-sharp accuracy and high-speed operation (3000 ft/min). This will allow Cosmo Films to provide aesthetically-appealing, eco-friendly, and flexible packaging formats like sachets, pouches, and wraps — all of which are high-demand packaging solutions in North America's rapidly growing food, beverage, and healthcare sectors. Mr. Sandeep Dutta, President–North America, Cosmo Films, said "Over the years, we have positioned ourselves as trusted partners for US businesses, providing quality products as well as technical support, with the willingness to develop new films to keep up with the ever-changing and challenging end-use requirements. Cosmo Films is one of the unique producers, catering to multiple segments with our wide variety of Barrier Metallized Films as well as Chemical Coated products. The installation reflects our commitment towards addressing the packaging needs in real-time with flexibility and reliability. With this, we will be well-positioned to function as an extended platform of our overseas manufacturing facilities, enabling us to cater to the on-demand, short turn-around time needs of the industry. The quality promise of Cosmo Films will now be available in days, instead of months." With such ongoing developments and investments aimed at delivering both quality and agility, Cosmo Films continues to strengthen its global customer footprint. Further, the company is steadily positioning itself as a trusted and preferred supplier of high-quality packaging films and a comprehensive solutions provider for a range of packaging needs across North America. About Cosmo Films and Cosmo First Limited Founded in 1981 as Cosmo Films, Cosmo First is a multinational conglomerate and global leader in specialty films for packaging, laminating, and labelling applications, and synthetic paper. The company exports to over 100 countries and has been operating in USA via its subsidiary Cosmo Films Inc. USA. The Company today has 10 BOPP Lines, 1 BOPET Line, 3 CPP Lines and various high quality metallizers and Chemical coating lines for its diverse range of Specialty Films. Cosmo Films recently has also commissioned a new 10.4-meter BOPP line in India with a speed of 700 meters per minute, which is the world's first BOPP production line with such high speed and output. With engineering of innovative products and sustainability solutions, Cosmo Films over the years has been partnering with world's leading F&B and personal care brands and packaging & printing converters to enhance the end-consumer experience. With manufacturing units in India and warehousing in different parts of the world, the company has been at the forefront of developing customer-centric solutions to deliver the finest product and service experience, backed by innovation, people, and processes. Beyond Cosmo Films, its portfolio spans specialty chemicals (Cosmo Speciality Chemicals), rigid packaging (Cosmo Plastech), window films (Cosmo Sunshield), and automotive paint protection films (Cosmo PPF).
Time of India
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Connecting parents and teens in the post-'Adolescence' social media landscape
By Sandeep Dutta Netflix's Adolescence has become a much-discussed drama amongst parents of teens in the living rooms of Gurgaon condominiums, Goregaon societies and Gachibowli high rises. It will be an exaggeration to say that it has sent shock waves to the parents as they are quite cognizant of the impact of excessive screen time on the teens and pre-teens, but it acted as a grave reminder of its extreme consequences. The last scene of this widely viewed and much talked about mini-series was truly gut wrenching when we see Eddie Miller, the father of the ill-fated teen collapse on his bed and can be heard regretting that he failed as a father. Parent and teen relationships in India are relatively stronger in India and many Asian countries as compared to the West where personal space and individuality were given high priority much before the phrase 'digital bubble' entered our lexicons. Since social media entered the lives of Indians and spelt its seductive charm on them confining them to their respective digital bubbles the texture of our social fabric changed forever. While for others it is mostly a source of discontentment when they find their physical connections suffer at the altar of the digital world, for teen parents there is sense of chilling fear of the evils of the cyber world. Recently, I was talking to a mother of a fourteen year old daughter in Jaipur and she confided that she worries about her daughter's security ' Earlier I knew her friends, they would be living nearby or were from her school and many came to my house so I knew about their families but now I find my daughter either talking rather surreptitiously on the phone or typing messages vigorously…when I ask her who is she talking with she gives me evasive answers…she tells me these are some new friends who I haven't met...I suddenly realized that she has friends who I do not know and am worried who these people are and what influence do they have on her..' A father from Chandigarh lamented about a family trip that made him realize how his children; one teen and the other a pre-teen, live in a world of their own ' I was driving from Chandigarh to Kasauli and my children who were seating on the backseat hardly ever looked out of the window to enjoy the scenic beauty. They were glued to the phone and texting most of the time and my wife who was sitting next to me and I felt what is the point in taking them on the trip if they would be on their phone all the time…and we both wondered who were they texting all the time…when we asked them they said friends…God alone knows who these friends are' Parents are now resigned to seeing their children inhabiting the digital world more than the physical world and this generates feelings of being slighted and also gives rise to a gnawing sense of fear. Whether it is a car ride, a trip to the shopping mall or dinner table at home they are now used to seeing their children mostly with their heads down frantically pressing the keys of their fancy smartphones . While they feel marginalised and unhappy in such moments what gives them sleepless nights are the thoughts of their children becoming victims of cyber traps including scams, cyberbullying, and online predators. These traps can lead to emotional distress, financial loss, and even physical danger. Online predators can also use the internet to exploit them for sexual and violent purposes. This has compelled them to rethink and reframe parenting style, and many parents are consciously trying to be 'friends' with their children. Traditionally Indian parents especially fathers believed that parenting is about control, righteousness and restrain and emotions such as love and care were meant to be hidden deep in their hearts. Not anymore. In an age of intense social media influence, nuclearization of families and increasing permission to express one's individuality parents (surprisingly often led by the fathers) are reframing their parenting style to imbibe codes of friendship encouraging open communication, sharing of life experiences and having fun together!! The ulterior motive is to get closer to their children's life-world and encourage them to share their everyday life experiences so that they get to know what is going on in their lives and give friendly advice on all things that matter to them ranging from skin care and career confusion to situationship challenges. Today it is not uncommon to see fathers twinning with their sons, mothers and daughters going together for Pilates, parents and children forwarding memes and jokes to each other while sipping beer on a Sunday afternoon. A mother of a teen girl in Chennai said ' My daughter is a big fan of BTS and other Korean bands, I did not know anything about them nor was I interested in them but now I listen to them and know quite a lot about the lives of the singers so that I have something to talk about to her and she will not feel that I know nothing about her superstars'. This change in parenting style has been borne out by an ambitious study done by Kantar Kidscan 2024. Surveying 2,450 children/pre-teen and teens aged 5-14 and an equal number of parents across 14 cities, this comprehensive study reveals 55% of parents allow their children full discretion over their career aspirations—a level of freedom seldom seen in previous generations. This trend points to a more open-minded friendly and empathetic parental approach, where traditional pressures are being replaced by encouragement for self-expression and personal exploration. While many brands (think of Lego's ' Play is your superpower campaign' which encourages families to build in more playtime together in their everyday lives, McCain's campaign titled ' Jugalbandi ' that humorously portrays how families, amidst all their differences, find a moment of unity and agreement) have for years been making concerted efforts to showcase themselves as family unifiers not too many brands have specifically leveraged the 'Friends' role which parents are now playing with admirable gusto. Coca Cola is perhaps one of those few brands which leveraged this phenomenon way back in 2018 where the father is shown to become a friend of his teen son as they travel together in a train. The key moment of the ad hinges on the son's accepting his dad's friend request in social media and while he enjoys a bottle of Coke the father gets busy checking out his son's activities on social media. The film ends with the young man cutely embarrassed as the father looks excitedly at his posts suggesting the beginning of their new relationship as buddies. Recently (in 2023) Maggi launched the 'Maggi Ready Family Jolly' campaign which depicts millennial parents and teens having fun together along with music. Though the ad does not overtly call out the 'Friends' role that the parents have adopted but their behaviour and conversations suggest that they have an open and fun relationship with their teen children. In fact, the latest ad in this campaign shows how teens talk to the parents in internet slang language and the father not to be left behind also talks in the same language which makes the daughter admit that her dad is super cool. The ad has a strong friendly vibe which appealed to both parents and teens. Though brands like Coke and Maggi have successfully leveraged the phenomenon of parents as buddies, I believe there is ample scope for other brands to extend this further and bring to surface the simmering parental paranoia about the lethal charms of social media on the impressionable minds of their children and their earnest efforts to make friends with them with the purpose of protecting them. Brands can be projected as the friendly conduit between tension ridden parents and internet addict teens. As a researcher, while interacting with the teens it was quite evident that they do bank upon their parents to provide them with much needed emotional support when they experience bouts of anxiety, loneliness and fear as they navigate both the digital and physical worlds. They too want them to be their friends (many of them confessed that they are lonely despite having many friends) but sometimes feel that they do not get the respect which they deserve and at other times they get turned off by their parent's pseudo friendly behaviour. A teen boy from Mumbai said, 'Sometimes my dad uses the f word when talking to me just to be very cool as he has heard me using it when I talk to my friends, but I find that a bit forced and honestly quite silly'. Brands intending to capitalize on this trend need to be cognizant of these apprehensions (there could be more!) and portray the parent-teen friendship in a way that is relatable and aspirational but not bordering on pretentiousness and frivolity. Three simple ground rules that Brands could consider when portraying the buddy theme: 1. First respect, then friendship Teens of the digital age are well informed and have a world view. They expect parents to acknowledge this and treat them with respect before they forge a friendship. 2. Buddy boundaries There is a fine art of being a parent buddy. Too much of buddy behaviour will look shallow and be counterproductive. 3. Embrace Inclusivity and Social Justice Parents should be shown as liberal and open to diverse perspectives concerned with social issues that are of interest to the teens. By understanding and encouraging new parenting styles and tailoring their marketing efforts accordingly, brands can truly act as a perfect bridge between teens and parents and build stronger emotional connections and ultimately, foster loyalty both amongst parents and teens. And not just that, it also would serve the bigger purpose of mending the lives of the young and vulnerable some of whom are becoming victims of the excessiveness of social media. We certainly do not want to see them suffer like Jamie Miller , the thirteen-year-old protagonist from Adolescence who is every teen parent's nightmare! (The author is the vice president, insights division at Kantar. Views expressed are personal.)
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Business Standard
19-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
AWS plans to add $23 bn to India's GDP by 2030, says Sandeep Dutta
Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to contribute $23.3 billion towards India's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030 while supporting over 1.31 lakh jobs annually, a senior executive from the company said on Thursday. This announcement comes as the cloud infrastructure provider prepares to invest $12.7 billion by the end of 2030 to meet the growing demand for cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI) in the country. 'We're all aware that India is on the cusp of becoming a $1 trillion digital economy. As AWS, we continue to deepen our commitment towards India,' said Sandeep Dutta, president of India and South Asia, AWS. He was speaking at the AWS Summit in Mumbai. 'We are continuously working with the government and the industry to find opportunities to mitigate India's skill gap. Since 2017, AWS in India has trained more than 5.9 million people on cloud and related skills,' Dutta added. He also revealed that the company plans to install more than 200 billion smart meters in India by 2030. 'Over the course of the next few years, we will install in excess of 200 billion smart metres in India. Why? The objective is very clear. We intend to bring down, as a country, our technical and commercial loss levels from the current trajectory of 13.8 or 14 per cent to 7 per cent in the next five to six years,' he explained. Dutta noted that every 100 basis points of loss reduction could potentially add ₹4,500 crore to the country. Smart meters are capable of digitally tracking real-time usage of electricity, gas or water, and transmitting the data directly to utility providers. AI push This highlights the growing importance of Chief AI Officers (CAIOs) in accelerating adoption and managing implementation complexity. The report added that another 15 per cent of organisations polled were planning to appoint such executives by 2026. With generative AI (GenAI) emerging as the top budgetary priority—followed by security and compute—companies are increasingly formalising AI leadership roles. The study also found that 43 per cent of organisations had fully integrated GenAI into their workflows. 'GenAI adoption in India is near universal, with 98 per cent of organisations using GenAI tools, and 95 per cent actively experimenting to unlock new applications,' the study noted. The findings are based on responses from 415 senior IT decision-makers in India across sectors including financial services, information and communications technology, manufacturing and retail.
