What is Metalized Film and its Different Types
                     What is Metalized Film and its Different Types
An ever-increasing number of products, changing lifestyles & safer food packaging are a few  
factors that have seen the packaging & labelling industry grow over the past few years. The  
COVID-19 pandemic added fuel to the fire, making customers realise the importance of  
packaging that keeps foreign contaminants at bay. The result is there to see, with the  
compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of this industry in India expected to rise  
approximately 26.7% in the next 5 years!
Companies are actively looking for a packaging & labelling material that ticks the most  
boxes. The answer? Metalized packaging & labelling films.
What are Metalized Films?
Metalized films are films made by coating a polymer film with a thin layer of metal (generally  
aluminium). The film retains some of its original properties, like toughness & low density, but  
attains additional features like reduced permeability to external factors.
This metallic coating could often be the difference to make a product one step ahead of the  
rest. The metalized packaging films give way to attractive images & are a fun way to display  
the product’s unique selling points. This makes it pop out from the rest of the monotonous  
packets on the aisle. Apart from that, it acts as an additional barrier, preventing the contents  
inside from interacting with the environment.
The experts at Cosmo films noted these benefits & developed metallic films that incorporate  
all the above advantages and a few more!
Metalized Printing & Pouching Films
Used majorly to pack snack items and bakery goods, our co-extruded films support  
high-quality printing & converting. The ability to be used as a monoweb or laminate on
horizontal form fill seals (HFFS) and vertical form fill seals (VFFS) packing machines make it  
a versatile option.
One of its sides is metalized while the other differs in property according to variant. All 5  
variants have a multi-layer laminate setup which provides an excellent moisture & oxygen  
barrier. Properties like a bright white background and oxo-biodegradability come with types  
like Metalized Cavitated White Opaque Film and Metalized Oxo-Biodegradable Heat  
Sealable Film, respectively.
Metalized Barrier Films
The experts at Cosmo Films made the Metalized Barrier Films to counter two of the  
packaging industry’s most crucial problems—food wastage & material consumption.  These 
films have a high moisture barrier to keep the packed food consumable for a long  time, 
hence improving the shelf life. It tackles the problem of material consumption through  
laminate rationalization.
Metalized Barrier Films are solvent-free coated films which make them ideal to be used as  
an inner seal web in duplex/triplex laminate structures. Its good machinability aids to offer  
the best results in sandwich lamination.
Metalized Pressure Sensitive LabelStock Film
Coming to the realm of labels, these films are extensively used to fulfil the global need for  
self-adhesive labels. One of the best properties of Metalized PSL Films is their universal  
printability, which means they can deliver high-quality printing across a wide range of printing  
processes like flexography, UV, letterpress and offset. Apart from this, they are compatible  
with UV, water-based and solvent alike.
This range is known for its sparkling metallic appearance, high stiffness, and good optics.  
With a good active moisture resistance, these are ideal for beverages, health, beauty &  
pharmaceutical products.
Metalized Wrap Around Label Films
Metalized Wrap Around Label Films are suitable for people who use cut-stock and reel-fed 
 applications. These BOPP-based films are metalized on one side & heat sealable on the  
other with a super white opaque look on the latter side.
In addition to high optical density, stiffness, & good adhesion, it also has good mould  
resistance. These are used by reputed beverage brands worldwide.
All our variants are made by keeping quality at the core. Don’t know which one’s the best for  
your needs?
 Contact us to get in touch with our experts and get the perfect metalized film variant for your 
 business.