Cosmo First (Cosmo Films)(500470.BO)
HQ IN
BOPP film maker for packaging, lamination and labels.
manufactured · input
BOPP Multilayer Packaging Film
Biaxially oriented polypropylene film used in outer packaging of frozen ready meals and retail packs. Provides printability and barrier properties.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
3 essential American goods rely on bopp multilayer packaging film somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Food
Frozen foods
Frozen vegetables, meals, pizza, and snacks dependent on cold-chain infrastructure, energy, and packaging supply.
Food
Breakfast cereal & grains
Cereals, oats, and granola; largely domestic with Canadian oats and imported specialty grains.
Food
Canned and shelf-stable foods
Tinned vegetables, soups, beans, and packaged staples dependent on metal cans and retort processing.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| CNChina | 50% |
| MXMexico | 24% |
| USUnited States | 15% |
| CACanada | 13% |
| INIndia | 12% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 6% |
| GBUnited Kingdom | 5% |
| KRSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) | 5% |
| JPJapan | 4% |
| TWTaiwan | 4% |
| THThailand | 3% |
| TRTurkey | 3% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
5 companies produce bopp multilayer packaging film.
Jindal Films (Jindal Poly Films)
HQ IN
Major BOPP/BOPET film maker (acquired ExxonMobil's films business); flexible-packaging films.
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.(LYB)
HQ NL
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Rotterdam Netherlands; NYSE: LYB; ~$40B revenue; world's largest polyolefin producer by volume) produces meltblown-grade PP resins under its Moplen and Adflex brand families. LyondellBasell's Spheripol and Spherizone PP polymerization technologies enable production of specialty high-MFR grades with controlled molecular weight distribution for meltblown fiber production. LyondellBasell's Channelview TX, La Porte TX, and Rotterdam Netherlands PP plants are primary meltblown-grade production sites. LyondellBasell also produces metallocene-catalyzed PP grades (Metocene series) that compete with Ziegler-Natta-based meltblown resins by offering tighter molecular weight control. LyondellBasell holds an estimated 18-22% of global meltblown PP resin supply and is the most geographically diversified meltblown PP producer, with production across the US, Netherlands, Germany, and Italy.
Taghleef Industries (Ti)
HQ AE
World's largest BOPP film maker; biaxially oriented PP films for packaging, labels and overwrap.
Toray Industries, Inc.(3402.T)
HQ JP
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo; TSE: 3402; ~¥2.6T revenue) is Japan's largest synthetic fiber manufacturer and a major producer of SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) nonwoven fabrics for medical and hygiene applications. Toray's nonwovens business (Fibers & Textiles segment) produces meltblown and spunmelt fabrics at facilities in Japan, South Korea, China, and Southeast Asia. Toray's Eclat SMS fabric — a tri-layer structure with meltblown as the filtration core — is used in surgical gowns, drapes, and masks. Toray supplies SMS nonwoven to Kimberly-Clark, Mölnlycke Health Care, and major Asian mask manufacturers. Toray is also a major producer of polypropylene resin (feedstock for meltblown) through its petrochemicals affiliates, giving partial upstream integration.