BOPP films maker Cosmo Films has launched a range of BOPP-based Black Velvet lamination films.
They offer an intense black colour along with a velvet touch to the laminated paper/ paperboard or package, enhancing its aesthetics.
The films suit post-lamination processes such as spot UV, foil stamping, and printing.
According to Cosmo, solid colours like blue, red, and black are difficult to handle, especially when used in the background with off-set printing.
These background colours also take longer to dry, leading to increased lead time for print delivery.
Therefore, offset printers usually avoid using these as background colours.
However, says Cosmo, graphic art designers prefer using a black background due to the impact it generates with foiling and other post lamination operations – especially with luxury packaging.
Cosmo's black BOPP based velvet touch lamination films need to be laminated to the unprinted paper before going for printing or post lamination embellishments.
They are available for both thermal and wet lamination in 32 and 21 microns respectively, and are glueable, stampable, and printable.
Cosmo claims the films offer a velvet matte finish to the laminated surface and scuff resistance.
