Bisconni started its journey in 2002 with the philosophy of producing biscuits which meet international Standards of Quality and Food Safety. Bisconni operates from a state of the art facility located in Hub and has increased its production many fold since its inception. The product line is diversified and the factory is capable of producing plain biscuits, sandwich biscuits, cookies and wafers.

Bisconni entered the Pakistan biscuit market with its chocolate filled cookie Cocomo, which over the years has become one of the iconic brands of Pakistan. All products are produced under the Bisconni brand which has grown to represent a mark of trust and confidence for consumers.

Currently Bisconni is the market leader in Pakistan in the cookies and wafers categories. Bisconni was also the pioneer of the Black Biscuits category in Pakistani market with the launch of its sandwich biscuit “Rite”. The unrivalled portfolio of brands now also includes such favorites as Treat, Chocolate Chips, Chocolatto and Novita.

The customer is at the core of all our activities and in order to cater to evolving market dynamics, we have continuously introduced a number of innovative products in the cookies and biscuits ranges. All products of Bisconni are certified by ISO 22000 & Halaal Certification from SANHA. We have also achieved the distinction of becoming a certified supplier of the World Food Program and producing High Energy biscuits for its different programs.

The vision of Bisconni is to keep innovating and introducing new and value added products in the biscuits category. We have our eyes firmly fixed on the future and will continue to progress with its exciting plans to satisfy our consumers all over Pakistan and around the world.

Astro Films is a renowned manufacturer of CPP, BOPP and BOPET films and, owned and operated by Ismail Industries Limited. Astro Films is a family comprising of three brand names: Astro Pack, Plastiflex Films Pvt. Limited, and Astro Plastics Pvt. Limited. We are the proud manufacturers of CPP, BOPP & BOPET films, not only well recognized locally but globally as well. While being located in the southern region of Pakistan, we are the only packaging film maker in Pakistan, which can provide its customers with a total solution in flexible packaging with in-house manufacturing of CPP, PET film along with metalized and twistable PET and, BOPP films and chemical-coated films in different thickness grades.

ASTRO PACK

Astro Pack, with its operations at Hub / Baluchistan, owns a three layer CPP Plant manufactured by a renowned Italian Company “Gruppo Colines” having a capacity of producing 5,000 tons of CPP film annually. While continuing to be a strong believer of acquiring distinction, Astro Films has come up with a plan of enhancing its current production capacity of CPP Film by adding a new production line of 12000MTA. With this new production line, Astro Films’ total installed capacity in CPP has now been augmented to 17000 metric tons annually.

PLASTIFLEX

In order to meet the rising demand of the country and to cater to customers’ needs on time, the group decided to go into expansion in 2010 and established a new company with the name of Plastiflex films Pvt. Limited to produce BOPP films. A Bruckner line having the capacity to produce 5,000 tons annually is functioning at Gadani (very close to Hub) / Baluchistan.

ASTRO PLASTICS

In 2011, the company embarked in further expansion of its packaging film production capacity by ordering the first ever in Pakistan BOPET film line to Bruckner. With an annual capacity of 18000 tons per annum, this film line ensures a highly efficient production of flexible BOPET packaging film ranging from 12 to 150 microns. While selecting plant and equipment, due care was taken to ensure that the new production line would be based on the latest technology available. The enhanced features in the new line of BOPET will further improve the operational efficiency and provide with the technical capabilities to meet the expectations of the customers.

This film line ensures a highly efficient production of flexible BOPET packaging film ranging from 12 to 150 microns. Supplemented with the most superior technology, this manufacturing facility can produce BOPET films for high speeds with fine optical and mechanical properties.

ASTRO’S GLOBAL PRESENCE

Astro Films is one of those few privileged manufacturers of BOPET films, which have supplied products to 6 continents of the world while fulfilling a portion of the flexible packaging needs of the US market.

One of our unmatchable strengths, which make Astro Films so much ‘reliable’, is its ability to deliver nothing but the best to its customers. This practice has made us recognized as that international player, which is committed to not only meet but exceed the expectations of our esteemed customers.

We are a quality facility with ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2005, and PAS 223 certifications and experts in flexible packaging films. We are proud of our accomplishments and recognition for our manufacturing capabilities. The most important is we are one of the most competitive suppliers of CPP and BOPET films. Being an Asian Flexible Packaging Manufacturer with 70% of our films being exported to Middle East, Africa and Europe and we offer one of the fastest lead times in the BOPET film industry.