In response to the shortage of personal protective equipment front-line responders are facing while fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, HSMG™ donated 10,000 masks to the State of New York. These masks were delivered on Wednesday, May 20, and will be used by the State’s Emergency Management Team.

Mondi, global leader in packaging and paper, is set to build new production lines in its plant in Gronau, Germany, to produce melt blown nonwoven fabric and surgical face masks. This is part of Mondi's efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and respond to increased demand by health authorities, businesses and consumers for face masks.

To strengthen the initiatives to fight COVID-19 in São Paulo, Klabin, Brazil’s largest paper and packaging producer and exporter, has allocated more than R$1 million for donations in the state. The initiatives are targeted at the health and welfare areas, including income generation for professionals affected by the crisis, giving priority to cities where the Company has operations.

One of our biggest providers of supermarket packaging has turned its hand to manufacturing Biomaster-coated protective visors for medical staff on the Coronavirus frontline. Nottingham-based food packaging manufacturers The Wilkins Group, which specialises in the printing of folding cartons and packaging for a wide variety of industries and brands worldwide, has been working around the clock to create face protectors, which can be rolled out at a rate of thousands every week.

Cascades manufactures products that play an essential role in the day-to-day lives of families and the supply chains of its customers. Through the recovery and recycling activities, the hygiene products and packaging enable food and many other essential goods to be shipped, protected and preserved.

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bureau of International Recycling has sought to collate expert feedback on the impact of the virus around the world, with specific regard to how it is affecting the recycling industry. This latest update has been sourced from the world recycling organization’s network of member national associations.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received the PAC (Provisional Acceptance Certificate) from Volga Pulp and Paper Mill in Balakhna, Nizhnij Novgorod Region, Russia, for rebuild of the existing groundwood reject line as a TMP (Thermo-Mechanical Pulping) line. Due to the corona crisis, the complete start-up work was handled remotely in order to avoid any health and safety risks.

Canfor Pulp Products Inc. (TSX: CFX) is announcing the curtailment of Prince George Pulp and Paper and Intercontinental Pulp for approximately four weeks starting July 6, 2020.

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The Alliance for Pulp & Paper Technology Innovation (APPTI) has launched a project in collaboration with international organizations called the “Development of a Corrugated Box Model for Time-dependent Load Scenarios”. The goal of the project will be to develop models and methods for predicting containerboard performance.

Jouni Matula, CEO of Wetend Technologies Ltd. will be presenting a free webinar on Flash Mixing Wet End Additives on next Thursday, June 4th at 12:00 PM EST. Attend this webinar to learn more on the latest wet end mixing processes.

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