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Thursday, April 23, 2020 - Member
#BetterTogether
  • Packaging Corporation of America donates boxes to food banks and so much more. Read More.
  • Georgia-Pacific and Georgia Tech team up to create over 5,000 face shields. Read More

Keep the kindness coming.
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COVID-19 Impact

Learn what our Industry is adjusting in their mills/plants/facilities/businesses in response to COVID-19 Coronavirus.

 
The global spread of COVID-19 is severely impacting all our lives and presenting us with an extreme challenge. At Iggesund Paperboard Inc. we place the utmost priority on the safety and wellbeing of our employees, customers and business partners.
 
Cascades, (TSX: CAS), a leader in eco-friendly recovery, packaging and hygiene solutions, announces that it will supply recycled plastic needed to make medical visors to help in the fight against COVID-19. This comes in response to an initiative led by the Tristan and Bauer companies, which will ensure the final assembly of the components.
 
Over forty packaging firms from twenty countries have come together to create an organization called “Fiber Shield” to create single-use, disposable face shields in response to COVID-19 and the global shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for medical professionals. 
 
TAPPI News
Join Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar of Texas Tech University on April 28th as he discusses the functional applications of textile substrates given the challenges brought upon by COVID-19 Coronavirus. Register now or learn more here.
 
Register today for TAPPI's latest free webinar, Do We Need an Industry 4.0 Lexicon?
Held on Wednesday, April 29 from 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST.
 
TAPPI Academy offers many alternative training options that you could utilize during any downtime.
 
Reach out and find a mentor or protégé. Use TAPPI Connect’s Mentor Match to meet and stay connected while face-to-face interaction is not safe.
 
TAPPI is pleased to announce the recipients of its highest honors for 2020. Meet the winners and also learn which paper achieved top honors as TAPPI Journal’s Best Research Paper of the Year.
 
TAPPI Member Deals has a few deals that can help you while sheltering in place. Discounted Sam’s Club Membership, One-Stop-Shop for Gift Cards and bonuses for signing up for ADT Home Security.
 
We honor Dr. Dale Dill who was a lifetime member of TAPPI and TAPPI Fellow since 1989. He passed away on April 15, 2020. We extend our sympathy and condolences to his families, colleagues and friends.
 
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