https://www.plastech.biz/en/news/tag/covid-19-275 · 27.07.2026

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Borealis installs fever scanners at several production facilities

As a responsible company, Borealis continues to enact additional measures to protect the health and safety of its employees and contractors during the coronavirus pandemic.

2020-04-28 chemical industry

Covestro and Albis delivering plastics for face masks

Amid the global COVID-19 crisis, Covestro and ALBIS are committed to doing all they can to make materials available for urgently needed respirator masks, ventilators, and protective eyewear.

2020-04-28 plastics

Security of supply in the corona era: the protective function of packaging

In the corona crisis, packaging is playing an important role in helping to supply people with food, medicines and PPE. And more than ever, its most important characteristic – its protective function – is coming to the fore.

2020-04-27 packaging industry

Turkey: Coronavirus increases the use of plastic bags

Due to protection measures against coronavirus, consumers no longer bring their durable bags to supermarkets, said Turkish Plastic Industrialists Research, Development and Education Association (PAGEV).

2020-04-27 COVID-19

Service support using Argos: in just a few seconds directly at the machine

With 2,700 technicians at more than 100 international facilities, Krones is well equipped worldwide to provide fast assistance to beverage producers in terms of maintenance and spare-part replacement or in the event of a complete line standstill.

2020-04-27 machine industry

Chinaplas is further postponed

Chinaplas is further postponed. It will probably be held next April.

2020-04-24 fairs

Face masks in record time

Together with business partner Haidlmair, Engel is committed to improving the supply of face masks worldwide.

2020-04-24 machine industry

Tomra Sorting Recycling leading through and beyond COVID-19

A virus which wasrelatively unheard of until just recently is nowwreaking havoc acrosspopulations and businesses. COVID-19hascalled fornew structures, new business continuity plans and new regulatory compliance - all in a very short space of time.

2020-04-23 machine industry

How plastic products contribute to the fight against COVID-19

Today, the COVID-19 pandemic is deeply disrupting not only the European economy but our entire society. The social and economic impacts caused by it require immediate actions and will have medium and long-term consequences.

2020-04-23 COVID-19

TRB produces face visors for healthcare workers

TRB Lightweight Structures is using its material science knowhow and specialist equipment to produce vital personal protective equipment (PPE) based on the Foster + Partners design in the fight against COVID-19.

2020-04-21 medicine

Krones invites to a virtual trade fair stand

The 2020 trade fair year has so far, due to the coronavirus, been characterised by postponements and cancellations. The interpack, too, has had to be rescheduled to February 2021 to protect the people involved and to slow the spread of Covid-19.

2020-04-21 packaging industry

Polykemi continues to deliver materials in the fight against COVID-19

For some of Polykemi's customers, the prevailing world situation leads to production increases and need for more material than normal. An example of this is the development of longtime customer Liljas Plast AB in Hillerstorp Sweden, which among other things produces parts for respirators and face masks.

2020-04-20 polycarbonate (PC)