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Precise and quick face mask production with virtual molding

Starting in April, Sigma Engineering, Arburg and many other partners joint forces to work on a new project against the spread of the coronavirus.

Community masks from Fröbel manufactured with WiBA injection molding technology

Fröbel, domiciled in Blaufelden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, has developed a high-quality community mask for the fight against COVID-19 together with its partner company AKO Kunststoffe Alfred Kolb GmbH in Hoffenheim.

Krones supports medical and charitable institutions

The demand for disinfectants has currently reached unprecedented heights. Though adequate resupply is assured, many institutions are receiving this in large-size containers, which in practice are difficult to handle.

Milliken boosts plastic industry’s ability to supply materials for personal protective equipment

Global materials science expert Milliken & Company is once again leveraging its unique capabilities to help produce needed medical personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virtual #FAT and #SAT, ensuring continuity for Sacmi customers worldwide

Remote factory acceptance tests and the ability to provide a true remote start-up service (SAT - site acceptance test), ensuring customers maximise the opportunities provided by 4.0 technology and our expertise, wherever they are.

Plexiglas: Usable for years with the right care

Whether it is in supermarkets, restaurants or hair salons, Plexiglas sheets from Röhm are now being used in all areas of public life as infection protection against the Corona virus. As a result, the acrylic glass brand is helping many to return to a new normality.

Borealis supports Austrian face mask initiatives

Borealis announces that it has started production of meltblown fabrics for face mask applications on its unique pilot line in Linz, Austria.

Faceshields fasteners from FT-TEC manufactured with technology from Wittmann Battenfeld

FT-TEC, domiciled in Neutal, specializes in the development and production of high-tech solutions for the automotive industry, railway engineering and the security sector.

Contec, Inc., Milliken partner to produce Sporicidin brand disinfectant qualified to kill coronavirus

The demand for antibacterial cleaning supplies continues to climb in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and healthcare institutions are looking for effective alternatives to traditional solutions.

Huntsman’s TPU elastomers helping in the frontline fight against COVID-19

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Huntsman has been producing thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomers for manufacturers of essential medical personal protective equipment (PPE) around the world.

Melt delivery equipment from Nordson helps meet urgent need for non-woven sheet

German and Chinese Manufacturers of melt blown PP have ordered many BKG® Gear Pumps and Screen Changers needed to ensure medical purity for masks and other PPE

Ineos Styrolution supports the University Erlangen-Nuremberg to contribute to the fight against COVID-19

Ineos Styrolution has provided free product to the University Erlangen-Nuremberg to produce 100,000 pairs of protective glasses for frontline healthcare workers in local hospitals.

Interplas postponed to 2021 with the promise of “bigger and better”

Rapid News Group has announced the decision to postpone Interplas, the UK’s flagship event for the plastics industry, to 2021.

DuPont donates vital PPE to COVID-19 frontline workers

DuPont, a leading manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE), has donated 50,000 protective garments to COVID-19 frontline workers in Europe’s most affected countries.

Südpack films promote safe and dependable supply

The current SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19-pandemic has underscored it once again: protecting sensitive, vital products remains the key contribution that packaging solutions make to sustainability.