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by Ahmet Abalioglu
by Ahmet Abalioglu
by Alistair Deas
by Alistair Deas
by Robert Baldy
by Robert Baldy
by Mark Janulis
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ANDRITZ to supply gasification plant and biomass handling line to Klabin's Puma II project in Brazil
The scope of supply includes a 51 MW gasification plant, a belt dryer, a multi-fuel lime kiln burner and biomass handling equipment with auxiliaries. By replacing 100% of the heavy fuel oil currently burned in one of the mill's lime kilns, the ANDRITZ gasification plant will significantly reduce the mill's carbon footprint.
by Mark Janulis
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ANDRITZ to supply gasification plant and biomass handling line to Klabin's Puma II project in Brazil
The scope of supply includes a 51 MW gasification plant, a belt dryer, a multi-fuel lime kiln burner and biomass handling equipment with auxiliaries. By replacing 100% of the heavy fuel oil currently burned in one of the mill's lime kilns, the ANDRITZ gasification plant will significantly reduce the mill's carbon footprint.
by Jonathan A. Bourget
by Jonathan A. Bourget
by Lewis Barnhardt
by Lewis Barnhardt
by Max Miquelarena
To read more details on the Washington, NJ site efforts:
BASF manufactures hand sanitizer to support the fight against COVID-19 in New Jersey and New York
For details on the Wyandotte, MI site efforts, please see news release:
Additionally, BASF will offer xarvio™ FIELD MANAGER free of charge to farmers in the U.S. and Canada for the 2020 season. xarvio FIELD MANAGER offers crop production solutions that allow farmers to monitor their fields through digital tools. As farmers across North America continue to provide the world with safe and nutritious food during this challenging time, this digital solution will help farmers maintain their operations with as little impact as possible. Please see news release:
by Max Miquelarena
To read more details on the Washington, NJ site efforts:
BASF manufactures hand sanitizer to support the fight against COVID-19 in New Jersey and New York
For details on the Wyandotte, MI site efforts, please see news release:
Additionally, BASF will offer xarvio™ FIELD MANAGER free of charge to farmers in the U.S. and Canada for the 2020 season. xarvio FIELD MANAGER offers crop production solutions that allow farmers to monitor their fields through digital tools. As farmers across North America continue to provide the world with safe and nutritious food during this challenging time, this digital solution will help farmers maintain their operations with as little impact as possible. Please see news release:
by Ray Piascik
For full details contact Ray Piascik at 518-366-6150 or visit our website at: www.beckmannconverting.com
by Ray Piascik
For full details contact Ray Piascik at 518-366-6150 or visit our website at: www.beckmannconverting.com
by Doug Brown
by Doug Brown
by Bob Burkhead
We’re connecting mask producers with media producers; and completing a variety of testing for all health care applications and typical HVAC applications in the war on COVID 19, including:
• Testing for the screening of media candidates for respirator masks and medical masks
• Running full shifts and weekends
• Accelerating new launches to accommodate the COVID-19 driven needs
Examples of our fight against the pandemic include:
The COVID-19 project leader at Louisville’s Norton Hospital asked us to test the performance of a large number of older HEPA filters in their old respirator suits leftover from the last health crisis. Samples were hand carried to us (keeping our social distance) – we tested and returned finished reports in a day, providing assurances of safe health care to hospital workers. We donated our time and fees for the tests.
Mask give away – One Ohio customer air-freighted new mask making equipment from China to the U.S. to produce masks they intended to give away! The equipment is up and running and making high performance masks based on our testing efforts. Testing was complimentary. We would do the same for anyone that is giving masks away!
We are focused to stay the spread of the virus – working from home and separating in our distinct buildings. It’s going to be a long haul…when we look back, this will be a “character building” experience.
by Bob Burkhead
We’re connecting mask producers with media producers; and completing a variety of testing for all health care applications and typical HVAC applications in the war on COVID 19, including:
• Testing for the screening of media candidates for respirator masks and medical masks
• Running full shifts and weekends
• Accelerating new launches to accommodate the COVID-19 driven needs
Examples of our fight against the pandemic include:
The COVID-19 project leader at Louisville’s Norton Hospital asked us to test the performance of a large number of older HEPA filters in their old respirator suits leftover from the last health crisis. Samples were hand carried to us (keeping our social distance) – we tested and returned finished reports in a day, providing assurances of safe health care to hospital workers. We donated our time and fees for the tests.
Mask give away – One Ohio customer air-freighted new mask making equipment from China to the U.S. to produce masks they intended to give away! The equipment is up and running and making high performance masks based on our testing efforts. Testing was complimentary. We would do the same for anyone that is giving masks away!
We are focused to stay the spread of the virus – working from home and separating in our distinct buildings. It’s going to be a long haul…when we look back, this will be a “character building” experience.
by Diane Toonen
To discover more stories about the mobilization of the Arkema Group: https://lnkd.in/gyHxxss
by Diane Toonen
To discover more stories about the mobilization of the Arkema Group: https://lnkd.in/gyHxxss
by Nikhil P. Dani, Ph.D.
To read more about our COVID-19 response, visit https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/covid-19/.
by Nikhil P. Dani, Ph.D.
To read more about our COVID-19 response, visit https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/covid-19/.
by James Harvey
We have been reaching out to hospital gown suppliers to promote our capabilities and willingness to help with a critical raw material in that finished product.
Outside of those activities directly related to health care the rest of our business has been focused on maintaining the packaging materials needed for food, water and toilet paper to help keep the grocery store shelves stocked.
by James Harvey
We have been reaching out to hospital gown suppliers to promote our capabilities and willingness to help with a critical raw material in that finished product.
Outside of those activities directly related to health care the rest of our business has been focused on maintaining the packaging materials needed for food, water and toilet paper to help keep the grocery store shelves stocked.
by Chris Nelson
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by Chris Nelson
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by Ron Richmond
by Ron Richmond
by Michael Murray
by Michael Murray
by Nick Lane
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by Nick Lane
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by Jon Wood
Eastman has donated material to organizations producing PPE for medical personnel in:
Partnering with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and Austin Peay State University 10,000 protective face shields were produced for medical personnel in Nashville, after THEC exhausted local supply of acetate sheet – the large, clear plastic shield that attaches to the headband.
The partnership met the goal using 3D printers at colleges and universities around the state.
“The need here is very real and life-changing. Health care workers are in dire need of help as they are on the front lines of battling COVID-19, and I’m proud to be part of an Eastman team that always steps up when help is needed,” said Steve Crawford, Eastman’s chief technology and sustainability officer.
Eastman’s films operation in Martinsville, Va., is producing film and partnering with Patrick Henry Community College to get 500 face shields developed, produced for medical personnel in Virginia.
In Brazil, Eastman donated PETG material for face shields to public hospitals.
Eastman donated 600 square feet of material to Purdue University. More than 40 volunteer faculty and staff members are using the school’s laser cutting system to produce up to 3,000 lenses and 4,000 face shields. The protective equipment will be distributed to hospitals across Indiana.
by Jon Wood
Eastman has donated material to organizations producing PPE for medical personnel in:
Partnering with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) and Austin Peay State University 10,000 protective face shields were produced for medical personnel in Nashville, after THEC exhausted local supply of acetate sheet – the large, clear plastic shield that attaches to the headband.
The partnership met the goal using 3D printers at colleges and universities around the state.
“The need here is very real and life-changing. Health care workers are in dire need of help as they are on the front lines of battling COVID-19, and I’m proud to be part of an Eastman team that always steps up when help is needed,” said Steve Crawford, Eastman’s chief technology and sustainability officer.
Eastman’s films operation in Martinsville, Va., is producing film and partnering with Patrick Henry Community College to get 500 face shields developed, produced for medical personnel in Virginia.
In Brazil, Eastman donated PETG material for face shields to public hospitals.
Eastman donated 600 square feet of material to Purdue University. More than 40 volunteer faculty and staff members are using the school’s laser cutting system to produce up to 3,000 lenses and 4,000 face shields. The protective equipment will be distributed to hospitals across Indiana.
by Jay Roth
We are full speed ahead. We’re glad to be on ‘this side of the fence’ and able to keep our people working and providing for their families:
We have increased orders for rewinders for converting rolls of canister wipes:
by Jay Roth
We are full speed ahead. We’re glad to be on ‘this side of the fence’ and able to keep our people working and providing for their families:
We have increased orders for rewinders for converting rolls of canister wipes:
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ExxonMobil responded rapidly to an initiative by the Nonwovens Institute (NWI), a long-standing partner since 2008, looking for polymers to fabricate specialty nonwoven fabrics used for personal protective equipment (PPE). NWI is supplying the spunbond and meltblown nonwoven fabrics to manufacturers of medical masks, helping essential frontline medical workers get the PPE they need to stay protected.
From various inventories, ExxonMobil donated a combined total of 146,000 pounds of ExxonMobil™ PP3155, Achieve™ Advanced PP6926G2 and Vistamaxx™ 8880 performance polymers to LINC, a non-profit affiliate of NWI located in Raleigh, North Carolina. ExxonMobil also made several value chain introductions, connecting NWI with companies looking for high-quality nonwovens for PPE.
The nonwoven fabrics were produced at the NWI facilities on the North Carolina State University Centennial Campus. Spunbond nonwovens are used for the outer layers of a variety of medical masks as they are breathable and have the strength to protect the inner layer by maintaining the integrity of the mask. Meltblown nonwovens are used in the inner layer because they provide an effective barrier to liquids and particulates, while being breathable.
Nonwoven fabrics were sent to mask manufacturing companies in North Carolina and across the United States. NWI also purchased assembly machines so that nonwovens could be converted into masks using local campus staff and volunteers, speeding up delivery to local medical facilities.
Find out more about ExxonMobil’s contribution to the fight against COVID-19.
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ExxonMobil responded rapidly to an initiative by the Nonwovens Institute (NWI), a long-standing partner since 2008, looking for polymers to fabricate specialty nonwoven fabrics used for personal protective equipment (PPE). NWI is supplying the spunbond and meltblown nonwoven fabrics to manufacturers of medical masks, helping essential frontline medical workers get the PPE they need to stay protected.
From various inventories, ExxonMobil donated a combined total of 146,000 pounds of ExxonMobil™ PP3155, Achieve™ Advanced PP6926G2 and Vistamaxx™ 8880 performance polymers to LINC, a non-profit affiliate of NWI located in Raleigh, North Carolina. ExxonMobil also made several value chain introductions, connecting NWI with companies looking for high-quality nonwovens for PPE.
The nonwoven fabrics were produced at the NWI facilities on the North Carolina State University Centennial Campus. Spunbond nonwovens are used for the outer layers of a variety of medical masks as they are breathable and have the strength to protect the inner layer by maintaining the integrity of the mask. Meltblown nonwovens are used in the inner layer because they provide an effective barrier to liquids and particulates, while being breathable.
Nonwoven fabrics were sent to mask manufacturing companies in North Carolina and across the United States. NWI also purchased assembly machines so that nonwovens could be converted into masks using local campus staff and volunteers, speeding up delivery to local medical facilities.
Find out more about ExxonMobil’s contribution to the fight against COVID-19.
by Chris Simuro
Doctors told us they were desperate for medical PPE, specifically protective medical gowns. Our team found we could laminate SBPP + PE film to make medical grade fabric impervious to water/fluid. Our plan was to make 200-300 gowns for the local hospital. Now, we will produce/source the following medical PPE in the next eight weeks:
• 800,000 medical gowns
• 400,000 protective face shields
• 5,000,000 square yards of medical fabric
• Millions of flat and KN95 masks
To make 800,000 medical gowns and 400,000 protective shields, we assembled seven local businesses to support our plans. It really has been amazing to see our local community come together to get needed medical PPE to our frontline medical teams.
Please let me know if you would like to hear more about what we are doing.
by Chris Simuro
Doctors told us they were desperate for medical PPE, specifically protective medical gowns. Our team found we could laminate SBPP + PE film to make medical grade fabric impervious to water/fluid. Our plan was to make 200-300 gowns for the local hospital. Now, we will produce/source the following medical PPE in the next eight weeks:
• 800,000 medical gowns
• 400,000 protective face shields
• 5,000,000 square yards of medical fabric
• Millions of flat and KN95 masks
To make 800,000 medical gowns and 400,000 protective shields, we assembled seven local businesses to support our plans. It really has been amazing to see our local community come together to get needed medical PPE to our frontline medical teams.
Please let me know if you would like to hear more about what we are doing.
by Todd L. Bassett
To maintain supply of critical parts and components to our nonwovens customers, and provide coverage, Fi-Tech created alternating staffing schedules in the office and abbreviated hours of operation to limit exposure.
Our critical warehouse and logistic functions remain on a full-time schedule. We’ve incorporated sanitization measures in our daily routines and increased janitorial and sanitization services from an outside source.
by Todd L. Bassett
To maintain supply of critical parts and components to our nonwovens customers, and provide coverage, Fi-Tech created alternating staffing schedules in the office and abbreviated hours of operation to limit exposure.
Our critical warehouse and logistic functions remain on a full-time schedule. We’ve incorporated sanitization measures in our daily routines and increased janitorial and sanitization services from an outside source.
by Cameron Miller
by Cameron Miller
by Jonathan Layer
by Jonathan Layer
by Daniel Fis
by Daniel Fis
by Darren Stein
by Darren Stein
by Elliott Stevens-Fosque
by Elliott Stevens-Fosque
by Patrick Curtin
Our plant, operating in Vermont is an essential element in supply chain:
Donating elastic to individuals and community groups sewing masks for local first responders, medical workers and their friends and neighbors.
You can see more on our LinkedIn page.
To read more:
https://www.reformer.com/stories/stretching-to-meet-demand,601631
by Patrick Curtin
Our plant, operating in Vermont is an essential element in supply chain:
Donating elastic to individuals and community groups sewing masks for local first responders, medical workers and their friends and neighbors.
You can see more on our LinkedIn page.
To read more:
https://www.reformer.com/stories/stretching-to-meet-demand,601631
by Horst Goeltsche-Kuehn
Other COVID-19 actions include:
by Horst Goeltsche-Kuehn
Other COVID-19 actions include:
by Samantha Williams
To read more visit: https://www.gojo.com/en/Newsroom/Corporate-Statements
by Samantha Williams
To read more visit: https://www.gojo.com/en/Newsroom/Corporate-Statements
by Matt Utley
by Matt Utley
by Scott Keeler
by Scott Keeler
by Uwe Peregi
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by Uwe Peregi
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by Timothy Robson
by Timothy Robson
by Dr. Alissa Campbell Shaw
For additional information:
https://www.3blmedia.com/news/boxing-hunger-and-personal-protection-equipment-chicago
https://www.3blmedia.com/news/box-donations-support-feeding-americas-6-billion-meals-2020
https://www.3blmedia.com/news/numbers-international-paper-recaps-its-community-response-pandemic
https://www.3blmedia.com/news/international-paper-supports-lava-son-they-respond-covid-19-needs
by Dr. Alissa Campbell Shaw
For additional information:
https://www.3blmedia.com/news/boxing-hunger-and-personal-protection-equipment-chicago
https://www.3blmedia.com/news/box-donations-support-feeding-americas-6-billion-meals-2020
https://www.3blmedia.com/news/numbers-international-paper-recaps-its-community-response-pandemic
https://www.3blmedia.com/news/international-paper-supports-lava-son-they-respond-covid-19-needs
by Lee Reith
by Lee Reith
by Chris Lyons
by Chris Lyons
by Martin Kleinebrecht
The Engineered Products division of Johns Manville is finding new ways to support the communities and people who are on the front lines of this global crisis. U.S. production has recently started on two urgently needed nonwovens fabrics:
by Martin Kleinebrecht
The Engineered Products division of Johns Manville is finding new ways to support the communities and people who are on the front lines of this global crisis. U.S. production has recently started on two urgently needed nonwovens fabrics:
by Shannon MacDonald
by Shannon MacDonald
by John Morris
Richmond, VA – Jumpstart Consultants, Inc. has increased capacity at its US-based manufacturing center to include personal protective apparel fabric production to their current capabilities mix which normally supplies the building envelope, roofing, floor protection, and industrial packaging markets.
Jumpstart manufactures a variety of converted rollstock goods which meet the stringent ANSI PB70, Level 3 standards for protective apparel used in healthcare facilities. Jumpstart rollstock can be used by converters to produce typical PPE articles such as surgical gowns, isolation gowns, other protective apparel, surgical drapes, and drape accessories.
Multiple grades are available, including both polypropylene and polyester spunbond nonwoven fabric structures in various customer-specified product widths. “The variety of Jumpstart products which comply with the ANSI PB70 standard provides PPE converters with unique choices for breathable, water resistant rollstock,” said Chris Shepherd, Executive Vice President of Jumpstart Consultants, Inc. “We are pleased to leverage a uniquely diversified raw material supply chain and a flexible manufacturing platform in the US to support the present critical need for PPE materials for our health care system.”
Jumpstart’s dynamic capabilities and diverse raw material supply chain make this increased capacity of personal protective apparel fabric for PPE manufacturers possible. For additional information, please visit http://www.jumpstartinc.net/news.
by John Morris
Richmond, VA – Jumpstart Consultants, Inc. has increased capacity at its US-based manufacturing center to include personal protective apparel fabric production to their current capabilities mix which normally supplies the building envelope, roofing, floor protection, and industrial packaging markets.
Jumpstart manufactures a variety of converted rollstock goods which meet the stringent ANSI PB70, Level 3 standards for protective apparel used in healthcare facilities. Jumpstart rollstock can be used by converters to produce typical PPE articles such as surgical gowns, isolation gowns, other protective apparel, surgical drapes, and drape accessories.
Multiple grades are available, including both polypropylene and polyester spunbond nonwoven fabric structures in various customer-specified product widths. “The variety of Jumpstart products which comply with the ANSI PB70 standard provides PPE converters with unique choices for breathable, water resistant rollstock,” said Chris Shepherd, Executive Vice President of Jumpstart Consultants, Inc. “We are pleased to leverage a uniquely diversified raw material supply chain and a flexible manufacturing platform in the US to support the present critical need for PPE materials for our health care system.”
Jumpstart’s dynamic capabilities and diverse raw material supply chain make this increased capacity of personal protective apparel fabric for PPE manufacturers possible. For additional information, please visit http://www.jumpstartinc.net/news.
by Jay Nicolson
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by Bryan D. Haynes, Ph.D.
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by Bryan D. Haynes, Ph.D.
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by Ron Roach
by Ron Roach
by Filip Miermans
Also, in May, Hygiene Austria started production of face masks at Lenzing’s production site in Grimsby.
Hygiene Austria produces children’s mouth-nose face masks and FFP2 protective masks for schools and holiday care.
For more information, visit:
by Filip Miermans
Also, in May, Hygiene Austria started production of face masks at Lenzing’s production site in Grimsby.
Hygiene Austria produces children’s mouth-nose face masks and FFP2 protective masks for schools and holiday care.
For more information, visit:
by Steven Klocke
by Steven Klocke
by Tina Dinzenhofer
Mativ is proud to introduce a new material to facilitate the societies’ way back to normal life. The constant demand of mouth-nose protection for an everyday use prompted the development of a filter medium for community and civil masks to protect people. In addition it has a special focus on good breathability.
The newly developed material is produced in our German and US sites. It is a semisynthetic material which is ultrasonic weldable. As It is durable it can be used as a single layer application and protects people in their every-day. Our 50g/m² material offers an efficiency of >80% @ 3µm (KCl @ 10 cm/s). It has a good next-to-skin comfort due to its softness.
Please find the key benefits summarized below:
Feel free to reach out to discuss possible options with us in detail on filtration@neenah.de
by Tina Dinzenhofer
Mativ is proud to introduce a new material to facilitate the societies’ way back to normal life. The constant demand of mouth-nose protection for an everyday use prompted the development of a filter medium for community and civil masks to protect people. In addition it has a special focus on good breathability.
The newly developed material is produced in our German and US sites. It is a semisynthetic material which is ultrasonic weldable. As It is durable it can be used as a single layer application and protects people in their every-day. Our 50g/m² material offers an efficiency of >80% @ 3µm (KCl @ 10 cm/s). It has a good next-to-skin comfort due to its softness.
Please find the key benefits summarized below:
Feel free to reach out to discuss possible options with us in detail on filtration@neenah.de
by Mark Mezger
by Mark Mezger
by Robb Lovegrove
by Robb Lovegrove
by Cagdas Yaz
by Cagdas Yaz
by Keith Hayward
by Keith Hayward
by Michael Roche
by Michael Roche
by Adam Greenberg
by Adam Greenberg
by Melissa Kuhn
by Melissa Kuhn
by Erich Meier
OXCO is Hard at Work Making a Difference and Growing Its Business
Fort Mill, SC – The South Carolina Lieutenant Governor, Pamela Evette, paid a visit to OXCO this today while visiting a handful of South Carolina businesses that are working hard to keep their workforce safe. Established in 1994, OXCO manufactures and supplies non-woven fabrics and industrial materials for a variety of industries and end-use applications.
The Visit
The Lieutenant Governor became familiar with OXCO in 2019 as they moved into a brand-new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, relocating from Charlotte, NC, to Fort Mill, SC. The move brought $13 million in capital investment and more than 130 jobs to York County.
Once an empty lot, the land is now home to a flourishing business, which is not only contributing to our economy, but is helping to supply personal protective equipment (PPE) materials to help with COVID-19.
“When OXCO decided to call South Carolina home last year, it was terrific news for our state and our people,” stated Evette.
“Now, standing here today, I am grateful to witness how OXCO’s leadership has not only kept their employees working and safe, but also shifted their business operations to help supply PPE materials. It’s really incredible.”
Keeping Employees Safe
2020 started out as a typical year for OXCO as they approached their 26th year in business, but this past March, everything changed—along with the rest of the world.
“When I first heard about COVID-19, I did know how much it would impact the United States or our company, explained Erich Meier, President and Owner of OXCO. “As the virus quickly spread across the country we knew we had to do our best to keep our doors open while keeping our employees safe—and that we needed to use our business resources to help in some meaningful way.”
OXCO jumped into action by following all Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines—and then some. “We made arrangements for any employee who could accomplish their work away from the facility to work at home, and we made sure that they were equipped to do so,” stated Diane Shytle VP of Administration at OXCO. “We then sprang into action to keep our production employees safe. Since March, they have been required to wear masks, practice social distancing, and sanitize their hands and workstations.”
How OXCO is Making a Difference
Along with keeping their employees safe, OXCO didn’t originally know how they could help with the pandemic, but they knew that there had to be a way. As the effects of the virus started to unfold, they pivoted their business to supply fabric for face masks and hand wipes, which is what the world desperately needed. “We heard that one of our core customers was shifting their entire production line to produce face masks, and we knew we could help,” stated Meier. “We immediately changed course and started to supply the fabric to support their efforts.”
How OXCO is Growing
“At the onset of COVID-19, our business dipped, and we were nervous about the future. But we quickly figured out how we could adjust to help supply what was needed for the pandemic, so we were able to stay productive making PPE products. Now, as the economy starts to improve, our core business is starting to increase again while we still work to support the needs of the community. It’s gratifying to know that we can play a part in helping,” said Jeff Meier, Co-founder and Owner of OXCO.
As the company continues to grow, OXCO is currently hiring for multiple production and professional positions at all levels at its Fort Mill facility located in Lakemont Business Park.
“We have been actively hiring for the past six months and will continue to in order to keep up with our business activity. We have also invested in new production assets to meet the demands for nonwoven fabric.” continued Meier.
Grateful that the pandemic didn’t devastate their business like so many others as a result of the virus, OXCO is excited and hopeful about the future. “Business is good and continues to pick up,” concluded Meier. “We are taking it day by day and doing our best to meet all of our customers’ needs.”
by Erich Meier
OXCO is Hard at Work Making a Difference and Growing Its Business
Fort Mill, SC – The South Carolina Lieutenant Governor, Pamela Evette, paid a visit to OXCO this today while visiting a handful of South Carolina businesses that are working hard to keep their workforce safe. Established in 1994, OXCO manufactures and supplies non-woven fabrics and industrial materials for a variety of industries and end-use applications.
The Visit
The Lieutenant Governor became familiar with OXCO in 2019 as they moved into a brand-new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, relocating from Charlotte, NC, to Fort Mill, SC. The move brought $13 million in capital investment and more than 130 jobs to York County.
Once an empty lot, the land is now home to a flourishing business, which is not only contributing to our economy, but is helping to supply personal protective equipment (PPE) materials to help with COVID-19.
“When OXCO decided to call South Carolina home last year, it was terrific news for our state and our people,” stated Evette.
“Now, standing here today, I am grateful to witness how OXCO’s leadership has not only kept their employees working and safe, but also shifted their business operations to help supply PPE materials. It’s really incredible.”
Keeping Employees Safe
2020 started out as a typical year for OXCO as they approached their 26th year in business, but this past March, everything changed—along with the rest of the world.
“When I first heard about COVID-19, I did know how much it would impact the United States or our company, explained Erich Meier, President and Owner of OXCO. “As the virus quickly spread across the country we knew we had to do our best to keep our doors open while keeping our employees safe—and that we needed to use our business resources to help in some meaningful way.”
OXCO jumped into action by following all Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines—and then some. “We made arrangements for any employee who could accomplish their work away from the facility to work at home, and we made sure that they were equipped to do so,” stated Diane Shytle VP of Administration at OXCO. “We then sprang into action to keep our production employees safe. Since March, they have been required to wear masks, practice social distancing, and sanitize their hands and workstations.”
How OXCO is Making a Difference
Along with keeping their employees safe, OXCO didn’t originally know how they could help with the pandemic, but they knew that there had to be a way. As the effects of the virus started to unfold, they pivoted their business to supply fabric for face masks and hand wipes, which is what the world desperately needed. “We heard that one of our core customers was shifting their entire production line to produce face masks, and we knew we could help,” stated Meier. “We immediately changed course and started to supply the fabric to support their efforts.”
How OXCO is Growing
“At the onset of COVID-19, our business dipped, and we were nervous about the future. But we quickly figured out how we could adjust to help supply what was needed for the pandemic, so we were able to stay productive making PPE products. Now, as the economy starts to improve, our core business is starting to increase again while we still work to support the needs of the community. It’s gratifying to know that we can play a part in helping,” said Jeff Meier, Co-founder and Owner of OXCO.
As the company continues to grow, OXCO is currently hiring for multiple production and professional positions at all levels at its Fort Mill facility located in Lakemont Business Park.
“We have been actively hiring for the past six months and will continue to in order to keep up with our business activity. We have also invested in new production assets to meet the demands for nonwoven fabric.” continued Meier.
Grateful that the pandemic didn’t devastate their business like so many others as a result of the virus, OXCO is excited and hopeful about the future. “Business is good and continues to pick up,” concluded Meier. “We are taking it day by day and doing our best to meet all of our customers’ needs.”
by Kate Eastmann
by Kate Eastmann
by Paolo Barberis Canonico
by Paolo Barberis Canonico
by Ryan Campbell
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by Kathryn Grant
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by Kay McCoy
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Pulcra Chemicals Grateful for Heroic Efforts of Workers on the Front Line of COVID-19 Response
Pulcra Chemicals is grateful for the heroic efforts of first responders, doctors, nurses, hospital staff, transportation workers, janitorial workers, grocery store, big box store and restaurant workers, along with all who are supporting the production of PPE in the fight against COVID-19.
Pulcra Chemicals supplies fiber finishes, repellents, and antimicrobials used by our customers to manufacture knit and nonwoven fabrics for medical end use applications. We have also supplied solutions to our customers that converted their operations to produce face masks.
We are humbled to be able to play a small part in the fight against COVID-19 and will continue to support our customers by providing high quality products when they are needed. We could not do our part without the unwavering support of our employees, and we thank them for their efforts during these uncertain times.
by Kay McCoy
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Pulcra Chemicals Grateful for Heroic Efforts of Workers on the Front Line of COVID-19 Response
Pulcra Chemicals is grateful for the heroic efforts of first responders, doctors, nurses, hospital staff, transportation workers, janitorial workers, grocery store, big box store and restaurant workers, along with all who are supporting the production of PPE in the fight against COVID-19.
Pulcra Chemicals supplies fiber finishes, repellents, and antimicrobials used by our customers to manufacture knit and nonwoven fabrics for medical end use applications. We have also supplied solutions to our customers that converted their operations to produce face masks.
We are humbled to be able to play a small part in the fight against COVID-19 and will continue to support our customers by providing high quality products when they are needed. We could not do our part without the unwavering support of our employees, and we thank them for their efforts during these uncertain times.
by Alessandra Schwartz
by Alessandra Schwartz
by Chris Reitmeyer
by Chris Reitmeyer
by Derek Bass
by Derek Bass
by Janet Devine
Sonobond has been granted a waiver from Pennsylvania COVID-19 Orders to continue our critical role in providing equipment that assembles life-sustaining medical supplies.
Contact: 610-696-4710; or contact Vice President Melissa Alleman at MAlleman@SonobondUltrasonics.com.
To view our textile and filter assembly video visit: https://www.sonobondultrasonics.com/welders-bonders/nonwovens-textiles
by Janet Devine
Sonobond has been granted a waiver from Pennsylvania COVID-19 Orders to continue our critical role in providing equipment that assembles life-sustaining medical supplies.
Contact: 610-696-4710; or contact Vice President Melissa Alleman at MAlleman@SonobondUltrasonics.com.
To view our textile and filter assembly video visit: https://www.sonobondultrasonics.com/welders-bonders/nonwovens-textiles
by Paul Latten
by Paul Latten
by Doug Hinchcliff
by Doug Hinchcliff
by Mike Cash
- Direct involvement: SSCo is donating environmentally responsible sanitizer and disinfectant to local first-responders and state officials in the Chicagoland (Illinois) area. This PathoCide is produced in-house using equipment manufactured by PathoSans, a division of Spraying Systems Co. www.pathosans.com or www.klarion.com
- Indirect involvement: SSCo supplied spray systems have transitioned like other suppliers, in the service to now apply antimicrobials, moisture blocks, or other processing aids necessary in the change-over or to help increase production line speeds
Contact: Jess Messenger
Mulberry Marketing Communications
847-736-7091
PathoSans Answers Governor Pritzker’s Call to Action,
Will Donate 5,000 Gallons of Sanitizer to Address State’s Urgent Needs
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill.— In response to Governor Pritzker’s urgent plea to Illinois businesses to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, PathoSans Technologies will donate up to 5,000 gallons/day of its PathoCide® sanitizer and disinfectant to the state. PathoCide kills human coronavirus and other viruses more resilient to disinfection than SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
PathoSans®, a division of Spraying Systems Co., will produce the sanitizer using equipment it manufactures in Glendale Heights, Illinois. It will donate the sanitizer to state first responders and the teams that support them who cannot secure enough sanitizer due to shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The sanitizer will allow the state to clean vehicles, work surfaces, and facilities to keep government personnel and Illinois citizens safer during the coronavirus crisis.
“During this state of emergency, a shortage of effective sanitizers and disinfectants quickly became a significant issue,” said Dr. William J. Kohley, President of PathoSans Technologies. “Our ECA systems are designed to supply high volumes of environmentally responsible cleaners and sanitizers. They are manufactured right here in IL, so if we redirected production to address local supply chain shortages, we knew we could help immediately. It was a unique situation and our state officials and community leaders vetted the idea, process, and figured out how to make it happen.”
PathoSans thanks Governor J.B. Pritzker and his staff, especially Deputy Governor Christian Mitchell; the Illinois Department of Agriculture, including Director Jerry Costello, General Counsel John Teefey and the department’s technical staff; State Senators Tom Cullerton and Elgie R. Sims, Jr.; State Representative Deb Conroy; DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin; President and CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association Mark Denzler; and Andrew Wheeler, Vice President of Marketing, FutureCeuticals, and Chairman, Kankakee County Board. Without their help, PathoSans could not have navigated the regulatory process that enabled PathoCide sanitizer deployment in the fight against COVID-19.
About PathoSans: PathoSans Technologies is a division of Spraying Systems Co., which has operated in Illinois for over 80 years and is the world’s leading manufacturer of spray nozzles and precision spray technology. PathoSans provides on-site generation (OSG) devices that produce ready-to-use, highly effective cleaners and sanitizers known as electrochemically activated (ECA) solutions. Learn more about these sustainable cleaning technologies at PathoSans.com and Klarion.com (Industrial ECA systems).
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by Mike Cash
- Direct involvement: SSCo is donating environmentally responsible sanitizer and disinfectant to local first-responders and state officials in the Chicagoland (Illinois) area. This PathoCide is produced in-house using equipment manufactured by PathoSans, a division of Spraying Systems Co. www.pathosans.com or www.klarion.com
- Indirect involvement: SSCo supplied spray systems have transitioned like other suppliers, in the service to now apply antimicrobials, moisture blocks, or other processing aids necessary in the change-over or to help increase production line speeds
Contact: Jess Messenger
Mulberry Marketing Communications
847-736-7091
PathoSans Answers Governor Pritzker’s Call to Action,
Will Donate 5,000 Gallons of Sanitizer to Address State’s Urgent Needs
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill.— In response to Governor Pritzker’s urgent plea to Illinois businesses to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, PathoSans Technologies will donate up to 5,000 gallons/day of its PathoCide® sanitizer and disinfectant to the state. PathoCide kills human coronavirus and other viruses more resilient to disinfection than SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
PathoSans®, a division of Spraying Systems Co., will produce the sanitizer using equipment it manufactures in Glendale Heights, Illinois. It will donate the sanitizer to state first responders and the teams that support them who cannot secure enough sanitizer due to shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The sanitizer will allow the state to clean vehicles, work surfaces, and facilities to keep government personnel and Illinois citizens safer during the coronavirus crisis.
“During this state of emergency, a shortage of effective sanitizers and disinfectants quickly became a significant issue,” said Dr. William J. Kohley, President of PathoSans Technologies. “Our ECA systems are designed to supply high volumes of environmentally responsible cleaners and sanitizers. They are manufactured right here in IL, so if we redirected production to address local supply chain shortages, we knew we could help immediately. It was a unique situation and our state officials and community leaders vetted the idea, process, and figured out how to make it happen.”
PathoSans thanks Governor J.B. Pritzker and his staff, especially Deputy Governor Christian Mitchell; the Illinois Department of Agriculture, including Director Jerry Costello, General Counsel John Teefey and the department’s technical staff; State Senators Tom Cullerton and Elgie R. Sims, Jr.; State Representative Deb Conroy; DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin; President and CEO of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association Mark Denzler; and Andrew Wheeler, Vice President of Marketing, FutureCeuticals, and Chairman, Kankakee County Board. Without their help, PathoSans could not have navigated the regulatory process that enabled PathoCide sanitizer deployment in the fight against COVID-19.
About PathoSans: PathoSans Technologies is a division of Spraying Systems Co., which has operated in Illinois for over 80 years and is the world’s leading manufacturer of spray nozzles and precision spray technology. PathoSans provides on-site generation (OSG) devices that produce ready-to-use, highly effective cleaners and sanitizers known as electrochemically activated (ECA) solutions. Learn more about these sustainable cleaning technologies at PathoSans.com and Klarion.com (Industrial ECA systems).
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by Frank Porto
by Frank Porto
by Aline Farias
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by Alexandra Diehl
Synthomer is donating 450,000 medical gloves to the municipal hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII in Bergamo, Italy. The hospital is situated in the heart of the Lombardy region of Italy which has been severely affected by Covid-19 pandemic.
“Our Italian colleagues made us aware of the severe shortage of PPE in the region, and as one of the world’s leading suppliers of Nitrile Latex, we were able to reach out to some of our major customers and commercially secure medical gloves supplies. At this time our customers are oversold with lead times of four to six months, so we are extremely grateful for their assistance and swift response to our request, and in addition for the matching donations a number of them made,“ said Derick Whyte, Synthomer President Performance Elastomers and Asia.
Malaysia is also under an MCO or lockdown with many industries closed. However, a number of employees worked tirelessly to ensure the shipments were prepared and dispatched to Italy. The first of two shipments arrived at Bergamo airport mid-April and was handed over to the staff of the Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital by the local Synthomer logistics team. Synthomer is grateful to all partners and employees who supported this initiative, and also wishes to thank in particular the local medical staff for the relentless commitment to saving lives during the corona crisis.
by Alexandra Diehl
Synthomer is donating 450,000 medical gloves to the municipal hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII in Bergamo, Italy. The hospital is situated in the heart of the Lombardy region of Italy which has been severely affected by Covid-19 pandemic.
“Our Italian colleagues made us aware of the severe shortage of PPE in the region, and as one of the world’s leading suppliers of Nitrile Latex, we were able to reach out to some of our major customers and commercially secure medical gloves supplies. At this time our customers are oversold with lead times of four to six months, so we are extremely grateful for their assistance and swift response to our request, and in addition for the matching donations a number of them made,“ said Derick Whyte, Synthomer President Performance Elastomers and Asia.
Malaysia is also under an MCO or lockdown with many industries closed. However, a number of employees worked tirelessly to ensure the shipments were prepared and dispatched to Italy. The first of two shipments arrived at Bergamo airport mid-April and was handed over to the staff of the Papa Giovanni XXIII hospital by the local Synthomer logistics team. Synthomer is grateful to all partners and employees who supported this initiative, and also wishes to thank in particular the local medical staff for the relentless commitment to saving lives during the corona crisis.
by Fernando Pena
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by John Manuck
Chairman and CEO, John Manuck, shares how Techmer PM is supporting their customers during this pandemic:
How we can better collaborate in this “new normal”:
Reach out to your Techmer PM Sales Engineer to discuss how you are addressing these challenging times and how we can help.
by John Manuck
Chairman and CEO, John Manuck, shares how Techmer PM is supporting their customers during this pandemic:
How we can better collaborate in this “new normal”:
Reach out to your Techmer PM Sales Engineer to discuss how you are addressing these challenging times and how we can help.
by Carl Cucuzza
by Carl Cucuzza
by Chris Peart
As Covid 19 shutdown the world and put US businesses in unprecedented economic uncertainty, Tenowo pivoted to developing and commercializing PPE medical nonwovens at record pace.
We are now producing material for AAMI Level 1 & 2 gown production and nano technology face masks.
Tenowo is proud to be a part of the Nonwoven Industry and INDA by providing materials that are helping our great frontline medical workers fight this global pandemic.
by Chris Peart
As Covid 19 shutdown the world and put US businesses in unprecedented economic uncertainty, Tenowo pivoted to developing and commercializing PPE medical nonwovens at record pace.
We are now producing material for AAMI Level 1 & 2 gown production and nano technology face masks.
Tenowo is proud to be a part of the Nonwoven Industry and INDA by providing materials that are helping our great frontline medical workers fight this global pandemic.
by Ramkumar Seshadri (Ram)
To read more:
https://today.ttu.edu/posts/2020/03/Stories/decontamination-wipe-could-help-coronavirus-cleanup
by Ramkumar Seshadri (Ram)
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https://today.ttu.edu/posts/2020/03/Stories/decontamination-wipe-could-help-coronavirus-cleanup
by Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi
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Fort Bragg teams with NC State to produce masks during global pandemic
The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) at North Carolina State University Website
by Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi
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Fort Bragg teams with NC State to produce masks during global pandemic
The Nonwovens Institute (NWI) at North Carolina State University Website
by Cecilia Cooleen
In addition, we’ve bottled a sanitizing spray for both our facilities as well as a donating to a local hospital branch in Catawba County, NC.
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by Cecilia Cooleen
In addition, we’ve bottled a sanitizing spray for both our facilities as well as a donating to a local hospital branch in Catawba County, NC.
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by Bob Hyslop
Uniquetex, a nonwovens company located near Charlotte NC, has been making polypropylene nonwoven roll goods for several years. These products are key raw materials used to make disposable face masks.
With the current COVID-19 epidemic crisis, the company was looking to help in any way possible during this time. In early March, the management team decided to take action and made significant investments to buy and air ship new face mask machines and creating a new company, Ecoguard, Inc. After around the clock diligence and hard work from everyone, the first face mask manufacturing line has come online in early March, followed by 16 additional machines. Currently there are 17 machines running. The plan is to have twenty, 3-layer surgical mask machines and five, KN95 machines by July/August 2020. It is important to note that all our masks are made from the nonwoven raw materials we manufacture here in Grover, NC.
The face masks have been tested and qualified to wear as ASTM 2100-2019 level 3 Surgical masks. This along with the EUA have enabled us to provide masks to US health care professionals, hospitals and the general public.
For information or ordering face masks contact customer service department at 704-457-3003, ext 1.
by Bob Hyslop
Uniquetex, a nonwovens company located near Charlotte NC, has been making polypropylene nonwoven roll goods for several years. These products are key raw materials used to make disposable face masks.
With the current COVID-19 epidemic crisis, the company was looking to help in any way possible during this time. In early March, the management team decided to take action and made significant investments to buy and air ship new face mask machines and creating a new company, Ecoguard, Inc. After around the clock diligence and hard work from everyone, the first face mask manufacturing line has come online in early March, followed by 16 additional machines. Currently there are 17 machines running. The plan is to have twenty, 3-layer surgical mask machines and five, KN95 machines by July/August 2020. It is important to note that all our masks are made from the nonwoven raw materials we manufacture here in Grover, NC.
The face masks have been tested and qualified to wear as ASTM 2100-2019 level 3 Surgical masks. This along with the EUA have enabled us to provide masks to US health care professionals, hospitals and the general public.
For information or ordering face masks contact customer service department at 704-457-3003, ext 1.
by i.A. Kerstin Zander
For full details visit: https://www.inda.org/w-dbicma-develops-3-ply-face-mask-line-capable-of-1-million-disposable-surgical-masks-per-day-with-a-lower-cost-mask-design/
by i.A. Kerstin Zander
For full details visit: https://www.inda.org/w-dbicma-develops-3-ply-face-mask-line-capable-of-1-million-disposable-surgical-masks-per-day-with-a-lower-cost-mask-design/
by Adrienne Green
Our Fort Wayne, Indiana, facility has ramped up production of PPE components such as face mask and surgical gown ties, bindings, and other parts to meet the global surge in demand. Web Fort Wayne currently supplies 43 different formatted PPE parts using material from over a dozen different manufacturers.
Our Holliston, Massachusetts, facility is working with medical industry leaders to develop and mass-produce COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests based on lateral flow technologies. An alternative to slower laboratory-based testing processes, these “point-of-care” tests will be able to provide effective results in as little as five minutes and at one-quarter the cost of current options.
With a wide array of cutting-tables, our Nantes, France, facility is producing disposable face masks and protective aprons for the French government, hospitals, and other health care providers.
Our Middlesex, Vermont, facility has produced disposable face mask kits for internal use within Web facilities and is developing similar face covering and isolation gowns for external customers. Additionally, they are assembling saliva collection kits to support COVID-19 detection and diagnosis testing.
Our facilities continue to work under COVID-19 protocols implemented in early March and continuously updated as the pandemic has evolved.
https://www.webindustries.com/news/web-industries-inc-covid-19-statement/
https://www.webindustries.com/news/web-industries-inc-covid-19-update-march-16-2020/
https://www.webindustries.com/news/web-industries-inc-covid-19-update-march-24-2020/
by Adrienne Green
Our Fort Wayne, Indiana, facility has ramped up production of PPE components such as face mask and surgical gown ties, bindings, and other parts to meet the global surge in demand. Web Fort Wayne currently supplies 43 different formatted PPE parts using material from over a dozen different manufacturers.
Our Holliston, Massachusetts, facility is working with medical industry leaders to develop and mass-produce COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests based on lateral flow technologies. An alternative to slower laboratory-based testing processes, these “point-of-care” tests will be able to provide effective results in as little as five minutes and at one-quarter the cost of current options.
With a wide array of cutting-tables, our Nantes, France, facility is producing disposable face masks and protective aprons for the French government, hospitals, and other health care providers.
Our Middlesex, Vermont, facility has produced disposable face mask kits for internal use within Web facilities and is developing similar face covering and isolation gowns for external customers. Additionally, they are assembling saliva collection kits to support COVID-19 detection and diagnosis testing.
Our facilities continue to work under COVID-19 protocols implemented in early March and continuously updated as the pandemic has evolved.
https://www.webindustries.com/news/web-industries-inc-covid-19-statement/
https://www.webindustries.com/news/web-industries-inc-covid-19-update-march-16-2020/
https://www.webindustries.com/news/web-industries-inc-covid-19-update-march-24-2020/
by Travis Robbins
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by Joe Vergona
by Joe Vergona