by Len Prazych | Apr 13, 2020 | COVID-19 Impacts, Events
Delegates of the AICC Emerging Leaders (EL) were looking forward to officially launching the restructuring of the program at the AICC 2020 Spring Meeting in San Diego, but due to the coronavirus pandemic and the cancellation of the meeting, the group has been forced...
by Len Prazych | Apr 13, 2020 | COVID-19 Impacts, People
According to a report in The Australian, Australia’s richest man and the billionaire chairman of packaging companies Visy Industries and Pratt Industries, Anthony Pratt, has donated $1 million to fund the trial of two drugs that may help patients suffering from...
by Len Prazych | Apr 13, 2020 | COVID-19 Impacts, Events
TAPPI and AICC, the organizers of SuperCorrExpo, have confirmed that they have taken the decision to postpone the event, which was due to take place from September 13-17 in Orlando, Florida. They have confirmed the event will now be staged from August 9-12, 2021,...
by Len Prazych | Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19 Impacts, Production, Supplies
The Fibre Box Association (FBA) has issued a statement addressing the need for the corrugated industry to keep functioning during the coronavirus pandemic. “Manufacturers of corrugated cardboard boxes are working to keep transport packaging flowing to makers of...
by Len Prazych | Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19 Impacts, Production
People who are staying home to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus are ordering food, clothes, toiletries, and more to their house instead of going to stores. But some are increasingly worried the corrugated boxes their items are delivered in could be...
by Len Prazych | Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19 Impacts
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The law is an attempt to address issues at the federal level through economic support to the business sector, employees, individuals and families, and specific...
