Cascades, a leader in eco-friendly recovery, packaging and hygiene solutions, 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.
Cascades already manufactures rolls of extruded plastic to supply Tristan. It started production of a minimum of one million pre-cut visors for Bauer in April. All of these products will be made at the Cascades Inopak plant in Drummondville, Quebec. Cascades’ efforts are supported by nu-b, a company located in Vaudreuil, Quebec, which supplies extruded rolled plastic for this project.
Cascades is collaborating with businesses such as Bauer and Tristan to initiate local projects to manufacture much needed medical equipment during this pandemic. “Our company is very pleased to be able to contribute to these promising and important initiatives by providing materials and components,” stated Mario Plourde, president and chief executive officer of Cascades.
These special orders will be added to Cascades’ current production activities and will not interfere with the company’s ongoing ability to manufacture essential products. Cascades has been recognized as an essential business during this crisis and all of its plants remain operational. The health and wellbeing of its employees remain a top priority.
Published in the June 2020 Edition