The Fachverband Faltschachtel-Industrie (FFI) e.V. is issuing its member companies with current confirmations as systemically relevant companies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Manufacturers of folding cartons and their suppliers for raw materials, consumables and supplies as well as for machines and tools are systemically important companies in the supply chain to supply the population with foodstuffs, medicines, medical products, items of personal protective equipment and products for disinfection as well as other everyday goods.
This finding is the result of a Cabinet decision of the Federal Government of 23 March 2020, according to which the entire agricultural and food industry is recognised as systemically relevant infrastructure, and from the Guideline KRITIS Nutrition of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of 27 March 2020, which, among other things, calls on companies to Production of packaging and packaging materials and their suppliers to the Critical infrastructure nutrition equalised become.
„Folding carton manufacturers are currently receiving more and more requests from their food customers and retailers to confirm their systemic relevance and security of supply as a supplier. We want to support our FFI members and Associated FFI members as partners in the supply chain by issuing them with individual confirmations of system relevance in the supply chain for food, pharmaceutical products and other essential everyday products,“ says Christian Schiffers, FFI Managing Director.
Source: FFI
