Paper and packaging group on road out with integrated supply chain.

 

Opal Australian Paper has announced the launch of a broader product range that includes paper and packaging products designed to assist customers impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.

 

Opal, part of the global Nippon Paper Group, has six divisions; Opal Australian Paper, Opal Paper and Recycling, Opal Converting Group, Opal Fibre Packaging Australia, Opal Kiwi Packaging and Opal Specialty Packaging. 

 

The Opal group has launched a range of semi-permanent, Australian-made, 100 per cent recyclable products and solutions that are designed so that staff and customers can start returning to workplaces, offices, restaurants, public spaces as the various stages of COVID restrictions are lifted nationally. 

 

“Opal Australian Paper is committed to continuing to supply premium copy paper, stationery and envelopes to our customers into the future. As a result of Opal’s formation, a broader combined product range and the benefit of an integrated supply chain is now available to our valued customers,” Gary Harris, Opal Australian paper sales director, said.

 

 

Below are full details of the Opal COVID-19 solutions range:

 

The safety of your staff and customers is essential during these uncertain times.

 

These Opal products are a convenient, distinctive and affordable means to promote and highlight the importance of social distancing and hand hygiene that can be easily erected and positioned in many sites and high-traffic locations.

 

The aim of this initiative is to deploy physical distancing solutions in a range of locations, to support increased levels of separation in high-density working & public dining environments. In areas where it’s difficult to enforce social distancing, these products reinforce good hygiene practices through clearly printed messages on a light-weight, but sturdy physical barriers.

 

The products provide increased peace-of-mind to staff in your work places, corporate offices cafeterias, factories, depots, canteens or customers in high-traffic food courts or retail environments through these easy to deploy solutions.

 

Opal Specialty Packaging has developed a range of recyclable corrugated products specifically designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in shared workspaces such as the office, retail store or factory.  These easy-to-assemble products help protect your staff and customers by ensuring we all adhere to the government’s social distancing guidelines. 

 

The Opal Covid-19 solutions range is proudly manufactured in Australia from 100% recyclable cardboard, the majority of which is produced at Opals Maryvale and Botany Mills. Recent scientific research shows that the coronavirus lasts longest on smooth, non-porous surfaces and COVID-19 does not survive as long on paper surfaces. The research found the virus was still viable after three days on plastic and stainless steel. Corrugated paper-based distancing and hygiene dispensary products provide a practical alternative.

 

All COVID-19 products are available for purchase as standard stocked items, or can be readily customised with a customer’s own branding or artwork. As corrugated products, they can be easily recycled via your current paper and cardboard recycling streams.

 

The Opal COVID-19 solutions range includes the following:

 

Sanitisation Station

 

The Opal Sanitisation Station provides a convenient, distinctive and affordable means to deploy hand sanitising solutions in high-traffic locations.

 

Pedestrian Barrier System

 

A practical, easy to assemble, highly visible and cost effective means to deploy physical distancing solutions in high-traffic locations. Providing a tangible physical distancing reminder in offices, cafes, healthcare waiting areas or high-traffic retail locations.

 

Desk Safety Shroud

 

Cardboard partitions provide a physical barrier that can be easily positioned around the work station.

 

Desk & Table Divider

 

Provides a physical barrier to support increased levels of separation in high-density working & public dining environments.

 

Factory Safety Divider

 

Provides protection for your staff and visitors to your site, assisting in managing their movement in order to minimise any unnecessary interactions.

 

For further information please contact your Opal Australian Paper representative or visit www.wrsopal.com.