Face shield production in Japan

Face shield production in Japan

Ichiro Iwakura of Plastics Co., a plastic product manufacturing company in the central Japan city of Fukui, explains the company's face shield on April 28, 2020. The company has produced face shields made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate in response to growing demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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  • 2020/5/08 03:00:00
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