The Faguier printing works in Château-Gontier in Mayenne, France, has launched a new range of masks made of recyclable paper. Interviewed on Wednesday 20 May on Sweet FM in the programme "?Spéciale COVID-19?", Denis Auguste, managing partner of the printing works, explains that it is a single-use mask made of 100% recyclable paper. It is designed to protect against droplets, but does not have the Afnor standards reserved for fabric masks. It is therefore an alternative mask that is neither approved nor certified "?grand public?" and is therefore intended for non-health uses. The masks are made with recycled paper and printed with vegetable ink.
As a reminder, it is specified on the site of the Directorate General for Enterprises (DGE) that the masks "?grand public?" are " ?des fabric masks, most often washable and reusable, designed to prevent the projection of droplets and their consequences. They have filtration properties ranging from at least 70% to more than 90% filtration of emitted particles of a size equal to or greater than 3 microns.?»
Taken over in 2018 by two former employees, Pierrick Lemarchand and Stéphane Mignot, who have since been joined by Denis Auguste, the Faguier printing works specialises in offset and digital, large format and packaging. It has a 1500 m2 production site in the south of the Mayenne department.
Faced with the coronavirus epidemic, many printing companies have had to adapt their production by launching new products such as protective visors and counters in Plexiglas, fabric masks or even signage dedicated to barrier gestures.
