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Project Receives $300K from Feds to Create Face Mask Prototype From Pulp

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Thursday, August 6, 2020 - Member
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A prototype for a mask made from wood pulp will be manufactured in Ontario after the project received $300,000 in funding from the federal government. Pulp Moulded Products (PMP) in Newmarket, Ontario, which develops products made from Canadian pulp, will receive additional financial support from Kruger Inc.
 
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