L&NW recently conducted a survey on COVID-19 (coronavirus) to address concerns from all avenues of our industry. The survey detailed in-house safety measures, travel plans, business trends and multiple other topics currently affecting suppliers and converters. At the TLMI Converter Meeting, held March 8-10, 2020, in Austin, Texas, this data helped frame an emergency breakout session regarding converters’ contingency plans for coronavirus. The survey, which was conducted on March 9-10, received 140 responses from a variety of members in the label and packaging supply chain. The anonymous survey saw 63 of the 140 respondents (45%) functioning as converters. The remaining 55% comprised individuals from suppliers in a wide range of industries, including substrates, printing presses, inks and coatings, inspection, corona treatment, and more. Nearly 52% of the respondents work in management, with the remaining 48% split amongst sales and marketing, R&D and production, and qu