Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd. (IVL; Bangkok, Thailand) announced that it has successfully adapted its facilities in the U.S. to manufacture hand sanitizers to help protect people from Covid-19 infection. Many companies are producing sanitizer and other essential supplies to…
Honeywell announced that it is temporarily shifting manufacturing operations at two chemical manufacturing facilities to produce and donate hand sanitizer to government agencies in response to shortages created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many companies are producing sanitizer and other essential…
ExxonMobil Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) has reconfigured manufacturing operations in Louisiana to produce medical-grade hand sanitizer for donation to COVID-19 response efforts in Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. This follows the company’s announcements that it…
The global COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in shortages of critical supplies, and many universities are contributing their expertise and technical facilities to improve the availability and performance of critical healthcare supplies, including Purdue, University of Idaho, Nelson Mandela University and…
Stepan Co. (Northfield, Ill.; www.stepan.com), a major manufacturer of specialty chemicals, has recently made donations of hand sanitizer and spray disinfectants to Chicagoland first responders on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. Stepan's plant near Joliet, IL has donated 800…
Royal Dutch Shell N.V. (Shell, The Hague, the Netherlands; www.shell.com) is joining the fight against the spread of COVID-19 through the expanded manufacture of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) for hand sanitizer production. Last Month, Shell’s manufacturing plants in Pernis, the Netherlands…
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Philadelphia, Pa.; www.axaltacs.com) announced that its plants in Front Royal, Virginia; Mount Clemens, Michigan; Tlalnepantla, Mexico; Guarulhos, Brazil; and Wuppertal, Germany are shifting their manufacturing to produce thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer that meets the…
Following construction of three other sanitizer plants, Ineos (London; www.ineos.com) announced that it is to build a fourth hand sanitizer plant. The plant to be built in Etian, France will be located to serve the hard-hit hospitals in Paris and…
Distillery owners are using their resources to help address the ramped-up need for hand sanitizers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many small distilleries across the U.S. are reportedly making hand sanitizers using ethanol and distributing it either freely in their…
In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, an unprecedented demand for sanitizing and disinfectant products is beginning to ripple through the manufacturing sector. For instance, Arkema (Colombes, France; www.arkema.com) has decided to repurpose a production line in order to manufacture 20…