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COVID-19 Response
Ineos constructs several new
sanitizer plants in Europe
April 8, 2020 - Ineos (London; www.ineos.
com) has constructed and begun operations at
several hand sanitizer plants around Europe in
recent weeks. The most recent plant, located
in Etian, France, will serve hospitals in Paris,
northeastern France and Belgium. Ineos has
also built similar plants in Scotland and Germany.
Firmenich significantly expands
production capacity for hand sanitizers
April 8, 2020 - Firmenich (Geneva, Switzerland;
www.firmenich.com) has transformed its Geneva
production site to produce hand sanitizers.
Following initial production of 20 metric tons
(m.t.), Firmenich increased its production
capacity to manufacture 100 m.t. of sanitizer
for donation in the U.S. and Switzerland.
BASF begins producing hand sanitizers
in Europe and the U.S.
April 8, 2020 - BASF SE (Ludwigshafen,
Germany; www.basf.com) started producing
hand sanitizers at several production sites in
Europe. In Düsseldorf, BASF produced and
donated 13,000 L, and planned to deliver an
additional 23,000 L. Similar programs are
underway at sites in Spain, France and Italy.
In the U.S., BASF is producing hand sanitizer
at a facility in Washington, N.J., which planned
to produce approximately 3,500 gal of hand
sanitizer to help meet demands in the region.
Perstorp converts production to
hand sanitizer and surface disinfectant
April 8, 2020 - Perstorp AB (Malmö, Sweden;
www.perstorp.com) started the production of
2 million L/month of hand sanitizer and surface
disinfectant for the Swedish healthcare sector.
Huntsman converts sites in Alabama and
Switzerland to produce hand sanitizer
April 7, 2020 - Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands,
Tex.; www.huntsman.com) began producing hand
sanitizer at its manufacturing site in McIntosh,
Ala. for distribution to healthcare facilities in the
U.S. Additionally, at its manufacturing site in
Monthey, Switzerland, Huntsman has produced
approximately 50 m.t. of hand sanitizer to
donate to hospitals and pharmacies.
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Honeywell boosts U.S. production
capabilities for face masks
April 6, 2020 - Honeywell (Charlotte, N.C.;
www.honeywell.com) is adding to its face-mask
production capabilities in Phoenix, Ariz. The
Phoenix expansion, coupled with additional
new production in Smithfield, R.I., enables
Honeywell to produce more than 20 million
N95 disposable masks monthly.
Henkel converts Düsseldorf plant
to produce disinfectants
April 3, 2020 - Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
(Düsseldorf, Germany; www.henkel.com)
has converted a production facility at its
Düsseldorf site to manufacture 25,000 L/wk of
hand disinfectants. Henkel will donate them to
surrounding hospitals and public institutions.
Eastman donates PETG film for
production of face shields
April 1, 2020 - Eastman Chemical Co.
(Kingsport, Tenn.; www.eastman.com) donated
polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) film,
a copolyester commonly used for rigid medical
packaging and medical devices, to produce
10,000 face shields.
Dow launches sanitizer production
on three continents
March 30, 2020 - Dow (Midland, Mich.; www.
dow.com) converted several manufacturing
sites to produce hand sanitizer, including:
Auburn, Michigan; South Charleston, West
Virginia; Seneffe, Belgium; Hortolândia, Brazil;
and Stade, Germany.
MOL modifies plants in Hungary, Slovakia
and Croatia for sanitizer manufacture
March 25, 2020 - MOL Group (Budapest,
Hungary; www.mol.hu) started to manufacture
50,000 L/d of surface sanitizers by shifting
production at its Almásfüzitó plant. MOL is
also starting production of sanitizers at sites
in Slovakia and Croatia.
Milliken raises production capacity for
antimicrobial fabrics
March 23, 2020 - Milliken & Co. (Spartanburg,
S.C.; www.milliken.com) has increased domestic
production of its BioSmart fabric, which enables
practical integration of antimicrobial protection
into common medical products.
Arkema augments production in Lyon to
donate sanitizer solution
March 20, 2020 - Arkema S.A. (Colombes,
France; www.arkema.com) repurposed a
production line at its Rhône Alpes Research
Center (CRRA), near Lyon, to manufacture
20 m.t./wk of alcohol-based solution to be
distributed free of charge to hospitals in France.
Plant Watch
Oxea triples production
volumes of n-propanol
April 14, 2020 - In the second quarter of
2020, Oxea GmbH (Monheim am Rhein,
Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) tripled its
delivery volumes of n-propanol in Europe due
to very high demand from the healthcare and
printing industries.
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