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Dow has assessed its capability to manufacture hand sanitizers at its facilities in Germany. The Stade site in Lower Saxony has been identified as having the necessary raw material handling, mixing and bulk packaging equipment to conduct hand sanitizer production.
Sanitizers in Support of COVID-19 Pandemic
The facility has been producing up to 15 tons of hand sanitizers daily – that is approximately 300 tons per month or up to 600,000 standard bottles of 500 ml each. The disinfectant is filled into Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC) and will then be made available to government authorities for distribution to pharmacies and hospitals free of charge.
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COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge that we all together are facing every day. I am very proud that within a few days only our colleagues have made it possible for us to make a small but very important contribution to overcoming the pandemic," said Ralf Brinkmann, president, Dow Germany.
First Deliveries to Urgently Needed Places
The first deliveries were expected to be shipped on 24 March and will primarily go to the most urgently needed places in the district of Stade, but also to other regions, e. g. Berlin. In addition, further quantities of raw materials for hand sanitizers will also be produced in the coming weeks, which can then be delivered to around 377 clinics throughout Germany.
Dow does not regularly produce hand sanitizer, but a large proportion of the required ingredients are already produced at the company's German sites. The company intends to continue producing these and providing it to hospitals and pharmacies in need until the COVID-19 pandemic subsides or until disinfectants are no longer in short supply in Germany.
Source: Dow