A British chemical company, Ineos has announced that a factory is being built in 10 days in order to produce one million bottles of hand sanitizer a month.
Ineos announced plans to build a hand sanitiser plant near Middlesbrough to keep up with soaring demand as the UK enters lockdown in its fight against coronavirus.
The company said the bottles produced in the north of England will supply hospitals, schools, places of work, pharmacies and supermarkets, adding that products for hospitals will be issued for free.
A similar factory will be built in Germany to bridge shortages across Europe.
Ineos is Europe’s largest producer of the two main raw materials needed for hospital grade hand sanitiser at its sites in Grangemouth, Scotland and in northern Germany, and produces almost 1 million tonnes.
The company said it intends to produce both standard and the pocket bottle hand sanitisers, and is already talking to retail outlets across Europe.
Ineos already manufactures a range of healthcare products, including rubber gloves, PVC saline drips, syringes, ventilators and medical tubing.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, founder and chairman of Ineos, said;
Ineos is a company with enormous resources and manufacturing skills. If we can find other ways to help in the coronavirus battle, we are absolutely committed to playing our part.
