Hand sanitiser factory built in 10 days to fight coronavirus

Ineos hand sanitiser factory
Ineos hand sanitiser factory

One of the world’s largest manufacturers, Ineos, has hits its 10 day target to build a hand sanitiser facility near Middlesbrough and has started production.

The plant intends to manufacture 1 million hand sanitisers a month.

Hand to mouth contamination is one of the main ways Covid-19 infects people and there is a critical shortage of hand sanitisers across the UK.

Ineos is focusing on meeting the needs of front line medical and care services as well as making ‘pocket bottle’ hand sanitisers available for the public’s personal use. These will be produced to WHO specifications.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, founder and chairman of Ineos commented: “Now that production of the Ineos hand sanitiser has started, we are working on the fastest way to get them to where they need to be. I am confident that within a few days our sanitiser will start to be seen in hospitals, surgeries and people’s homes”.

Ineos is thought to be the leading European producer of the two key raw materials needed for sanitisers – isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and ethanol, producing almost 1 million tonnes.

The company is already running these plants flat out and have been diverting more of this product to essential medical use including in the new Ineos factories.

Sir Jim added: “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”

Ineos www.ineoshandgel.com

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