Ecolab Expands Hand Sanitizer Production

To help meet increased customer demand for hand sanitizer, Ecolab says that it has significantly increased production of its own hand sanitizer formula and now has also started manufacturing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) hand sanitizer formula.
 
“Producing the WHO hand sanitizer formulation offers our customers another option to help keep their employees and customers safe,” said Natalie Blake, director of Ecolab’s global polymer platforms and the leader of this commercialization effort. “This offering enables Ecolab to help more customers meet their safety goals while providing a reliable source for hand sanitizer for use during this pandemic.”
 
The WHO formula contains 80% alcohol, meeting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation of using hand sanitizers with greater than 60% alcohol. Additionally, Ecolab has identified safety tools and provided guidance for the proper handling and application of the alcohol-based solution.
 
Getting started on the WHO formula production presented a unique challenge, according to Ecolab, which was a leading player in the I&I market and ranked No.7 in Happi’s 2019 Top Companies Report.  Ecolab’s hand sanitizer production plants were already working around the clock, so teams across the company came together to convert plants around the world to safely and effectively produce hand sanitizer. Ecolab said it went from concept to production to sales in just three weeks.