SAN FRANCISCO and YANGON,
Myanmar, Sept. 2, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- Two international chemical giants recently
used their expertise and local connections to provide a supply of
premium hand sanitizer to the people of Myanmar during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Connell and Dow made the presentation of two million milliliters
of FDA-approved sanitizer on July 23,
2020, to Minister of Health and Sport Dr. Myint Htwe. The Department of Public Health will
distribute the sanitizer, packaged in 1,000-milliliter bottles, to
four government hospitals.
Production of the high-quality hand sanitizer was a
collaborative effort. "We teamed up to clean up as a local response
to the worldwide pandemic," said Connell Country Manager
Lars Larsen.
Connell, a marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and
ingredients in the Asia-Pacific
region, donated the main ingredient, 98% ethanol, along with
additives of hydrolyzed jojoba ester and moisturizer. Dow, a global
materials science company, contributed ACULYN™ 22, a Dow product
that helped to give the sanitizer a pleasant, non-tacky feel. The
sanitizer was produced and bottled in Yangon.
Local production of the sanitizer for donation to the government
has now sparked plans to offer the new sanitizer in Myanmar as a commercial product.
"This is a good, appealing, responsible product that stacks up
to anything offered on the world market," Larsen said.
Accordingly, the next step will be to go from producing
institutional-sized bottles to small samples that can be
distributed as part of a local marketing effort. "We were happy to
team up with Dow on our donation effort," Larsen added. "Now we
look forward to working to provide the people of Myanmar with a great product going
forward."
About Connell and the Wilbur-Ellis Companies
Connell is a leading marketer and distributor of specialty
chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific. It brings outstanding insights
and service to the life and industrial science markets and promotes
a broad range of leading global manufacturers and its own
formulated products. A company of Wilbur-Ellis, Connell provides
technical, marketing and supply chain expertise through 48 offices
in 18 countries across Asia-Pacific and the
United States. For more information, please visit
connellworld.com
Founded in 1921, the Wilbur-Ellis companies are leading
international marketers and distributors of agricultural products,
animal nutrition and specialty chemicals and ingredients. Please
visit: wilburellis.com
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth, asset integration and
scale, focused innovation and leading business positions to achieve
profitable growth. The Company's ambition is to become the most
innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials
science company. Dow's portfolio of plastics, industrial
intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad
range of differentiated science-based products and solutions for
its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging,
infrastructure and consumer care. Dow operates 109 manufacturing
sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 36,500 people. Dow
delivered sales of approximately $43
billion in 2019. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow
Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit
www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.
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