Sweden-based specialty chemicals company Perstorp has begun the large-scale production of hand sanitiser and surface disinfectant for the Swedish healthcare sector – at cost price.
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Perstorp converts production to solve Swedish disinfection shortage
With a capacity of over two million litres a month, the aim is to solve the current lack of disinfectants at a national level.
Jan Secher, CEO of Perstorp Group, said: “Extraordinary times call for extraordinary care. Our large-scale production capacity can make a real difference at this time and help to solve the disinfectant shortage in the healthcare sector. This is our contribution to the important work that healthcare professionals are doing every day. I am proud that our innovative staff saw this opportunity to help. They have driven this initiative forward together with valuable help from authorities and partners.”
Production has started this week and the aim is to continue for as long there is an acute shortage of disinfection products within the Swedish healthcare sector, that regular suppliers cannot fulfil. Permits and agreements for production have been swiftly finalised alongside authorities and partners.
In order to produce the disinfectant, Absolut Company delivers ethanol, which is mixed with other ingredients. This is delivered to the Perstorp industrial plant with help of Univar Solutions and ExxonMobil. The disinfectant is bottled by Lefab Production and transported by Bertschi, Scandibulk och Eurolink to Socialstyrelsen, which distributes the products to healthcare services in regions across Sweden.
The first delivery is expected to reach Socialstyrelsen after the Easter weekend.
Ingrid Bergman, Head of Purchasing at Swedish Region Skåne, added: “Perstorp has shown tremendous responsibility and initiative in securing the production chain. They have made production possible by arranging all permits from the healthcare sector in co-operation with us, as well as several authorities and other companies.”
