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Distilleries Refit to Fill Hand-Sanitizer Gap

During World War II, Ford made tanks instead of cars and Maytag made plane parts instead of washing machines. With hand sanitizer being the small-arms munitions of today’s pandemic crisis, cosmetics and distilleries are joining the war effort.

Big-time spirits distillers like Bacardi and cosmetics giants like Estée Lauder are playing the part of Ford and Maytag in today's battle against the coronavirus outbreak. 

Bacardi announced yesterday that it is helping to produce more than 267,000 gallons of hand sanitizers. This comes on the tails of last week’s announcement that the Bacardi Corporation distillery in Cataño, Puerto Rico, in partnership nearby manufacturer Olein Refinery, will provide raw materials that will enable the production of more than 1.7 million units of 10-oz hand sanitizer.

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