As oil demand plummets, ExxonMobil has reconfigured a plant to make hand sanitizer with a goal of 160,000 gallons to donate to medical personnel. Liquor companies made a similar switch in mid-March, when sanitizer shortages were first becoming apparent.
A health worker dispenses sanitizer in Bungamati, Nepal, on April 15. ExxonMobil says it is reconfiguring a facility to make hand sanitizer. Alcohol companies switched to manufacturing and donating the in-demand product in mid-March.Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images
A health worker dispenses sanitizer in Bungamati, Nepal, on April 15. ExxonMobil says it is reconfiguring a facility to make hand sanitizer. Alcohol companies switched to manufacturing and donating the in-demand product in mid-March.ExxonMobil has reconfigured a facility in Louisiana to manufacture medical-grade hand sanitizer, with a production target of 160,000 gallons, to be donated to health care providers and first responders.
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