Johnson Matthey (JM; London; www.matthey.com), through its customer HOERBIGER Flow Control, is helping provide increased numbers of vital ventilator components in Europe. JM is also contributing to the fight against COVID-19 by donating cryogenic storage capacity for hospital usage. As…
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) launched a new program, #TyvekTogether to increase the overall availability of Tyvek personal protective equipment (PPE) garments in the company’s continued efforts to help combat the spread of COVID-19 and protect health care workers. At full capacity, this…
Huntsman Corp.’s (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) manufacturing site near Melbourne, Australia, has become the company’s third location around the world to produce hand sanitizer for donation to health care and other critical facilities as part of the COVID-19 response. The…
As the global pandemic continues, many industrial manufacturers are augmenting their production capacities and making donations to provide essential supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE), sanitizers and disinfectants to fight the spread of COVID-19. Swagelok (Solon, Ohio; www.swagelok.com) is donating…
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (Philadelphia, Pa.; www.axaltacs.com) announced that its plants in Front Royal, Virginia; Mount Clemens, Michigan; Tlalnepantla, Mexico; Guarulhos, Brazil; and Wuppertal, Germany are shifting their manufacturing to produce thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer that meets the…
In order to be able to supply a suitable vacuum system in the shortest possible time to the emergency hospital that is currently set up in the Madrid Convention Centre, Busch Vacuum Systems in Spain has provided a solution: the…
The BASF Corp. (Florham Park, New Jersey; www.basf.com) site in Wyandotte, Mich. has created and produced a hand sanitizer, known as HandClasp, with the first 1,000 gallons in the U.S. donated to the Henry Ford Health System. The sanitizing product…
ExxonMobil (Irving, Tex.; www.exxonmobil.com) has increased production of critical raw materials for personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks and gowns, and hand sanitizer used by medical professionals and first responders leading the efforts to combat the global COVID-19 pandemic. ExxonMobil…
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore; www.ntu.edu.sg) have developed a semi-autonomous robot that can disinfect large surfaces quickly. The researchers are planning to have public trials to support Singapore’s fight against COVID-19. Named eXtreme Disinfection roBOT (XDBOT), it…
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; www.shokubai.co.jp) and Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan; www.sanyo-chemical.co.jp) have announced that their proposed business integration has been delayed due to the global outbreak of COVID-19. This integration was planned to establish a joint…