[PRNewswire] Connell and Dow "Team Up to Clean Up" With Hand Sanitizer
Produced Locally in Myanmar
(SAN FRANCISCO and YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 2, 2020 PRNewswire=연합뉴스) 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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Connell reps at handover ceremony with the Government of Myanmar. Featured left to right: Khine Zaw Htoo, Dow; May Yamone, Market Unit Manager, Connell; Behind, Staff from Myanmar Ministry of Health & Sport; Lars Erik Larsen, Country Manager, Connell; Professor Dr. Thet Khaing Win, Myanmar Ministry of Health & Sport; Behind, Staff from Myanmar Ministry of Health & Sport
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Connell, a leading marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific.
Source: Connell
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Produced Locally in Myanmar
(SAN FRANCISCO and YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 2, 2020 PRNewswire=연합뉴스) 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.
Photo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1247430/Connell_Donation_Handover.jpg
Connell reps at handover ceremony with the Government of Myanmar. Featured left to right: Khine Zaw Htoo, Dow; May Yamone, Market Unit Manager, Connell; Behind, Staff from Myanmar Ministry of Health & Sport; Lars Erik Larsen, Country Manager, Connell; Professor Dr. Thet Khaing Win, Myanmar Ministry of Health & Sport; Behind, Staff from Myanmar Ministry of Health & Sport
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Connell, a leading marketer and distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific.
Source: Connell
[편집자 주] 본고는 자료 제공사에서 제공한 것으로, 연합뉴스는 내용에 대해 어떠한 편집도 하지 않았음을 밝혀 드립니다.
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