Perstorp has started a large-scale production of hand sanitizer and surface disinfectant for the Swedish healthcare sector at cost price the help solving the Swedish national disinfection crisis.
Perstorp has converted part of the production at its plant to start producing hand sanitizer and surface disinfectant. With a capacity of over 2 million liters per month, it is expected to exceed the healthcare sector's current disinfection shortage. The products are being offered at cost price.
"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" comments
Jan Secher, CEO of Perstorp Group.
The new production has already started and will continue as long there is an acute shortage of disinfection products within the Swedish healthcare sector that regular suppliers cannot fulfill. Permits and agreements for production have been finalized in record time together with authorities and partners.
A joint teamwork is helping Perstorp in the production. Absolut Company is providing ethanol, which is mixed together with other ingredients, with help of Univar Solutions and ExxonMobil. Subsequently 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.
"Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the shortage of disposables such as sanitizers is a major challenge and an issue of great priority. 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 cooperation with us, as well as several authorities and other companies", says Ingrid Bergman, Head of Purchasing at Swedish Region Skåne (see note).
Note: Region Skåne is responsible for health care and public transport, business development, culture, infrastructure, social planning and environmental and climate-related issues in Skåne county, Sweden.