COVID-19 Member Response

Teams at Croda's manufacturing site at Atlas Point, Delaware, have provided hand sanitizer, toilet paper, paper towels and face masks to local families in need, emergency medical treatment staff (EMTs) as well as to a local food bank, enabling them to continue their much-needed work.

To show their gratitude for essential workers, Afton Chemical has found ways to support the critical needs throughout their communities around the globe. Visit their website to learn more about how their locations have taken the initiative to help where it is needed most.

The company donated $1.5 million in monetary and in-kind product donations in the Americas region to assist those most impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are a key supplier of high-density polyethylene used to make liquid food containers and household chemicals in the U.S. and Canada,” said Jason Ormes, marketing manager, Polymers. “Our…teams have been working hard to produce additional volume to meet growing demand during this crisis.”

The company's Bartlesville Research and Technology Center manufactured and donated 100,000 HDPE, 52 oz. bottles to be filled with hand sanitizer.

The company has been reaching out to local front-line emergency and health organizations to support their efforts directly. At its regional HQ in Adrian, Michigan, the company has manufactured more than 6,300 liters of hand sanitizer for donation to local fire departments, senior living centers and health care services.

The company is proud to have donated 5,900 KN95 masks and 2,000 liters of hand sanitizer to Michigan's Emergency Management Department.

“We're proud to be in a position to partner with many organizations that are providing essential services to those in need as a result of the global pandemic.” said Ecolab Chairman and CEO Douglas M. Baker, Jr.

Chemours is proud to play their part in the fight against COVID-19, one community, one family, one front-line worker at a time through donating PPE, donating laptops to students who are distance-learning and sewing masks for essential workers.

These companies are pleased to announce a collaboration to provide much-needed respirators to the heroic men and women in healthcare who are working on the frontlines to combat the spread of COVID-19.

As part of Pilot Chemical Company's effort to help frontline workers, they are donating hand sanitizer as well as 2,500 nitrile gloves to organizations and first responders located in the communities where Pilot operates.

Arkema repurposed a production line at its plant in Geneseo, N.Y. and used its own hydrogen peroxide to manufacture 10,000 gallons of hand sanitizer. This solution was donated to New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

This donation supports senior citizens who were or have become homebound because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are grateful to organizations like BASF that help us feed the food insecure in our community during this time,” said Mike Manning, President and CEO of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.

A leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings has expanded its global efforts to help in the fight against coronavirus with new donations of 2,000 kilograms of hand sanitizer and personal protective equipment (PPE) in Brazil.

LyondellBasell joined forces with Texas county judges to help keep first responders and county residents safe by producing and donating approximately 240 gallons of hand sanitizer to Matagorda and Harrison Counties.

Due to the shortage of protective materials for children in Taiwan, Trinseo Taiwan sourced and donated thousands of children's surgical masks and hundreds of goggles to benefit orphans and children in foster families.

Air Liquide provided the entire liquid oxygen supply system at the three facilities. Additionally, they will also supply medical liquid oxygen to support the hospitals' ongoing needs during this pandemic.

The company has increased production and inventory of essential medical gases, like oxygen, and is actively managing assets and inventory to prioritize the needs of the U.S. healthcare system and government.

The explosive spread of the coronavirus has transformed the way employees see themselves at the Lysol factory in Somerset County, N.J.

Ecolab has taken a leadership role in using their supply chain to secure PPE.

Workers unanimously agreed to stay at the facility for nearly a month, working 12-hour shifts, to produce the necessary supplies. "We're truly honored to be able to give back and support people we will never meet…"

The two companies are collaborating to produce full-face shields and powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) lenses to be donated to hospitals in U.S. cities battling COVID-19.

"…we wanted to help those who are finding it difficult to put food on the table by supporting these vitally important organizations” said LyondellBasell CEO Bob Patel.

Eastman Chemical contributed hundreds of face shields, 180 N95 masks and 4,400 Nitrile gloves to first responders in Springfield, MA.

This design was made to help address the urgent need to protect healthcare professionals. It was shared through an open-source file to encourage additional production.

SI Group was able to leverage their local supply of POLYBOND™ polymer enabling swift production of essential Personal Protective Equipment for hospitals in need.

The company currently has three locations around the world working to produce hand sanitizer for donation to health care and other critical facilities.

Two manufacturing sites expect to produce large quantities of hand sanitizer by repurposing mixing machines typically used to produce other products.

As part of this campaign, BASF is donating 100 million protective masks to Germany and producing hand sanitizer to donate free of charge.

ExxonMobil will reimburse the cost of fuel to Baton Rouge emergency response vehicles and will provide gas gift cards to local healthcare workers.

Exxon Mobil is increasing production of the raw materials needed to make medical masks, gowns and hand santizer for medical personnel and first responders to help combat COVID-19.

3M has doubled its global production of N95 masks, increased production of powered air purifying respirators, and is working to prevent price gouging to help support healthcare workers and others who are on the frontlines of the pandemic.

Air Liquide has ramped up production of its ventilators in order to produce 10,000 in 50 days while also increasing its output of medical oxygen to meet the current demand.

Arkema has repurposed a production line in order to manufacture, starting today, 20 tons of alcohol-based solution per week to be distributed free of charge to hospitals in France.

BASF has donated its extra supply of isopropyl alcohol, gloves, masks, and other PPE to hospitals in New York, Michigan and Delaware.

Bayer is making virus diagnostic devices; providing face masks and PPE, and; setting up testing labs.

Celanese sent masks to medical centers and prioritized operations to provide specialty materials for making ventilators, respirators and other critical medical equipment and supplies.

In addition to donating protective gear to local communities, Corteva Agriscience has teamed up with major food banks and established virtual food drives.

To help support the relief efforts around the world, Covestro is donating critical items to medical workers in affected countries, including polycarbonate goggles, neck and waist pillows, and 3D-printed surgical mask straps.

Dow is ramping up hand sanitizer production at several manufacturing sites in the U.S. and abroad.

Dow is has committed millions of dollars to aid COVID-19 relief efforts globally and in the communities where Dow operates.

Tyvek is a key ingredient that is used to manufacture protective garments for medical staff treating patients who have contracted COVID-19.

Eastman is donating PETG film to be used in the production of 10,000 face shields to help protect medical personnel in Nashville, Tennessee.

EPA has approved an Evonik product as an active ingredient in surface disinfectants to be used against the virus that causes COVID-19.

In collaboration with the Global Center for Medical Innovation, ExxonMobil has produced more than 50,000 face shields with plans to manufacture 170,000 per hours in near future.

ExxonMobil is producing isopropyl alcohol (IPA) - used in medical hand sanitizers, alcohol wipes and disinfectant sprays - and providing it to the customers and areas that need it most.

ExxonMobil is maximizing its production of high-performance polymers used to make face masks, surgical gowns and other critical medical supplies for those treating patients with COVID-19.

ExxonMobil is helping to provide plastics used in ventilator machines, IV bags, shoe covers, syringes, and sterile medical packaging.

Facing a critical supply shortage, healthcare workers from 5 major health systems in the greater Philadelphia area received the masks.

The Michigan-based company emptied the supply cabinets of its sprawling industrial plant and delivered three pallets of supplies to a local hospital.

Hexion Lakeland donated two drums of isopropyl alcohol to the Polk County Sheriff's department to help them with the shortage of this critical disinfectant.

Hexion associates in Pernis, Netherlands donated 45 pairs of safety glasses to help combat a shortage in nearby Ikazia Hospital.

Expanded operations in Rhode Island and Phoenix will yield more than 20 million N95 disposable masks per month.

Honeywell announced it is expanding its workforce and manufacturing capabilities to produce more N95 masks for medical personnel caring for the sick.

Huntsman chemical products are being used to make insulation panels for China's emergency hospitals and PPE for medical personnel.

The hydro alcoholic solution needed for the sanitizer will be produced in Monthey, Switzerland and donated to local hospitals and pharmacies.

The tri-county COVID-19 emergency response fund raised $171,000 in less than a week, with Ingevity among the leading corporate partners.

This donation will leverage the company's science that is used to make critical end-use products such as hand sanitizer, personal protection equipment and medical devices.

From contributing to the Red Cross, to equipping hospitals in Europe and donating medical supplies in China.

Lubrizol's CEO, Eric Schnur discusses the unique ways in which his company is navigating this difficult time and doing what they can to help increase the production of critical products.

Messer is working to ensure several thousand cylinders of oxygen are available in medical facilities and pandemic hospitals globally.

In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Milliken & Company is increasing production of BioSmart^®, an anti-microbial fabric, for front line workers in hospitals. The fabric is able to retain chlorine and help protect doctors and nurses well after it is laundered.

Proctor & Gamble has donated more than $25 million in products and is installing production of hand sanitizer at 5 facilities.

PPG has donated 80,000 N95 masks to hospitals in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Michigan, and Alabama.

Shell Canada is donating 125,000 liters of isopropyl alcohol to the federal government to help manufacture nearly a million bottles of 12 oz. hand sanitizer.

In response to urgent needs by medical professionals for protective equipment, Solvay is supplying high-performance, medical-grade transparent film to Boeing for its production of face shields.

Solvay and Dow worked together to donate 600 tons of 100 percent hydrogen peroxide to Thailand for disinfectants that can cover over 300 million square meters of risk areas.

Wacker has donated 11,000 liters of 2-propanol to help aid the production of 15,000 liters of hand sanitizer for hospitals and medical care facilities in Germany.