Hand Sanitizer news and trends

Amazon Business Opens New Store For Coronavirus Aid Products
B2B Payments // May 11, 2020

Amazon’s B2B marketplace, Amazon Business, has opened a new store specifically for coronavirus-related products, including N95 masks, surgical masks and hand sanitizer, according to Livemint. Called the COVID-19 Supplies Store, the new marketplace will be intended for bulk buying from governments and healthcare companies like nursing...

SMBs Say US Tariffs On Chinese Goods Are Limiting Imports Of Hand Sanitizer, Disinfectant
Coronavirus // April 12, 2020

Tariffs on Chinese goods are a major reason the U.S. is experiencing nationwide shortages of hand sanitizer, disinfectants and other coronavirus-fighting imports, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday (April 12). Public filings indicate that over the past few weeks, medical supply firms...

Vodka, Whiskey Producers Make Hand Sanitizer Amid Coronavirus
Coronavirus // March 24, 2020

As U.S. consumers rush around in search of hand sanitizer amid the coronavirus, distillers nationwide are using their supply of alcohol to make the product. American demand for the product pulled out ahead of supply weeks in the past as consumers bought up supplies and...

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Las Vegas Installs PPE Vending In Airport’s Terminals

May 20, 2020
As the world learns to live with pandemic-necessitated safety measures, Las Vegas has introduced a vending machine that dispenses face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE), according to Time Out. The machines have been placed in the McCarran International Airport. The airline industry, trying to recover from the effects of the pandemic, is taking […]

SMBs Say US Tariffs On Chinese Goods Are Limiting Imports Of Hand Sanitizer, Disinfectant

April 12, 2020
Tariffs on Chinese goods are a major reason the U.S. is experiencing nationwide shortages of hand sanitizer, disinfectants and other coronavirus-fighting imports, according to a Wall Street Journal report on...

Vodka, Whiskey Producers Make Hand Sanitizer Amid Coronavirus

March 24, 2020
As U.S. consumers rush around in search of hand sanitizer amid the coronavirus, distillers nationwide are using their supply of alcohol to make the product. American demand for the product...