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SAN FRANCISCO and YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

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.

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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(TM) 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 https://www.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: https://www.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.

SOURCE  Connell

Contact: Poranee Kongamornpinyo, SEA Corporate Affairs Director, Phone: +66 81

8271365, Email: KPoranee@dow.com, or Alexandra Hendrickson, Vice President HR

and Communications, Phone: (1) 415 260 1902,

Alexandra.hendrickson@connellworld.com