Britain’s richest man joins coronavirus fight as Ineos plans to build hand sanitizer factory in 10 days

Britain’s richest man joins coronavirus fight as Ineos plans to build hand sanitizer factory in 10 days

Chemicals giant Ineos will build a hand sanitizer factory in the U.K. within 10 days, producing one million bottles a month to help fight a European shortage.. It will also make "pocket bottles" for people across the U.K. and Europe to use, to be sold through retailers.. Read: U.K.'s richest man shrugs off Brexit with €3 billion petrochemical investment. - the $34 billion French drinks group behind Absolut Vodka - has transformed its distilleries to make hand sanitizer, while BrewDog and Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev. Ineos already produces the two key raw material needed for hospital grade hand sanitizer - isopropyl alcohol and ethanol - and has been working on creating the new U.K. plant for the past week.. Corporate affairs director Tom Crotty told Sky News the company held discussions with the government about how to help and officials said there was a shortage of hand sanitizer.. Ineos already owns the building and steps to turn it into a factory have been fast-tracked in recent days.. "We will build two factories in the U.K. and Germany in 10 days to produce very substantial supplies.".