# Lubrizol expands Carbopol polymer production to enable 1 billion bottles of hand sanitizer monthly

Lubrizol Advanced Materials increased production of Carbopol polymers, a thickening agent for hand sanitizers, tripling supply capacity to enable 1 billion bottles of hand sanitizer per month. The expansion, involving over $20 million investment, was completed months ahead of schedule.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-04-01
- Where: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Value: $20.0M
- Starts operating: 1 Apr 2020
- Status: completed
- Products: Carbopol polymers
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Lubrizol Advanced Materials](https://endata.com/companies/46278.md)

## Sources

- [sofw.com](https://sofw.com/en/news/latest-news/general/1185-lubrizol-s-life-science-business-maximizes-carbopol-polymer-production-to-enable-1-billion-bottles-of-hand-sanitizer-every-month), 2020-04-01: "Since early January, we have modified and expanded our production, and consulted with customers on new formulations, allowing us to triple the amount of hand sanitizer ingredients we can supply our customers."

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