Hand Sanitizer Sales Jumped 600% in 2020. Purell Maker Bets Against a Post-Pandemic Collapse

URLhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/hand-sanitizer-sales-
SourceThe Wall Street Journal
Date Published01/22/2021
Mentions specific company case(s) of reshoring, kept from offshoring, or transplantYes

Additional Reshoring Information:

Company/Division name Purell
Parent companyGojo Industries Inc.
Type of work Manufacturing
Reshoring category:Reshoring
Total number of jobs (added or to be added):90
What product(s) and/or service(s) were outsourced domestically?Manufacturing
Year reshoring announced:2021
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented:2021
City reshored to:Akron
State(s) reshored to:OH
If relevant, work nearshored to:-
Industry(ies):Chemicals
Product(s) reshoredhand sanitizer, ethyl alcohol-based hand cleaner
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive?Lead time/Time to market, Lean/other business process improvement techniques, Other, Covid-19
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