LANXESS India Aids Maharashtra Government's Fight Against COVID -19 With Commitment of 1 Tonne Donation of its Surface Disinfectant

/ -- Specialty chemicals company LANXESS today donated its highly effective Rely+On Virkon disinfectant to the Maharashtra Government to help reduce cross contamination of COVID-19 in civic hospitals and other establishments across the state. The product is being delivered in two tranches of 500 kgs each to the Government of Maharashtra relief co-ordination center at the Haffkine Institute in Mumbai.

LANXESS India had recently donated 100 Kgs of the disinfectant to Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for use in civil hospitals and other establishments.LANXESS globally is also donating ten metric tonnes of the disinfectant to hospitals, authorities and public institutions in 13 countries around the world.

Rely+On Virkon inactivates coronavirus quickly
Neelanjan Banerjee, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, LANXESS India commented, "We feel energized to have been able to contribute significantly in the fight against COVID-19 by utilizing our product expertise. We have been able to quickly align our production and logistics capacities to arrange for Rely+On Virkon for the purpose of this contribution. We are committed to working closely with government authorities and establishments in fighting the spread of this disease."
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