Texas Companies Are Repurposing To Help Fight COVID-19. Here’s How.

From distilleries making hand sanitizer to a chocolate company making face shields, businesses across the state are repurposing their operations to help fight COVID-19.

April 2, 2020 9:30 am, , ,

From Houston Public Media:

As Texas and the U.S. face a shortage of protective medical gear and cleaning supplies due to COVID-19, companies across the state are repurposing their operations to help meet demand.

A chocolate factory in northeast Texas is using its plastic packaging to make face shields, while a Dallas-based leather furniture company is now sewing face masks. And distilleries across the state like Tito’s Handmade Vodka in Austin and Gulf Coast Distillers in Houston’s East End are producing hand sanitizer. 

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