Amidst the closings, slowdowns, furloughs, and fear accompanying the pervasive spread of the coronavirus, there’s positive news of companies pitching in.

Polymer producers proactively answer the call for coronavirus-preventing hand sanitizer during a critical shortage affecting consumers and hospitals.

By integrating the benefits of Clariant’s additives with Floreon’s proprietary material solutions, the collaboration aims to open up additional possibilities to consider biopolymers as a viable, low-carbon-footprint alternative to fossil-fuel-based plastics.

The Wohlers Report 2020 provides details on additive manufacturing applications, software, workflows, materials systems, and post-processing.