As part of government measures to confront the outbreak of the new Corona virus (Covid 19), Kuwait imported first batch of Ethanol for the manufacture of medical sterilizers, Kuwaiti Minister of Trade and Industry Khalid Al-Roudhan informed.

Al-Roudhan said in a statement that it is part of the implementation of Cabinet Resolution No. 396 to provide protective supplies and an affirmation of the continuing role of (trade) in meeting the requirements of local factories from the raw material.

The shipment was received from Al-Shuaiba Port in full coordination with the relevant government agencies

Al-Roudhan emphasized that this shipment will produce more than a million sterilizers (500 mm), which covers part of the needs of the local market for sterilizers.

For his part, the Director General of the Kuwait Public Authority for Industry, Abdul Karim Taqi said, according to the statement, that the shipment received contains 1200 barrels enough to manufacture one million cans with a volume of 500 mm grams.