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Michigan Chemistry At Work
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Neogen, which manufactures food safety products in Lansing, is increasing production of sanitizers, disinfectants, and personal protective equipment to fight coronavirus.
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SK Saran in Midland produces a specialized plastic barrier resin that is used to manufacture protective suits.
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DuPont's Healthcare Industries Materials Site in Hemlock produces silicone-based materials that are used as lubricants for hypodermic needles, tubing for vaccine manufacturing, and components for respirator pumps and masks.
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Haviland Enterprises in Grand Rapids is quickly ramping up production of disinfectant products that are in high demand to fight the coronavirus.
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Amway in Ada is increasing production of in-demand household cleaners and nutritional products.
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Three Rivers Corporation in Midland is working with local health care providers to help with any needed capacity additions to their medical facilities.
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Anderson Development Company in Adrian manufactures materials used to produce safety glasses.
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Michigan Chemistry Meets Local Needs
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Amway quickly re-purposed several Ada manufacturing plants to produce free hand sanitizer for local health providers and charities.
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Brett Calvin, COO of Haviland Enterprises in Grand Rapids and an MCC board member, helps load up the first deliveries of hand sanitizer for donation to local community organizations.
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BASF’s sites in Wyandotte and Southfield have donated surplus personal protective equipment, including medical masks, gloves, safety glasses, and suits.
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Hemlock Semiconductor responded to a request from Saginaw County health providers and came up with more than 15,000 pieces of surplus personal protective equipment that were donated.
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 The Michigan Chemistry Council partnered with the American Chemistry Council to provide for a shipment of more than 4,000 gallons of disinfecting bleach to the Michigan Department of Corrections.
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BASF's Wyandotte site created and produced a hand sanitizer, HandClasp, with the first 1,000 gallons donated to the Henry Ford Health System.
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Midland’s Three Rivers Corporation partnered with a local community rehabilitation center to produce medical standard face shields
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 Webb Chemical in Muskegon Heights is partnering with a neighboring distillery to provide materials for production of hand sanitizer. |
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 Anderson Development Company in Adrian donated PPE, including safety glasses, gloves, Tyvek and Tychem suits, and N95 masks, to their local first responders in Madison Township.
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Corteva in Midland and Harbor Beach has organized virtual food drives supported by employees and the company to meet the food security needs in its community. |
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 DuPont in Midland donated 60 gallons of hand sanitizer to Mid-Michigan Health and Midland County EMS providers. |
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Wacker Chemical in Adrian and Ann Arbor produced hand sanitizer for donation to local first responders and retirement communities. |
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Gage Products in Ferndale, following a pause in operations, donated surplus N95 masks to a local hospital. |
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DuPont’s Healthcare Industries Materials Site in Hemlock is providing purified water for the production of hand sanitizer by a local partner company.
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Michigan Chemistry Responds to Challenges
- Companies have experienced varied business impacts, with certain products seeing much higher demands, and others dropping or being wholly interrupted.
- Likewise, some chemical manufacturing plants have continued to operate under a designation as “critical infrastructure,” while some others have shut down.
- Most companies report that a substantial portion of their employees are working remotely.
- Common operational impacts include:
- Reduced available workforce
- Reduced availability of essential materials
- Transportation and distribution challenges
- Operational issues related to state and local public health orders
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