Paranthan Chemicals Company committed towards infection-free Sri Lanka

Despite COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka was a major challenge the country has faced, the government has taken prudent and timely approaches to eradicate the epidemic and saving the lives of the citizens and others in this crisis situation, which is highly admirable.

With the coronavirus outbreak, the need for disinfectant particularly the demand for sodium Hypochlorite-based disinfectants has surged, Paranthan Chemicals being a responsible State-owned company has fully operated its manufacturing capacity and manufactured Sodium Hypochlorite and distributed to many public authorities, security forces, private institutions and household and working hand in hand with them in this crisis situation to ensure safe and secure Sri Lanka, even at the time when the entire country was under lockdown.

Recently published Interim Guidance by the World Health Organization on ‘Cleaning and Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces in the Context of COVID-19’ highlights the use of Chlorine-based products such as Sodium Hypochlorite which displays a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity and is effective against several common pathogens at various concentration.

In addition, Paranthan Chemicals Company Limited also performs vital national role of providing Liquid Chlorine for national water purification and meeting the Chlorine need of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board and thereby contributes on the supply of purified drinking water to the Nation.