Business News of Friday, 20 March 2020Source: GNAManufacturers of sanitizers blame price increases to high cost of inputsHand sanitizerSome local manufacturers of hand sanitizers have attributed the increases of the prices of the product to high cost in raw materials and other inputs used in the production. “Before the confirmation of COVID-19, sales of hand sanitizers were very low, people didn’t even know the importance of sanitizers”. “People are now beginning to understand the need for hand sanitizers at all times to help prevent infections both at home, offices, workplace, markets and everywhere,” she emphasized. “Before the outbreak, the purchase of hand sanitizers was very low. “It is very bad, how retailers are selling hand sanitizers four times the normal price to us,” he told the GNA.

Source: GhanaWeb March 20, 2020 02:52 UTC