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EU coronavirus strategy may wash away soap exports

Consumer Staples 807 Coronavirus 511 European Union 881 France 168 Health Care 363 Materials - Chemicals 273 U.S. 5402 United Kingdom 391

The European Commission has launched a coronavirus initiative including travel restrictions and limits on exports of key medical supplies outside the EU. Corporations in the EU are also reviewing their supply chains with LVMH and Pernod Ricard repurposing their perfume and alcohol production to make hand sanitizer and its precursors. EU-27 exports of soap and perfumes were worth 12.94 billion euros ($14.21 billion) in the 12 months to Nov. 30 with 18.6% headed to the U.K. and 12.0% to the U.S. The EU-27 represented 55.8% of U.S. imports of soaps and perfumes in 2019. There’s alr...

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