When the Coronavirus Pandemic hit our nation, it became clear that basic products such as testing kits, medicines, masks and sanitizers were in severe short supply across the country. True to our mission at GII, we made a quick decision to be part of the solution and do our part. We immediately decided to re-purpose our Galva Plant to produce ethanol based sanitizers on a large scale so we can make it available across the United States at an affordable price. U.S. Rep. LaHood and IL State Senate Chuck Weaver worked with the Trump Administration and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) under the Department of the Treasury to expedite our request and get it approved in just a matter of days.

This is a wonderful example of government moving quickly to help the private sector move forward with solutions to solving hand sanitizer supply shortages. We thank Late Mr. Ray Defenbaugh, the founding member and chairman of Big River Resources, LLC., Mr. Jim Leiting, CEO of Big River Resources LLC and their entire BRR team. We are grateful for their support, and look forward to do our part as we all are in it together in these tough times.