Calling them “the hottest commodity in the business right now,” Dorer said that it will be quite a while before the supply of wipes catches up with demand because it requires “a very complex supply chain to make them.” According to Reuters, polyester spunlace—the material used to make Clorox wipes—is also an essential component in high-priority medical gear like masks, gowns, and medical-grade disinfecting wipes. Months earlier, Dorer had suggested that Clorox might be able to significantly increase the company’s wipe production by May. Soon after, however, he explained to Yahoo! Finance that the company’s 40 percent increase in production had been met with a 500 percent increase in demand for the cleaning product. “No supply chain in our industry is built to satisfy that demand increase in a short period of time,” he said.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb While it may be some time before you can find Clorox wipes on the shelves of your local drugstore or supermarket again, many of the brand’s competitors have increased production to capture market share. RELATED: For more up-to-date information, sign up for our daily newsletter. On April 5, Laxman Narasimhan, CEO of Reckitt Benckiser, the company that manufactures Lysol and Dettol products, told the South China Morning Post that Lysol and Dettol factories had ramped up operations to three shifts per day—up from one to two daily shifts prior to the pandemic—to meet consumer demand. And for some surprising products made scarce by the pandemic, check out these 6 Things You Won’t Believe You Can’t Buy Right Now.
