Australian distillers that made a rapid pivot into hand sanitiser manufacturing at the height of the Covid-19 crisis have been left with hundreds of thousands of litres of unsold product, as cheap and less effective imports flood the market.
Gin and whiskey distillers, ethanol refiners and bioenergy representatives encouraged by the federal government to meet emergency needs in March are calling for a plan to safeguard the emerging industry so Australia can respond to future market shocks.
The vice-president of the Australian Distillers Association, Cameron Syme, said he had been invited to a roundtable in March with the minister for industry, science and technology, Karen Andrews, who called on local businesses to meet Australia’s needs.
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