Aemetis Receives FDA National Drug Code for OTC Sanitizer Products
Hand Sanitizer and Other Sanitizer Products to be Produced for Consumer Markets and to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company that is a producer of high grade sanitizer alcohol, today announced that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a National Drug Code (NDC) to Aemetis for the production and marketing of Over The Counter (OTC) sanitizer products.
“This FDA registration is an important step for Aemetis in the production and distribution of blended and packaged sanitizer alcohol products by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Aemetis Health Products,” stated Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis, Inc. “Aemetis is in a unique position as the only large-scale producer of high grade sanitizer alcohol in the Western United States, and we plan to address the ongoing demand for hand sanitizer, alcohol wipes, and other sanitizer products under the Aemetis Health Products brand and on a private label basis.”
The global market for hand sanitizer and sanitizer products was approximately $2.9 billion in year 2019, but has grown rapidly in the first half of 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
About Aemetis
Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Aemetis is an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative technologies that replace traditional petroleum-based products by the conversion of ethanol and biodiesel plants into advanced biorefineries. Founded in 2006, Aemetis owns and operates a 65 million gallon per year ethanol production facility in California’s Central Valley near Modesto. Aemetis also owns and operates a 50 million gallon per year renewable chemical and advanced fuel production facility on the East Coast of India producing high quality distilled biodiesel and refined glycerin for customers in India and Europe. Aemetis is building a biogas anaerobic digester network and pipeline to convert dairy animal waste gas to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), and is developing a plant to convert waste orchard wood into high grade cellulosic alcohol. Aemetis holds a portfolio of patents and related technology licenses for the production of renewable fuels and biochemicals. For additional information about Aemetis, please visit www..
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