Distillers cash in on surging demand for hand sanitizer

Other manufacturers retool to produce surgical masks, ventilators

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“It's just kind of a no brainer,” said Daniel Pacheco, co-founder of Cambodia's Samai distillery, which has switched from making rum to hand sanitizer. (Photo by Shaun Turton)

SHAUN TURTON, Contributing Writer

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian craft distilleries are turning molasses and cassava into sought after hand sanitizer to help prop up business amid the coronavirus pandemic that has paralyzed the world economy.

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