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'We're still trying to keep going': Companies change business model to keep staff employed during coronavirus

Ellen Coulter

April 10, 2020 |

ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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Response Location: Australia, Tasmania

To replace lost business and keep their employees on staff, Tasmanian businesses quickly diversified into new product lines to meet COVID-19-related demand. A camera accessories firm that saw nearly all of its sales to the film and TV industries dry up became a manufacturer of face shields. A plastic manufacturer increased its business by turning out acrylic counter-top protective screens. And a whiskey distillery began producing 2,000 liters of hand sanitizer per week.

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