NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - The end of the COVID-19 pandemic has weighed not just on demand for Purell but also on efforts to sell the maker of the hand sanitizer.
SC Johnson, Ecolab Inc, Essity AB (ESSITYa.ST) and Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB.N) were among the companies that participated in the auction, the sources said.
It is unclear whether the family will now hold on to Gojo and try to seek a sale in the future.
The company expanded into skincare and invented Purell, an alcohol-based hand cleaner which dries on its own, in 1988.
The company launched Purell in the consumer market in 1997.
Persons:
SC, Clark, Kimberly Clark, Essity, Gojo, Goldie Lippman, Jerry, Clarence Cook, Abigail Summerville, Anirban Sen, Leslie Adler, David Gregorio Our
Organizations:
YORK, Gojo Industries Inc, SC Johnson, Ecolab Inc, Essity, Clark Corp, Thomson
Locations:
Kimberly, Akron , Ohio, New York