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Leaders from Europe, Japan, India, Australia, Canada, Mexico and Brazil to Address Regional Cleaning Product Supply Chain Challenges ACI Convention Set for Jan. 29-Feb. 2, Orlando, FL Executives from leading trade associations will discuss firsthand the challenges facing their region’s cleaning products supply chain, during the Global Industry Update at the 2024 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Industry Convention. Attendees will learn…
Leaders from Europe, Japan, India, Australia, Canada, Mexico and Brazil to Address Regional Cleaning Product Supply Chain Challenges ACI Convention Set for Jan. 30-Feb. 4, Orlando, FL Executives from leading trade associations will discuss firsthand the challenges facing their region’s cleaning products supply chain, during the Global Industry Update at the 2023 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Industry Convention. Attendees will learn…
What’s the science behind how cleaning products remove dirt and bacteria?Cleaning products work by leveraging chemistry and biology to break down, lift, and eliminate unwanted substances from surfaces. Most cleaning agents contain active ingredients—such as surfactants, enzymes, or disinfectants—that target specific types of dirt and microorganisms.Surfactants are molecules that reduce surface tension, allowing water to spread and penetrate…
Sens. Coons and Husted Introduce Legislation Authorizing EPA’s Safer Choice ProgramStatutory Authorization Would Strengthen the Program, Incentivize Innovation in Cleaning Products, and Deliver Meaningful Benefits to ConsumersWASHINGTON, D.C. – June 2, 2026 – Senators Christopher Coons (D-DE) and Jon Husted (R-OH) introduced legislation to officially authorize the Safer Choice program. The bill codifies Safer Choice as it currently exists at the U.S. Environmental Protection…
Feb. 3 Session: Post-COVID: Where Do We Go from Here? Driving the Industry Forward ACI Convention Set for Jan. 31-Feb. 5, Orlando, FL Executives from BASF, Clorox and GOJO will discuss how they are navigating the economic roller coaster in the wake of COVID during the Industry Leadership Panel at the 2022 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Industry Convention. The panelists will discuss the most critical issues impacting the cleaning products supply chain,…
ACI Convention Set for January 27-31, 2025, Orlando, FLBernard Baumohl, Chief Global Economist, Economic Outlook Group and well-known author, will deliver a comprehensive update on the global economy, offering insights into current trends, risks and opportunities during the 2025 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Industry Convention.With his expertise in economic forecasting, Baumohl will shed light on how various factors—such as global growth prospects, inflation trends and…
Agency Urged to Improve Consumer Education, Outreach on Proper Recycling The cleaning product supply chain supports efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enhance useful data collection and analysis that will identify factors that contribute to effective recycling programs, according to the American Cleaning Institute (ACI). ACI was responding to two requests for information (RFIs) from the EPA’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery…
As DTSC Proposes Amendments to its Safer Consumer Products Program, ACI Notes Current Definition of “Microplastics” Overlooks Key Scientific Nuances The California Department of Toxic Substances Control’s (DTSC) Safer Consumer Products (SCP) program proposal to add microplastics to the Candidate Chemicals List lacks some important scientific considerations, according to comments submitted by the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the
ACI Distinguished Paper Award Presented at AOCS Annual Meeting Research that could be used to inform surfactant formulation has been recognized as the best paper published in 2023 in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents.  The authors were recognized during the 2024 American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, held April 28-May 1 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The Distinguished Paper Award is an annual honor presented by the American Cleaning Institute® (ACI…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) suggested several updates to Green Seal’s proposed “Healthy Green Schools and Colleges Standard for K-12 School Districts and Higher Education Institutions”. Applauds the clear messaging the Standard takes in regard to training, which is essential in protecting the health of workers and those that use an institution’s facilities. Urges the Standard to include effective active ingredients important for disinfection – including those…