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Spotlight Your Product or Chemistry Game-Changer at ACI’s Innovation Showcase During the 2022 ACI Convention, January 31-February 5 in Orlando, FL Abstracts Due November 12, 2021 Do you have a product or chemistry innovation that will move the needle in the cleaning product supply chain? Show it off during the Innovation Showcase at the 2022 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting & Industry Convention. The Showcase will take place February…
Students Will Explore the Science of Product Formulation April 7-8 in DC ACI Booth Supports New STEM Website, Exploration Clean   Washington, DC, April 2, 2018 – A simple activity will demonstrate how chemistry is essential for creating consumer products – specifically liquid hand soaps – at the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) booth during the USA Science & Engineering Festival April 7-8 in Washington, D…
The American Cleaning Institute – the trade association for the cleaning products industry – released the following statement in response to irresponsible headlines and stories - attempting to summarize a study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience - that distort the safety and beneficial use of quaternary ammonium compounds: The use of cleaning products, disinfectants and their chemistries contribute to public health in homes, schools…
Spotlight Your Product or Chemistry Game-Changer at ACI’s Innovation Showcase During the 2023 ACI Convention, January 30-February 4 in Orlando, FL Abstracts Due October 28, 2022 Do you have a product or chemistry innovation that will move the needle in the cleaning product supply chain? Show it off during the Innovation Showcase at the 2023 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting & Industry Convention. The Showcase will take place on…
ACI: targeted changes to TSCA will deliver tangible benefits to member manufacturersACI submits letter to Subcommittee highlighting cleaning products industry’s TSCA concerns  The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) held a hearing on chemical regulation this week, shedding more light on potential solutions for challenges to the U.S. chemical supply chain.The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the…
Five Great Ways to Show Dad you Care Does Dad really need another tie for Father’s Day? Is a bottle of after-shave going to ring his chimes? Probably not! So this year, how about something really different? What busy dads are short on is time to care for the “stuff” that fills their lives. Here are some ideas for gifting him with a surprise cleanup. 1. His Grill: A warm grill is easier to clean than a cold one. So fire it up, and then let it cool until slightly warm. Using a…
Nouryon’s Suzanne Carroll Elected as Chair, P&G’s Erik Roberts to Serve as Vice ChairExecutives from BASF, Clorox, Reckitt and Sasol Elected as DirectorsSuzanne Carroll, Senior Vice President, Consumer and Life Sciences, Nouryon, is the newly elected Chair of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Board of Directors, joined by Erik Roberts, Senior Vice President, Global F&HC Purchasing and P&G Chemicals, Procter & Gamble, as ACI…
Q: I have a blouse made of 95% cotton that I need to launder. However, the manufacturer’s care label says professional dry clean only. Does the dry clean only tag really mean it? Why can’t I hand wash or put it in the washing machine? A: There are many reasons why your garment might have a "professional dry clean only" care label. Washing might harm the buttons or the trim. Or the dyes might run if the garment is washed. In addition, some fabrics, such as cotton, shrink when washed—…
ACI Distinguished Paper Award Presented at AOCS Annual Meeting Research that could help improve micelle sizing and partitioning studies using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has been recognized as the best paper published in 2020 in the Journal of Surfactants & Detergents. The authors were recognized during the 2021 American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, held virtually May 3-14. The Distinguished Paper Award is an annual honor presented by the American