American Cleaning Institute Research Articles

Wash-Day Strategy

Despite some brightening on the economic horizon, “significant clouds of uncertainty” still loom, creating hardship for consumers and putting them on the lookout for value in the products they buy. That was the sobering outlook delivered by Jeffrey P. Ansell, chief executive officer of the laundry detergent maker Sun Products, at the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) annual meeting in Orlando earlier this month. U.S. retail sales of cleaning products have been flat to declining for the past several years, Ansell said. “The bottom line is the economically pinched consumer today is contributing to the slowest growth in wash loads in years,” he told a breakfast session at the ACI conference. But ever optimistic, Ansell declared that the solution to anemic growth is innovation to meet the needs of empty-nest baby boomers who are downsizing and millennials who want time-saving products. He and other executives at the conference insisted that breakthroughs ...

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RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAdvertisementNEXTYour competitors and customers are members of the American Cleaning Institute - It's time to join them.Cite this: Chem. Eng. News 2012, 90, 3, 3Publication Date (Print):January 16, 2012Publication History Published online29 March 2013Published inissue 16 January 2012https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09003-ad20Copyright © 2012 Chemical & Engineering NewsArticle Views67Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (4 MB) Get e-Alerts

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RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAdvertisementNEXTYour competitors and customers are members of the American Cleaning Institute - It's Time To Join Them.Cite this: Chem. Eng. News 2012, 90, 2, 3Publication Date (Print):January 9, 2012Publication History Published online29 March 2013Published inissue 9 January 2012https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09002-ad13Copyright © 2012 Chemical & Engineering NewsArticle Views11Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (4 MB) Get e-Alerts

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RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAdvertisementNEXTYour competitors and customers are members of the American Cleaning Institute - It's time to join them.Cite this: Chem. Eng. News 2012, 90, 1, ifcPublication Date (Print):January 2, 2012Publication History Published online29 March 2013Published inissue 2 January 2012https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09001-ad01Copyright © 2012 Chemical & Engineering NewsArticle Views10Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (4 MB) Get e-Alerts

EPA-FAVORED CLEANING PRODUCTS

WHEN IT REVISED the standard for its Design for the Environment (DfE) logo on cleaning products last month, the Environmental Protection Agency says it sought to balance consumers’ demand for information with producers’ need to protect proprietary formulas. Despite the agency’s effort, not all stakeholders are satisfied. Some product formulators are generally pleased with the agency’s revised standard. Environmental groups are, too. But one key industry association, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), says the disclosure requirements in the updated standard could backfire, deterring companies from participating. Begun in 1997, DfE is a voluntary program that encourages development of safe, green products, including cleaning products. It allows companies to use the program’s EPA-sanctioned logo on product labels. The agency limits use of the emblem to goods that are free of chemicals of potential concern, such as carcinogens or reproductive or developmental toxics. To carry the logo, a product must cont...

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RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAdvertisementNEXTYour competitors and customers are members of the American Cleaning Institute®Cite this: Chem. Eng. News 2011, 89, 4, ifcPublication Date (Print):January 24, 2011Publication History Published online9 March 2012Published inissue 24 January 2011https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v089n004.ifcCopyright © 2011 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYArticle Views58Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (721 KB) Get e-Alerts

Your competitors and customers are members of the American Cleaning Institute®

Your competitors and customers are members of the American Cleaning Institute®

Your competitors and customers are members of the American Cleaning Institute®

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAdvertisementNEXTYour competitors and customers are members of the American Cleaning Institute®Cite this: Chem. Eng. News 2011, 89, 2, ibcPublication Date (Print):January 10, 2011Publication History Published online9 March 2012Published inissue 10 January 2011https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v089n002.ibcCopyright © 2011 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYArticle Views7Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (722 KB) Get e-Alerts