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American Cleaning Institute: Unsafe Cleaning Storage Trends Rampant on Instagram, TikTok & Pinterest

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Monday, April 24, 2023
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Unsafe storage of liquid laundry packets was portrayed nearly 800,000 times over a four-year period on popular social media platforms, according to new research released by the American Cleaning Institute.

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  • Unsafe storage of liquid laundry packets was portrayed nearly 800,000 times over a four-year period on popular social media platforms, according to new research released by the American Cleaning Institute.
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    Unsafe storage of liquid laundry packets was portrayed nearly 800,000 times over a four-year period on popular social media platforms, according to new research released by the American Cleaning Institute.
  • Of the storage-related posts, images showing the popular, yet unsafe storage practice make up more than half of what is shared.
  • This research comes at a time when the unsafe storage trend is becoming more widely recognized on social media.

BRG COMMUNICATIONS NAMED 2023 OUTSTANDING BOUTIQUE AGENCY BY PRWEEK

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Thursday, March 23, 2023
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BRG Communications (BRG) was recently recognized by PRWeek, with the top award for Outstanding Boutique Agency. The award was announced at the 24thPRWeek Awards celebration in New York on March 16, and along with the recognition as the top of the Boutique Agency, BRG earned a nomination for Agency of the Year.

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  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BRG Communications (BRG) was recently recognized by PRWeek, with the top award for Outstanding Boutique Agency.
  • The award was announced at the 24thPRWeek Awards celebration in New York on March 16, and along with the recognition as the top of the Boutique Agency, BRG earned a nomination for Agency of the Year.
  • "We are honored to be recognized among such outstanding nominees and thrilled to receive this award from PRWeek as Outstanding Boutique Agency.
  • The Outstanding Boutique Agency award comes during a time of strong recognition for BRG with the agency also celebrating winning a 2022 Silver Anvil for Best Boutique Agency, being named a 2022 and 2023 Elite 100 Agency by PRNews, winning more than a dozen awards for excellent client work over the last year, and being certified for the second year as a Great Place to Work ®.

ACI Survey: Many Spring Cleaners Planning to Spring Clean More This Year

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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    These are just a few of the findings from the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) annual spring cleaning survey.
  • When choosing cleaning products to tackle spring cleaning, Americans who spring clean view effectiveness as the most important quality (28%), followed closely by multi-purpose attributes (20%) and cost (16%).
  • “For many Americans, spring cleaning represents prime time for tackling grease, grime and grout,” said Brian Sansoni, ACI’s Senior Vice President, Communications & Outreach.
  • “We’re opening the windows and getting rid of a winter’s worth of dust and dirt.”
    What’s Your Spring Cleaning Plan?

Setting the Record Straight: The Impact of New York State’s 1,4-Dioxane Law on Detergent Products

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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    The law in question strictly limits trace levels of 1,4-dioxane in detergents and cleaning products (among other products).
  • Leading detergent manufacturers have worked diligently with their chemical suppliers and committed to be in compliance with the New York law.
  • These products were analyzed months before the law went into effect and not reflecting the recent changes made by the manufacturers.
  • ACI achieves this through a continuous commitment to sound science and being a credible voice for the cleaning products industry.

ACI CEO: Cleaning Product Industry Remains “Essential, Resilient, Innovative” Despite Economic Challenges

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230202005611/en/
    American Cleaning Institute President & CEO Melissa Hockstad presents her State of the Association address at the 2023 ACI Convention in Orlando, Florida.
  • Cleaning Products Industry® and represents the $60 billion U.S. cleaning product supply chain.
  • ACI serves the growth and innovation of the U.S. cleaning products industry by advancing the health and quality of life of people and protecting our planet.
  • ACI achieves this through a continuous commitment to sound science and being a credible voice for the cleaning products industry.

Acrylic Polymers and Acrylic Co-Polymers Global Market Report 2023: Rising Demand in Institutional & Industrial Cleaning Applications Drives Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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The Global Acrylic Polymer Market is reasonably fragmented, having market capture of medium and prominent size market players holding most revenue shares.

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  • The Global Acrylic Polymer Market is reasonably fragmented, having market capture of medium and prominent size market players holding most revenue shares.
  • Acrylic polymers are used in laundry and detergents, institutional & industrial cleaning, hard surface cleaning, and another cleaning.
  • Hence, growth in these industries will likely favor the increase in Global Acrylic Polymer and Acrylic Co-Polymer Market during the forecast period.
  • Ltd., Ashland Global Specialty Chemicals Inc., Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co. Ltd., Gellner Industrial, LLC are one of the major market players in Global Acrylic Polymer & Acrylic Co-Polymer Market.

Acrylic Polymers and Acrylic Co-Polymers Global Market Report 2023: Growing Demand for Liquid Dishwashing Products Boosts Sector

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Friday, January 6, 2023
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The Global Acrylic Polymer Market is reasonably fragmented, having market capture of medium and prominent size market players holding most revenue shares.

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  • The Global Acrylic Polymer Market is reasonably fragmented, having market capture of medium and prominent size market players holding most revenue shares.
  • Hence, growth in these industries will likely favor the increase in Global Acrylic Polymer and Acrylic Co-Polymer Market during the forecast period.
  • Thus, growing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly solutions like increasing adoption of Liquid Dishwashing products is driving the growth of the Global Acrylic Polymer & Acrylic Co-Polymer Market during the forecast period.
  • Ltd., Ashland Global Specialty Chemicals Inc., Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co. Ltd., Gellner Industrial, LLC are one of the major market players in Global Acrylic Polymer & Acrylic Co-Polymer Market.

American Cleaning Institute Statement: Misinformation Campaign on Valuable Chemistry Used in Detergent Products

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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They have grown in popularity because they provide a convenient way to deliver the correct dose of detergent for maximum cleaning efficiency, as well as enable more sustainable innovation.

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  • They have grown in popularity because they provide a convenient way to deliver the correct dose of detergent for maximum cleaning efficiency, as well as enable more sustainable innovation.
  • Detergent packets contain highly concentrated cleaning formulas encased in a water-soluble film which is made of PVA/PVOH.
  • The PVOH used in detergent products is accepted by the U.S. EPA Safer Choice program and other strict ecolabeling organizations around the world.
  • Uses inaccurate, self-generated market data that overestimates detergent packet sales by three times based on publicly available data (J. Turk, 2020).

Allergy Standards Ltd calls for a larger focus on Indoor Air Quality

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global health education company Allergy Standards Limited (ASL) joined other home and personal care experts at the latest Cleaning Products US Conference last September, leading a discussion on the importance of clean indoor air and how this helps prevent negative health consequences.

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  • "The World Health Organization noted last year that air pollution is estimated to cause 7 million premature deaths each year.
  • "It is then essential to put a greater focus on improving indoor air quality to help minimize disease risks.
  • The asthma & allergy friendly Certification Program is a unique, groundbreaking collaboration between the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America and Allergy Standards Limited .
  • As an independent, international education company, we create peer-reviewed, scientific standards for a wide range of products and services to determine their impact on indoor air quality.

ACI Sustainability Report Showcases Cleaning Sector’s Drive to Reduce Emissions and Packaging, Increase Transparency

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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A new sustainability report from the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) highlights the essential role the U.S. cleaning products industry has played in combating the pandemic, and underscores industry efforts to increase transparency and to reduce emissions and packaging.

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  • A new sustainability report from the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) highlights the essential role the U.S. cleaning products industry has played in combating the pandemic, and underscores industry efforts to increase transparency and to reduce emissions and packaging.
  • Most notably, the report calls on policymakers to implement more effective and uniform standards for ingredient transparency in cleaning products across the U.S.
  • ACI and its members have also crafted policy and related advocacy for a national ingredient communications standard, which will ultimately benefit consumers.
  • The cleaning products industry believes that consumers dont just have a right to know whats in their cleaning products, but a right to understand what these ingredients are, said Melissa Hockstad, ACI President & CEO.