Detergent

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Detergent: - Synthetic washing agent that helps to remove dirt and oil. Some contain compounds which kill useful bacteria and encourage algae growth when they are in wastewater that reaches receiving waters.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

News archive for Detergent::

Church & Dwight Reports Second Quarter Earnings  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchThe increase in gross margin includes the benefits of pricing actions, cost reduction programs, liquid laundry detergent concentration, and manufacturing

Is Haier's detergent-less washing machine coming to the UK?  -  04 Aug 2008
SmartPlanet.com,While Haier Europe tells me the official line is the detergent-free WasH2O machine is only on sale in France, I've spoken to reviewers who are playing with

Foaming Detergent cleans evaporator and condenser coils.  -  04 Aug 2008
ThomasNet Industrial News Room,August 4, 2008 - Foaming Coil Cleaner is high performance, heavy duty foaming alkaline detergent blend that cuts through dirt, grease, oil, and other types

Take away the tomalley!  -  04 Aug 2008
Boston Globe,Americans who said their current financial situation is "fair" or "poor" were just as willing to spend 15 percent more on environmentally friendly detergent

Don’t buy a dishwasher — be one!  -  04 Aug 2008
Southwest Voice,Wife wisely determined that our detergent, Tide, was destroying the “bug� in the dishwater. Answer: gargle with Tide! (Just a few grains in half a glass of

Design students don thinking caps for Electrolux Design Lab  -  04 Aug 2008
CNET News,The e-Wash is a futuristic-looking washing machine that uses soap nuts instead of detergent to wash normal-sized loads of clothes.

Environmentalists celebrate big wins in Mass.  -  04 Aug 2008
Boston Globe,...including funding for the state's endangered species program for the first time in five years and a bill banning phosphorus from dishwater detergent.

Church & Dwight Boosts Outlook As Quarterly Net Increases 13%  -  04 Aug 2008
Wall Street JournalConsumer domestic sales rose 7.4% amid price increases on condoms, baking soda and laundry detergent. International sales increased 11%,

Dapple Baby Selects Resound Marketing as Agency of Record to ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchResound coordinated the launch of Dapple's first two products, a dish liquid and dishwashing detergent, earlier this year, securing immediate coverage from

P&G expects 4Q profits, sales rise  -  04 Aug 2008
Forbes,OVERVIEW: The Cincinnati-based maker of such household goods as Tide detergent, Pampers diapers and Crest toothpaste has expressed confidence that product

Chemrez posts 37% rise in H1 profit  -  04 Aug 2008
ABS CBN News,Other oleochemicals, which are used in soap and detergent making, also registered higher volume increase of 117 percent for domestic and 66 percent for

Creating A College Budget  -  04 Aug 2008
CBS News,Depending on the location of your son or daughter's school, everyday items like laundry detergent or bottled water may cost a lot more than they do at home.

Yost Airs Detergent Makers' Dirty Secret  -  Aug 1, 2008
RhinoTimes.com Greensboro,If you are a laundry detergent maker, you aren't fooling anyone – just so you know in case you thought you were. You know how you go to the Harris Teeter to

Fairy Liquid Detergent for dishwashers from P&G  -  Aug 1, 2008
CatererSearch,Fairy Liquid Detergent is a concentrated mix designed for use in short-cycle (one- to five-minute) commercial dishwashers as short cycles keep crockery,

Regular oil changes keep the rust out  -  Aug 3, 2008
Chicago Tribune,The warm detergent solution sprayed onto the carpet should dissolve and extract much of the spilled coolant, leaving the rugs nearly dry.

Cintas Transitions to NPE-Free Detergents  -  Jul 28, 2008
MarketWatchWorker/Consumer Safety: The NPE-free detergent has a mild pH, low volatility and low combustibility, which further ensure a safe workplace.

Research and Markets: The Recent Conversion to Concentrated Liquid ...  -  Jul 18, 2008
MarketWatchThe recent conversion to concentrated liquid detergent formulas, mandated by Wal-Mart, may continue to spur interest in the category overall.

Toxic fragrances in air fresheners & laundry detergent  -  Jul 28, 2008
Tampa Bay's 10,St. Petersburg, Florida--Many people who love the fresh smell of air fresheners or laundry detergent don't realize that harsh chemicals give them that scent

Unilever Sells Detergent Brands  -  Jul 28, 2008
AdAge.com (subscription)Neil DeFeo, a veteran of P&G's laundry detergent business in the 1990s who was also an executive of Clorox Co., will become CEO of Sun upon closing,

Willing to give more green for green?  -  Jul 30, 2008
Boston Globe,...showed that half of respondents said they would "definitely" or "probably" pay 15 percent more for eco-friendly clothes' detergent or for an automobile.

Around the House: Smarty Dish - 'clean' soap  -  Aug 1, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,When Method introduced a new dishwasher detergent without phosphates and bleach, the water-wise question became "Does it really work?

Cheap Trick Thursday: every little bit counts  -  Jul 31, 2008
Baltimore Sun,If you lack a basic fear of sharp objects, you could also attempt this Instructable for getting that last load out of a bottle of laundry detergent,

Toxic Laundry Detergent  -  Jul 24, 2008
Macleans.ca,...said she decided to study these products because she knew several people who had gotten sick from air fresheners and laundry detergent.

Special detergent required?  -  Jul 23, 2008
San Bernardino Sun,Stephanie Woods of SoapsGoneBuy.com says homemade laundry detergent is ideal for the new HE washers because it creates no suds.

What's the Difference Between Powdered, Liquid Detergents? (1 of 2)  -  Jul 30, 2008
American Laundry News,Typically, in the institutional market (particularly textile plants), the primary ingredient in a liquid detergent is a surfactant only.

Soap stars soak up eco-dividend  -  Jul 30, 2008
packagingnews.co.uk,From washing powders that perform at lower temperatures to liquid super-concentrates that save on transport emissions, detergent manufacturers are eager to

Divermite dispenser packs from JohnsonDiversey  -  Aug 1, 2008
CatererSearch,Smaller catering kitchens are the target audience for the Divermite Starter Packs of wall-mounted, push-button detergent dispensers from JohnsonDiversey.

Energy saving features on Hobart warewashers  -  Aug 1, 2008
CatererSearch,A four-stage wash process (called Intensiv4) reduces detergent quantities by a further 40% by filtering the main wash water every cycle.

What's the Difference Between Powdered, Liquid Detergents? (2 of 2)  -  Jul 31, 2008
American Laundry News,Both powdered and liquid detergent formulations are typically applied in a multiproduct system. The rationale for multiple products stems from, in part,

In-kind donations needed for The Haven: Copy paper, laundry ...  -  Jul 18, 2008
Battle Creek Enquirer,Other items currently needed that help The Haven spend as much money as possible on our programs for the homeless are laundry detergent, toilet paper and

What would Olivia Walton do?  -  Aug 1, 2008
Daily Citizen,Add the proper amount of detergent and turn the water on." "That's just the problem," he replied. "You have to place them in there right.

New Modular Rack Type dishwashers from Electrolux  -  Aug 1, 2008
CatererSearch,The Ideal Wash System (IWS) used in the new Electrolux Modular Rack Type dishwashers are said to save up to 75% and 30% in detergent and water use while

Pipe break causes hotel sewage leak in Seattle  -  Jul 22, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerA city utilities spokesman, Andrew D. Ryan, says the biggest environmental threat from the leak is detergent from the hotel laundry.

Green and clean detergent fluid  -  Jul 13, 2008
Factory Maintenance,ALCO Global is distributing a detergent fluid for process washing, degreasing and cleaning of equipment and parts. The Alphaquick2000 product is said to be

Remote? Products still get there – by bike if need be  -  Aug 1, 2008
Cincinnati Business Courier,In parts of the world that have never seen an 18-wheeler, let alone a delivery truck, getting detergent to poor households is a matter of enterprising men

Industrial detergent fluid  -  Jul 15, 2008
Fluid Handling,According to the company, the Alphaquick2000 fluid can remove oils, dirt, greases and other liquids from floors, platforms or machinery.

Cheapskate Tips: Moneysaving Laundry Detergent  -  Jul 9, 2008
State Journal,Our first tip: make your own laundry detergent. The ingredients only cost about $10, and can last for up to a year! Ingredients: 1 bar laundry soap (we used

Hind Unilever beats slowdown  -  Jul 25, 2008
Business Standard,For instance, just as our premium detergent brand Surf Excel grew, so did lower-priced Wheel.� In this quarter, the company had taken an average price

Giving the shirt off his Olympic back  -  Jul 29, 2008
Los Angeles Times,But he's taking clean to another level by participating in a charity program called "Take Your Shirts Off to WIN," which is backed by WIN detergent.

Companies learn online communities are often a waste, Deloitte doesn't  -  Jul 30, 2008
E-consultancy,Discover how Pure puts your message in front of every recipient at the right time Miraculously, I was right - detergent is detergent and consumers aren't

A Cure for the Summertime Reds  -  Jul 17, 2008
Washington Post,If any stain remains, rub liquid laundry detergent into the stain while it is still wet and then launder in warm water and detergent.

What Counts?  -  Aug 1, 2008
Common Ground,...$1 Cost to rent an Earth Friendly Moving reusable tote to be used in place of cardboard moving boxes (the totes are made from recycled bleach, detergent and

Keys to carpet care  -  Jul 26, 2008
Ottawa Citizen,The cleaning process involves a hot water and detergent solution to be sprayed on the carpet, followed by its removal with a high-suction vacuum.

Tough Stains Disappear With Right Solution  -  Jul 11, 2008
KSBW,She grabbed bleach, laundry detergent, a bucket of water and a brush. She used the concoction with good results. Jeter, like many people, has to deal with

SDA Gets Some New Blood: Red Cross Veteran Martha Chapin Appointed ...  -  Jul 22, 2008
MarketWatchMartha Chapin, a long-time information and outreach specialist with the American Red Cross, has joined The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA

Cooling Off on Dubious Eco-Friendly Claims  -  Jul 17, 2008
New York Times,For example, Procter & Gamble, which makes laundry detergent, has been running a campaign in Britain that urges consumers to conserve energy by washing

/CORRECTION -- Henkel/  -  Jul 8, 2008
MarketWatchThe first major laundry detergent recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency's "Design for the Environment" program, Purex(R) Natural Elements(TM),

Outlook roundup: Newell Rubbermaid, Procter&Gamble  -  Jul 15, 2008
Boston Globe,CINCINNATI (AP) -- Procter & Gamble Co., maker of Tide detergent, Duracell batteries and Pampers diapers, reaffirmed its revenue and profit outlook Tuesday

Unilever sells detergent business  -  Jul 28, 2008
Toronto Star,AP AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Unilever NV said Monday it has agreed to sell its North American laundry detergents business, including the All, Snuggle,

Wild parsnip fast facts  -  Jul 30, 2008
Telegraph-Journal,Or, try treating it with Sunlight dish detergent: "If you find that you've gotten into it in the first half-hour or so, is you can wash it with Sunlight




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