Monthly Archives: November 2023

SC Johnson Teams Up to Increase Recycling in South America

By |2023-11-29T14:31:54-06:00November 29, 2023|

SC Johnson Professional has launched a new partnership with leading environmental group Compromiso Empresarial para el Reciclaje (CEMPRE) and Argentinian grocery chain La Anónima. The three organizations will work together to increase recycling rates and capture more plastic and other recyclable waste material in the Patagonia region of Argentina and Chile. SC Johnson and its partners ...

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DPA Adds 29 New Members

By |2023-11-29T14:31:55-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Distributor Partners of America (DPA) Buying Group added 20 distributor members to its janitorial products division in the past 10 months. The buying group also welcomed nine new preferred suppliers since the beginning of the year. With the new additions, the association’s member base has grown to more than 1,100 distributors and 220 preferred ...

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ISSA Product Showcase October 22, 2021

By |2023-11-29T14:31:56-06:00November 29, 2023|

Stay up to date on the industry’s newest products and services from these ISSA members. Pure Power AgroBac™ PURE FOAM Wash is a new perfume-free and dye-free antimicrobial foam hand soap specifically engineered by SC Johnson Professional for food service environments. Available in hygienic cartridges and patented foam pump, which are ultrasonically sealed to minimize ...

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Milliken Acquires Encapsys

By |2023-11-29T14:31:56-06:00November 29, 2023|

Milliken & Co. has purchased Encapsys LLC from the Cypress Performance Group LLC. Milliken’s purchase of Appleton, Wisconsin-based Encapsys increases the company’s offerings of microencapsulation technologies. Per the terms of the transaction, Encapsys will be integrated into Milliken, with daily operations set to continue uninterrupted. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. “Moving the ...

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Dow Honored by Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

By |2023-11-29T14:31:37-06:00November 29, 2023|

Dow recently received two awards from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) as part of the organization’s SHPE Technical Achievement and Recognition (STAR) award program. Dr. Julibeth Martinez de la Hoz, a research scientist with Dow, was named a recipient of the Young Investigator Award. SHPE’s Young Investigator Award recognizes young professionals for their ...

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Amazon Continues to Combat Counterfeiting

By |2023-11-29T14:31:37-06:00November 29, 2023|

Amazon recently agreed to a settlement with two social media influencers who were using their platforms to promote and facilitate the sale of counterfeit goods. According to a lawsuit filed by Amazon in November 2020 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Kelly Fitzpatrick and Sabrina Kelly-Krejci used TikTok, Instagram, and ...

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Reckitt Adds Director of Medical Engagement

By |2023-11-29T14:31:38-06:00November 29, 2023|

Reckitt, parent company of Reckitt Professional, has appointed Dr. Lisa Ackerley director of medical and scientific engagement, hygiene. Dr. Ackerley has more than three decades of experience as an environmental health practitioner and has been a recipient of The Society of Food Hygiene and Technology’s (SOFHT) Most Significant Contribution to the Food Industry Award. In her new ...

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Ecolab Acquires Wipes Manufacturing Facility

By |2023-11-29T14:31:38-06:00November 29, 2023|

Ecolab Inc. has expanded its wipes manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of National Wiper Alliance, a wipes manufacturing facility in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The 500,000-square-foot plant, located in the Ashville, North Carolina, metro region, recently added five new manufacturing lines and under Ecolab’s leadership will continue its contract manufacturing business, producing several disinfecting wipes products. Financial ...

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SC Johnson Shares Hand Hygiene Tips

By |2023-11-29T14:31:38-06:00November 29, 2023|

In recognition of Global Handwashing Day, which takes place on October 15, SC Johnson Professional has shared a series of tips to promote proper handwashing protocols in the workplace. “We are dedicated to helping organizations enhance their hand hygiene programs through our trusted products and educational resources,” said Mike Flagg, head of SC Johnson Professional's ...

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Voting is Open for 12th Annual ISSA Show Innovation Awards

By |2023-11-29T14:31:39-06:00November 29, 2023|

The ISSA Show Innovation Awards, an annual program honoring trailblazing companies in the commercial, institutional, and residential cleaning community, is open for voting through November 12, 2021. The program includes four Industry Choice Awards, five Innovation of the Year Award Honorees, and one overall Innovation of the Year Award winner. Winners will be announced during ...

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