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International Cleaning Week Honors Cleaning Professionals Around the World

By |2024-01-29T16:00:23-06:00January 29, 2024|

International Cleaning Week takes place March 24– 30, 2024. The week-long event hosted by ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is a global celebration to honor frontline cleaning professionals and advocates for the industry. For four consecutive years, ISSA has hosted National Cleaning Week at the end of March. Based on the event’s tremendous success ...

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Colgate Increases 4th-Quarter Sales 7%

By |2024-01-26T20:50:31-06:00January 26, 2024|

Colgate-Palmolive Co. has reported fourth-quarter net sales of US$4.95 million, a year-over-year increase of 7%. Colgate reported a fourth-quarter operating profit of $1.07 billion, or $0.87 per share, a jump of 14% from the same period last year. In North America, Colgate’s net sales grew 3.5%, while its European division posted an increase of 10%. The company’s ...

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Evonik Recognized for Sustainability

By |2024-01-26T20:49:40-06:00January 26, 2024|

Evonik Corp. has been named the recipient of a Responsible Care Award by the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic). Established in 2005, the European Responsible Care Award recognizes chemical developers for their work to improve safe chemical management and achieve performance excellence. According to The Cleanzine, Evonik was the winner in the Safe and Sustainable Chemicals ...

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Kimberly-Clark Announces 4th-Quarter Results

By |2024-01-24T20:34:03-06:00January 24, 2024|

Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional, reported fourth-quarter revenue of US$5 billion, in line with a year ago and a 3% increase in organic sales. Kimberly-Clark also reported a quarterly net income of $512 million, or $1.51 per share, compared to $515 million, or $1.50 per share, for the same period last year. Net sales in the company’s ...

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3M Reports $8B in 4th-Quarter Sales

By |2024-01-24T20:30:17-06:00January 24, 2024|

3M has reported fiscal-fourth-quarter sales of US$8 billion, a slight decline of 0.8% from one year ago. Sales in the company’s health care division decreased 0.3% to $2.03 billion and its consumer division saw a 1.6% decrease in sales to $1.24 billion. 3M’s safety and industrial division reported sales of $2.66 billion, a dip of 2.7%, ...

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Tranzonic Adds Chief Corporate Development Officer

By |2024-01-23T20:45:27-06:00January 23, 2024|

The Tranzonic Cos., parent company of Hospeco Brands Group (HBG), has appointed Joe Vitale chief corporate development officer. Vitale has more than 25 years of professional experience in corporate banking and sponsor-backed portfolio companies. Prior to joining Tranzonic, he led mergers and acquisitions for premium label manufacturer Brook + Whittle. In his newly created role, ...

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P&G Reports 3% Increase in 2nd-Quarter Sales

By |2024-01-23T20:40:45-06:00January 23, 2024|

Procter & Gamble (P&G), parent company of Procter & Gamble Professional (P&G PRO), has reported fiscal second-quarter net sales of US$21.4 billion, an increase of 3% from a year earlier. The company reported an operating income of $4.43 billion, a 7% dip from $4.78 billion a year ago. Net sales for P&G’s healthcare division rose 4%, while sales in ...

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Sofidel Honored for Social Responsibility

By |2024-01-19T21:35:57-06:00January 19, 2024|

Sofidel has been named a recipient of the Ann Hunter-Welborn Circle of Excellence Award. Presented annually since 2018, the awards program recognizes companies for innovative, socially responsible practices across the industries represented by Hunter Industries’ family of companies. A panel of volunteers consisting of business leaders and executives selected Sofidel was recognized for its Papernet powered by HyTech Seas ...

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Five ISSA Members Listed Among Most Sustainable Corporations

By |2024-03-11T15:57:14-05:00January 18, 2024|

Five ISSA-member companies have been named to media and investment advisory firm Corporate Knights’ 2024 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations Index. Now in its 20th year, the annual list was compiled using quantitative methodology to rank global corporations on a variety of sustainability metrics, including overall sustainability disclosure rates and penalties for sustainability-related violations. The ...

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European Cleaning Journal Launches 2024 Awards Program

By |2024-01-18T21:03:49-06:00January 18, 2024|

European Cleaning Journal (ECJ) has recently announced that the 2024 edition of the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards will take place October 3, 2024, at SUD Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal. ECJ’s seventh-annual awards program honors manufacturers, distributors, facility managers, and building service contractors for their contributions to the cleaning industry in Europe. Submission are now being accepted through April ...

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