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ACI Es uno de los Patrocinadores Oro de la Convención #Prevcon2023
El American Cleaning Institute (ACI) se une a cientos de socios y expertos en seguridad durante el Safe Kids Worldwide Childhood Injury Prevention Convention (PrevCon), donde participará por cuatro días en conversaciones enfocadas en la prevención de lesiones infantiles no intencionales.
Como patrocinador Oro de PrevCon 2023 (del 23 al 26 de…
July 23, 2023
This meeting provides an opportunity for industry leaders to network as they discuss core legislative, regulatory, international, sustainability and outreach issues in the cleaning products arena.
There is no registration fee for the meeting; however, registration is required. All members participating in a committee meeting must register using their ACI Members Only Website (MOW) account.
In addition, you'll get updates on the ongoing work being done by our expert standing committees…
January 11, 2023
Vice President, Human Resources & Operations
Wanda Stokes is the Vice President, Human Resources & Operations at American Cleaning Institute (ACI). In her role, she directs the Institute’s human resources function on matters concerning human resource management and operations.
Wanda previously served as Associate Vice President, Human Resources & Administration at ACI and has extensive experience in leading and strengthening ACI’s human resources…
December 7, 2018
P&G’s Shailesh Jejurikar Elected Board Vice Chair
New ACI Board Members Include Dow’s Chad Holzer, Henkel’s Andreas Hartleb, Stepan’s Scott Behrens
Washington, D.C. – February 7, 2017 – Rutger Beelaerts, General Manager Intermediates Americas, Shell Chemical, LP, has been elected Chair of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Board of Directors.
The new Board Vice Chair is Shailesh Jejurikar, President, Global Fabric Care and Brand Building Organization, Global Fabric & Home…
February 4, 2019
How does odor neutralization work and how is it different from fragrance?
Great question! We asked Sammy Wang, MSE, a senior scientist at Procter & Gamble and here's what she told us:
Odor neutralization works by essentially reducing bad scent, which typically involves modifying odor compounds so they no longer smell bad. This can be accomplished in different ways – for example, by trapping the odor, by changing the odor’s chemistry, or by breaking it down so it’s more easily…
May 17, 2023
French Researcher Honored With Glycerine Innovation Award
Honor from ACI, NBB Recognizes Research for New Uses of Glycerine
Washington, D.C. – May 2, 2017 – Research focused on converting crude glycerine, a key chemical feedstock in over-supply – into greener, more value-added products on developing alternative, greener technologies and processes – is being honored with the 2017 Glycerine Innovation Award.
This year’s recipient is Prof. Dr. Christophe Len, full Professor at the Université de…
February 4, 2019
How has improved cleanliness standards impacted public health?
Today, we may take cleaning for granted but it plays a vital role in health. We can see that by looking at the drop in the infectious disease mortality rates in the 19th century. For example, of the top 10 leading reasons for death, infectious disease was 633% higher in 1900 vs 1997 in the US. Advances in medicine like penicillin and vaccines played a critical role in the treatment of incurable diseases and disease eradication (or…
January 20, 2023
The third full week of March every year is National Poison Prevention Week and a good time to raise awareness about poison prevention and safety measures. The next National Poison Prevention Week is March 19-25, 2023.
The United States Congress established National Poison Prevention Week in 1961 (P.L. 87-319). Shortly thereafter, the Poison Prevention Week Council was organized to coordinate this annual event and promote poison prevention. More than 50 years later, the Council continues to use…
March 9, 2023
Chief Operating Officer
Korie A. Traver is the Chief Operating Officer at American Cleaning Institute (ACI). In her role at ACI, she directs financial operations and manages the Information Technology, Human Resources, Meetings, and Operations departments.
Korie previously served as Chief Financial Officer at ACI. Prior to joining ACI, she was Director of Finance at The Education Trust, Inc. in Washington, D.C., a non-profit organization that advocates for equity in…
March 28, 2019
Kao Corporation Scientists Honored With ACI Distinguished Paper Award
Research Article Recognized as Best 2016 Paper in Journal of Surfactants & Detergents
Millions of consumers love the "softness" of their clothing after using liquid fabric softeners. Scientists from the Kao Corporation in Japan have unlocked the mechanism describing how these products work effectively on cloths and yarns, which could pave the way to more effective softening products.
Their research was…
May 6, 2019