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Honor Presented at 2020 ACI Convention
ACI CEO: Rob Bartolo “Defines Selflessness, Dedication and Commitment”
Dr. Robert Bartolo, Director - Global Product Stewardship at Procter & Gamble, is the 2020 recipient of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award. The honor was presented at the 2020 ACI Annual Meeting & Industry Convention.
Dr. Bartolo is being recognized for his exceptional contributions to the cleaning products industry…
ACI Challenges Members to Make Bold Commitments to Combat Climate Change
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is praising a decision by President Joseph Biden to reenter the U.S. into the Paris Climate Agreement, the global pact forged five years ago among nearly 200 nations to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
The Paris Climate Accord is a nonbinding agreement among nations to reduce emissions and keep the increase in global temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6…
The ACI Member Sustainability Showcase is our one-stop online information source for cleaning product industry sustainability updates. It is a portal to our member companies’ best sustainability content, including sustainability reports, webpages, press releases, and other initiatives.
ACI is enthusiastic about every opportunity to celebrate and promote the sustainability success stories of all our member companies. With countless efforts underway in companies large and small…
Dr. Steichen Received ACI’s Distinguished Service Award in 2017
Dedicated Industry Scientist, Research Worked Three Decades for Clorox, AkzoNobel
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) is mourning the passing of Dr. Dale Steichen, a longtime researcher and scientist within the cleaning product supply chain who was the 2017 recipient of ACI’s Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award.
Dale spent more than 30 years within the industry, working for The Clorox Company for 11 years…
Officers Re-Elected: IFF’s Wayne Ashton as Chair, Clorox’s Eric Reynolds as Vice Chair
Arxada’s Rick Strittmatter Elected as New Director
Member companies of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) elected a group of top executives to a two-year term to serve on the association’s Board of Directors, while the Board re-elected its slate of officers to a one-year term during the 2022 ACI Convention in Orlando.
The newest member of the Board is Rick Strittmatter, Chief Technology and…
March 25, 2020
The Honorable Andrew Wheeler
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
Dear Administrator Wheeler:
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association for the cleaning product supply
chain, strongly commends EPA for its efforts to demonstrate the value that cleaning products and
disinfectants are playing in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
In particular, our members…
March 26, 2020
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Honorable Michael Pence
Vice President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
On behalf of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), I am writing to urge the White House Novel Coronavirus
(COVID-19) Task Force to remove obstacles to make available supplies of ethanol for hand sanitizers needed
by critical infrastructure sectors including Healthcare/Public Health and Food/Agriculture. We specifically…
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
March 25, 2020
The Honorable Elaine Chao
Secretary of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, DC 20590
Dear Madam Secretary:
On behalf of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), I am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
federal and state enforcement authorities to receive guidance on requirements subject to the jurisdiction of your
Department due to the 2019 Novel…
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) released a new report, Rising to an Unprecedented Challenge: The cleaning products industry’s response to COVID-19, which outlines the actions industry leaders have taken in response to the increased demand for cleaning and hand hygiene products and the urgent need to reduce the spread of the virus in hospitals, public transit systems and other public spaces.
In addition to a rapid and massive increase in production output, the industry and supply chain…
Longtime Sasol Executive Tom O’Brien Receives ACI Distinguished Service Award
Orlando, Florida – January 30, 2018 – Tom O’Brien, a leader with more than three decades of experience in the chemical and cleaning product supply chains – including many years with Sasol – is the 2018 recipient of the ACI Elva Walker Spillane Distinguished Service Award.
He was honored during the 2018 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting & Industry…