• International Network of Cleaning Product Associations to Exhibit at World Surfactant Congress
• ACI to Share Information on Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Initiatives
• ACI to Provide Twitter Updates via ACI_Science Twitter Feed
Newswise — WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4, 2013 – The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) will share its expertise on sustainability advancements in the cleaning products industry, trends in North American ecolabeling, and the safety of fatty alcohol based surfactants at CESIO – the 9th World Surfactant Congress and Business Convention, June 10-12.
The event, held at the Centre Convencions Internacional Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, is organized on behalf of the European Committee of Organic Surfactants and their Intermediates (CESIO), a sector group of Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council.
In addition to its presentations, ACI will co-host an exhibit booth with association colleagues from around the world as part of the International Network of Cleaning Product Associations (www.incpa.net).
“As chemical suppliers are a vital part of ACI’s membership, we believe it’s important to learn from and share scientific and technical knowledge with our counterparts from around the world,” said Richard Sedlak, ACI Executive Vice President, Technical & International Affairs. “The more we engage with chemical makers and suppliers internationally, the better we’re able to serve our members throughout the cleaning product supply chain.”
Sedlak is chairing a June 11 session at CESIO focusing on “Sustainability Assessment and Standardization.” He is also presenting a technical poster on ACI’s Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Initiative.
Presenting on behalf of ACI on June 11 at the conference:
• Kathleen Stanton, ACI Director of Technical & Regulatory Affairs, will discuss the challenges presented by the growth of some “North American Ecolabeling” schemes.
• Melissa Bernardo, ACI Manager of Sustainability Programs, will summarize ACI sustainability initiatives: “Moving Forward: Sustainability and the U.S. Cleaning Products Industry.”
• Dr. Stephen M. Mudge, Exponent, Inc., will detail research showcasing surfactant safety: “The risks to global water supplies from fatty alcohol based surfactants” (co-authored with Dr. Paul DeLeo, ACI Senior Director, Environmental Safety).
You can follow presentation summaries and updates from CESIO on the ACI Science Twitter feed, at www.twitter.com/ACI_Science and via the hashtag #CESIO.
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The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI) is the Home of the U.S. Cleaning Products Industry® and represents the $30 billion U.S. cleaning products market. ACI members include the formulators of soaps, detergents, and general cleaning products used in household, commercial, industrial and institutional settings; companies that supply ingredients and finished packaging for these products; and oleochemical producers. ACI (www.cleaninginstitute.org) and its members are dedicated to improving health and the quality of life through sustainable cleaning products and practices.
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