http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2010 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:23:24 EDT The formulator's name change to Diversey is concurrent with adoption of a new corporate identity focused on sustainable cleaning, sanitizing, and hygiene solutions, the company says.... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/soap_and_detergents/25109.html Mon, 1 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST PMC Biogenix (Mount Laurel, NJ), PMC Group's naturally derived oleochemicals business, says it has established a technical center devoted to developing chemicals from renewable sources at its Memphis, TN oleochemicals and derivatives manufacturing site.... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/soap_and_detergents/24234.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST The company is planning on launching a glucaric acid-based solution for the soap and detergent industry in mid-2010.... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/soap_and_detergents/23301.html Mon, 7 Dec 2009 0:00:00 EST  Sabic and Linde say they have started commercial production of linear alpha olefins (LAO) using their jointly developed technology. The LAO is produced at... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/soap_and_detergents/22971.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 0:00:00 EST A study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) has found that the amount of "fossil carbon," or petroleum waste derived from pharmaceuticals... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/soap_and_detergents/19707.html Tue, 23 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT Disinfectant and anti-microbial chemical demand will increase 3.6%/year, to $1.2 billion in 2013, according to a study by market research firm Freedonia Group (Cleveland). Growth will be driven... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/soap_and_detergents/19102.html Mon, 25 May 2009 0:00:00 EDT Environmental group Earthjustice (Washington) says it has filed a lawsuit against Church and Dwight, Colgate-Palmolive, Proctor & Gamble, and Reckitt-Benckiser charging them with inadequate... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/soap_and_detergents/17095.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 0:00:00 EST Demand in the soap and detergent sector has held up well relative to the rest of the chemical industry. However, market players are closely monitoring conditions amid uncertainties in the global... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/soap_and_detergents/16926.html Mon, 9 Feb 2009 0:00:00 EST Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) officials outlined key challenges facing industry at the group's annual meeting this week, including efforts to increase chemical management program legislation on a state-by-state basis, more environmentally preferred product (EPP) and retailer programs, and efforts by environmental groups to build support for adoption broad lists of chemicals targeted for product bans or replacement.... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/soap_and_detergents/16738.html Wed, 28 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST A growing major challenge facing oleochemical suppliers is competition with biodiesel manufacturers that use some of the same raw materials, including tallow, in their refineries. The fate of... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/specialty_chemicals/soap_and_detergents/16646.html Mon, 26 Jan 2009 0:00:00 EST