ACI 2011: Renewed Industry Optimism Reigns

Cleaning industry executives say they have been met with renewed optimism at the American Cleaning Institute (ACI; Washington) conference held recently in Orlando, a trend executives attribute to economic recovery and a demand rebound that has been stronger than expected. “Global demand returned in 2010 and is expected to continue in 2011,” says Gabriel Tanbourgi, president of care chemicals at BASF. Recovery has also held steady, players say. “We thought 2010 was going to be a year of fragile recovery,” says Tom Nelson, director chemicals/customer...

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