AlEn Monitoring
CORPORATE
Spain. Herma Cleaning Products estimates a small growth for the closing of this year with respect to the 2016's sales figure, which stood at $35,46 Mln. The company plans to expand its range of laudry detergents in 2018
Spain. Productos Químicos G2 Green registered a net income of $2.9 Mln in 2016 and expects to surpass this figure by at least $354,604 more this year.
Ireland. Henkel appointed Mark Tyers as general manager for its laundry and homecare business
Global. Unilever' margarine and spreads business could be sell to Private equity firms Apollo, KKR or CVC Capital Partners, the final three parties who are still in the market for the acquisition
Pakistan. Unilever's "Black Friday" e-commerce drive worked through "CONNECT" a direct consumer connection platform supplied by YPB brand protection solutions.
Global. P&G managed to reduce the use of energy per unit of production by 20% in its facilities and thereby save 500 million dollars.
Global. P&G is to attract milenials thoruhg ads in which teach how to clean correctly.
UK. Sustainable Wantage, a community action group, has launched sustainable laundry liquids, hand soap and washing-up liquid in an attempt to increase recycling.
Global. Trilogy International Limited revenue increase by 4% to $49.7 Mln in the first half of the 2018 financial year
Global. Unilever expects new products and a leaner organisation to increase sales, specially in local markets.
Global. Unilever´s CEO Polman said tha company could spend more on growing its earnings through rising sales rather than through cutting costs.
Global. Personal care unit’s president at Unilever, Alan Jope, said this year was a lower growth of the global market, weakness in Indonesia and Brazil (two of its big markets) and increased competition from local rivals, such as Patanjali in India and Wardah in Indonesia.
Global. Unilever chief executive Paul Polman defended his balance of growth and margin in a debate generated by Kraft-Heinz's unsolicited offer this year and weak third-quarter data.
Spain. Gcin Group ended distribution in the country of the L'Arbre Vert brand for ecological cleaning products. The company began conversations to develop their own brand.
Spain. Quimicas Oro launched first range of products 'Caselli' which include a total of 26 articles aimed at professional cleaning of three different areas: soil treatment, surfaces and kitchens.
India. SC Johnson received approval to the trademark Mr. Muscle. The description of the mark registered is: cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations, waxes, soaps, and detergents.
India. Unilever and other companies are increasing the grammage on some of its products in order to pass on the benefits of cuts in GST to consumers.
India. P&G's sales fell 14% during year-to-March 2017. This is the second consecutive revenue fall of the company.
Argentina. Unilever's continued negotiations with unions and the ministries of labor and industry over the layoff of 65 employees of ots plant in Villa Gobernador Galvez
USA. Pura Naturals launched its new environmentally friendly cleaning product “Pura Clean Multi-Surface Cleaner and Degreaser”
TECHNOLOGY
India. Firmenich SA filed patent application number 201737028701 A for for poly (aspartic acid) derived co polymers for a controlled release of perfuming ingredients.
USA. Clorox is collaborating with Newton Medical Center's infection control plan, through an ultraviolet light technology system to eliminate dangerous pathogens.
COMPETITIVE DINAMYC
Mexico. La Corona acquired two new extrusion-blowing lines to the Urola group. Acquisitions, in adition to improvements in productivity and weight reduction in packaging, the company has acieved significant savings.
Global. Unilever announced that agreed to acquire Sundial Brands, a company of personal care products. The terms of transaction has been no revealed.
Netherlands. Suez and LyondellBasell purchased a 50% stake in Quality Circular Polymers, a high standard plastics recycling company.
SUSTAINABILITY
USA. Companies should boost demand for recycled plastics although virgin plastic is cheaper, according to Dylan de Thomas from Recycling Partnership Organization.
Fiji. Colgate-Palmolive donated $5,000 to the Fiji Cancer Society as part of the “We Stand by You” campaign launched in early October.
Global. P&G launched innovative environmental project to reduce CO2 emissions by 60% in the packaging industry.
Mexico. UNAM's students, in collaboration with VIEM, built PET houses for earthquake victims in Puebla
India. Unilever, in partnership with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, announced a new initiative to empowe young girls and make a difference in their communities.
Nigeria. Unilever launched its "Brush Day & Night School Program", aimed to encourage good oral care habits.
India. Reckitt Benckiser developed a five-day training program for Noida government schools’ teachers to build good habits of hygiene and sanitation in children.
Slovakia. Henkel launched its Sustainability Champion Project to teach 3,000 children save water, energy and reduce waste.
Europe. Plastics Recyclers Europe has released a set of quality guidelines that define the origins and the characteristics of the sorted waste so that it could encourge circular economy.
Australia. Unilever expanded its digital start up ‘Foundry’ to Asia and Australasia
PESC
USA. Department of Environmental Conservation is to authorize a new state guidance to oversee requirements for manufacturers to disclose ingredients in household and commercial cleaning products
USA. Manufacturers of cleaning products are to disclose certain toxic chemicals by 2020, according to the new Cleaning Product Right to Know Act.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Global. JP Morgan Cazenove upgraded Reckitt Benckiser to over-weight, citing positive prospects. JP Morgan said they see a short-term relief potential to US$101.09
Global. Unilever and L´Oréal were awarded for its sustainability in the world by CDP, a sustainability indexing company.
Global. P&G appeared in "The Citizenship Program" for its unique technology of recycling materials in 2017.
USA. Kimberly-Clark was accused by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court of causing the death of a man exposured to chemicals in the workplace.
Global. According to P&G Chief Brand Officer, Marc Pritchard, the company is working to remove stereotypes through its advertising
Argentina. Colgate Palmolive was fined $ 100,000 for deceptive advertising that is a violation of the Commercial Loyalty law.
Australia. University of Technology Sydney’s infection, immunology and innovation center claimed that the cleaning products' marketing phrase "kills 99.9 per cent of household germs" is misleading, adding that some cleaning components might help bacteria resist antibacterial chemicals