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Codexis, Chemtex on detergent alcohols deal
This week is definitely a killer when it comes to press announcements and it is not even Friday yet! Codexis just announced an hour ago their detergent alcohols collaboration deal with technology and engineering firm Chemtex, a company owned by...
Codexis enters detergent alcohols market
This news I actually first heard during Codexis' presentation in a recent Clean Technologies conference hosted by investment and securities firm Jefferies & Co.
Codexis enters detergent alcohols market
This news I actually first heard during Codexis' presentation in a recent Clean Technologies conference hosted by investment and securities firm Jefferies & Co. According to Codexis' Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer Robert Lawson, the company hopes to soon...
P&G compacts US powder detergents
Procter & Gamble announced this week that it will compact its entire US and Canadian powder laundry detergents starting February 2011, which will help reduce waste, save energy and save water. The smaller packaging and compacted formulas will also reduced...
ICB's green cleaning updates
Hello from sunny (albeit a little cooler) Orlando, Florida! As mentioned in my previous post, I am covering the annual Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) meeting this week. Today, I was supposed to tweet (via @ICISgreenblog) about a presentation from...
Bubbling green detergents
As a sneak preview for this week's Soap and Detergent Association meeting in Orlando, Florida, here are some updates on the green cleaning trend. Searching the Green blog back in June produced interesting new chemicals launched last year targeting sustainable...
Green Copenhagen
If you're one of the lucky few who will be attending the Copenhagen climate summit next week, maybe you'll find yourself walking in a renewable-based carpet; drive a European car using renewable-based tires and also fueled by algae; have lunch...
In a lather: The chemical conscience of Dr. Bronner
Because cleanliness is next to godliness, there once was a man who thought universal peace and harmony could be brought about through a tingly, peppermint-scented soap Regular visitors to health food shops or co-ops in the US, Australia, Canada, the...
Is this a green soap to you?
I read an article from the New York Times' Green Inc. blog about their interview with hotelier Richard Spigler, president of Great Addresses, the company that manages the Carlyle and also the Savoy Suites in D.C. Spigler talked about, among other
Gov't should stop deforestation - Unilever
Consumer goods producer Unilever said governments especially in Southeast Asia particularly Indonesia should call for a moratorium on deforestation of tropical rainforest. Unilever CEO Paul Polman said the destruction of the world's tropical rainforests accounts for about 20% of greenhouse...
