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May 22, 2020

EPA Approves Addition Of New Cleaning Ingredients Submitted By ACI

By Lynn L. Bergeson On May 14, 2020, the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), a BRAG member, announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved eight cleaning product ingredients submitted by ACI for inclusion in EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL). EPA’s Safer Choice Program focuses on assisting consumers, businesses, and purchasers to find products that perform and contain ingredients that are safer for human health and the environment. SCIL is a list of...
August 29, 2014

Global Surfactants Market Growing, Spurred By Demand For Biobased Surfactants

The global surfactants market is projected to reach 22,802.1 kilotons, in terms of consumption, and $40,286.3 million in terms of value, by 2019, according to the report, "Surfactants Market by Product type [Anionic, Non-Ionic, Cationic, Amphoteric], Substrates [Synthetic/Petrochemical based and Natural/Bio-based/Green], and Applications – Global Trends & Forecast to 2019." According to an article posted by PR Newswire, the report indicates that biobased surfactants are...