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Cleaners
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Indie brand arbOUR launches eco-effective cleaning and laundry line formulated with plant-based, non-toxic ingredients; commercial-grade products now available to consumers, includes cleaning spray, wipes, handwash, dish soap, detergents, odor remover
Business Wire (08/25)
Clorox teams with track and field star Allyson Felix to educate parents on germ spread as schools open; brand study finds backpacks are most neglected by parents for cleaning, and clothes worn to school came back 28 times germier than average toilet seats
PR Newswire (08/24)
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Dishwashing Detergents/Dish Soaps
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Plant-powered household cleaner brand Ecos launches liquid-free ECOS Dishwasher Detergent Sheets; highly concentrated formula is completely dissolvable, made with plant-powered ingredients and no harsh chemicals, comes in 100% recyclable paperboard box
PR Newswire (08/25)
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Home & Garden Care
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Central Garden & Pet's Ferry-Morse garden brand launches new offerings in its Fall Plantlings Collection; offering includes 20 new varieties of vegetable, herb, flower, succulent and indoor baby plants now available for delivery
Business Wire (08/19)
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Laundry-Care Products
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Unilever Professional India to extend portfolio under CIF, Domex, Surf, Comfort brands to include glass cleaners, air fresheners, kitchen hygiene and laundry products for commercial use; expansion targets daily cleaning experts' needs at affordable price
Indiantelevision.com (08/19)
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Napkins/Paper Towels
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WEPA invests in new converting line from Gambini at Leuna, Germany, site to produce soft, absorbent paper with little raw material; new line is geared for kitchen towels, capable of producing hygiene paper at production speeds of 700 meters/minute
Wepa Hygieneprodukte GMBH & Co. KG (08/25)
Metsa Tissue secures contract from Tuomi Logistiikka for toilet paper, handkerchiefs, hand towels and serviettes; contract value is worth €4.4M
Pivotal Sources (08/19)
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Oral Care Products
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Oral-B partners with the International Assn. of Disability and Oral Health to make oral care more inclusive and accessible; first project will create training program to educate people with disabilities and their caregivers about dental practices
Business Wire (08/24)
Transdermal patch, oral thin film maker LTS Lohmann closes acquisition of Tapemark; Tapemark is a leading CDMO of transdermal drug delivery systems, oral thin films, unit dose semi-solid drug and iontophoresis products based in St. Paul, Minnesota
PharmaBiz (08/23)
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Small Appliances
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JS Global's Shark Beauty introduces Shark FlexStyle Air Styling & Drying System, a new hair drying and multi-styling tool; launch is accompanied by brand campaign, For All Hairkind, that will spotlight all hair types to celebrate hair diversity
PR Newswire (08/24)
Arovast-owned Levoit's new Core 600S Smart True HEPA Air Purifier named Best Big Space Air Purifier during the 2022 Good Housekeeping Cleaning and Organizing Awards; product boasts air-quality monitors and VeSync app for ease of use
PR Newswire (08/24)
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Household Products
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Clorox named among 2022 Supply Chains to Admire by Supply Chain Insights; evaluation by industry sector measures the improvement, performance and value of companies' supply chains over a 10-year period
The Clorox Co. Twitter (08/25)
Germany’s Cupex creates COMFORT, a reusable and resealable PP dome lid for portable drinks, made with three parts that consumers can pull apart and clean by hand or in dishwashers; lid is also recyclable through channels such as Germany’s Dual System
Packaging Europe (08/25)
Clorox appoints Linda Mills as new chief communications officer; Mills joins Clorox from Blue Origin, where she was VP of communications
States News Service (08/25)
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Personal & Household Products group
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German household appliance firm Vorwerk issues warning for its Thermomix TM6, says the fixed measuring cup may prevent steam from escaping in certain recipes; Vorwerk recommends using simmering basket instead when cooking at temperatures of 95°C or above
PR Newswire (08/23)
Clorox's CEO and CFO will be featured speakers at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference in Boston; company will host fireside chat on Sept. 7
PR Newswire (08/23)
Reynolds Consumer Products reports Q2 net income of US$52M, down from year-ago income of US$80M, driven lower from declines in foil consumption; net revenues rise 5% to US$917M, driven by price increases, partially offset by decline in volume
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. (08/19)
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Household Products Ingredients
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Flavors, Fragrances & Scents
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Dunhill adds new fragrance, Nordic Fougere, to its Signature Collection for men; fragrance blends notes of basil, geranium, pepper, cardamom and bamboo, available in 100 ml eaux de parfum
Fragrantica (08/25)
Calvin Klein introduces Eternity Eau de Parfum Intense for Women and Eternity Parfum for Men; women's fragrance blends Turkish rose ultimate, pepper sichuan and jasmine sambac absolute, while men's scent has organic lavender, rum extract, vanilla absolute
Fragrantica (08/25)
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Natural Ingredients/Clean Products
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Butter London debuts Crown Jewels Fall 2022 Patent Shine 10X Nail Lacquer color extension; regal-themed lacquers are made with clean ingredients, available in three jewel-tone shades--Royal Emerald, Champagne Princess and House of Amethyst
PR Web (08/25)
LVMH teams with fashion designer Stella McCartney to launch Stella, a clean skin-care line including Reset Cleanser, Alter-Care Serum and Restore Cream; formulas' minimal ingredients are cruelty-free and vegan, while packaging is refillable and recyclable
Happi (08/23)
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Retailing
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Supermarket
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New Zealand to require supermarkets to provide competitors fair access to their products on wholesale terms; measures aim to boost competition after regulator found country's supermarkets earn US$1M/day in excess profits due to lack of competition
LiveNews.co.nz (08/25)
Food City to acquire Cooke's family of stores, including Cooke's Food Store and Pharmacy, Fresh n' Low brands, to expand presence in Cleveland, Tennessee; Food City plans to retain store names and current operations for the immediate future
Kingsport Times-News (08/25)
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Convenience Store
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Amazon to open District Market, a store featuring company's Just Walk Out technology, at Lumen Field in Seattle; camera-, sensor-powered technology will enable Seattle Seahawks fans to buy beer, wine, snacks without waiting in line to check out
Seattle Times (08/25)
Pilot and Kodiak to develop autonomous truck services, such as inspections, maintenance, data offloading and load pick-up and drop-offs, at Pilot and Flying J travel centers, with first site in Atlanta; Pilot also to join Kodiak's board of directors
PR Newswire (08/24)
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Club Store
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Costco to open Swedish location in Burlov, outside of Malmo; 15,000-sqm store will be company's second in the country
M-Brain Nordic News (08/23)
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E-Commerce Trends & Statistics
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South African Digital Customer Experience Report urges retailers to be more competitive ahead of Amazon's arrival in the country next February; South Africa's e-commerce market grew 39% this year, with 90% of people saying they had made an online purchase
BusinessReport (08/25)
JD.com says omni-channel supermarket JD Super continues to deliver triple-digit year-on-year growth; business collaborated with over 27,000 brands, 34,000 brick-and-mortar stores via JD's 'one-hour delivery' service during 618 Grand Promotion this year
U.S. Regulated Equity Markets (Alternative Disclosure) via PUBT (08/24)
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Brick-and-Mortar Retail
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Tesco Health Omega 3 Fish Oil 30, 90, 240 capsules recalled due to glycidol levels above the legal limits; recall involves all containers with a ‘best before date’ up to 04/2025
The Mirror (08/25)
Advance Auto Parts reports Q2 net income down at US$144.4M from US$178.7M a year ago, with net sales up 0.6% to US$2.7B; results driven by growth in professional business, as comparable store sales drop 0.6% from a year ago due to decrease in DIY demand
Business Wire (08/25)
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Household Products Packaging
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Household Packaging
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More options for refillables in Singapore can lower over 11,000 tonnes of carbon emissions generated from disposing of packaging waste, report finds; Singapore's only landfill is expected to run out of space by 2035 at current rate of waste generation
The Straits Times (08/24)
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Rigid Packaging
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Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro approves guidelines for returnable plastic containers used in mineral water sales; text still needs to be voted on a second discussion by the House
CE Noticias Financieras (08/25)
Carlsberg Group highlights ambition to make all bottles, cans fully recyclable by 2030; company also aims to ensure 90% of its used packaging is recycled, and that its use of virgin bottle-based plastics is cut by 50%, replaced with 50% recycled content
Packaging Europe (08/25)
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Plastic Packaging
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German fashion company s.Oliver Group says the plastic bags used for its products are made of 100% recycled material as of July; group has also established a closed material cycle where used polybags are collected and made into new ones
just-style (08/25)
Colgate-Palmolive India notes 100% of plastic waste collection under EPR, 26.55% of its plastic packaging is made of recyclable material, 16.9% of it is made of recycled content, 99% of its paper packaging is made of recycled and/or certified materials
Contify Retail News (08/25)
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Packaging Design
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DS Smith and machinery firm Krones develop EcoCarrier, an alternative solution to shrink wrap on PET bottle multipacks; EcoCarrier features a corrugated handle and paper band, is recyclable and made of recycled content, reduces carbon footprint by 71%
DS Smith PLC (08/24)
Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Coca-Cola in the Netherlands, and Vrumona to stop using plastic handles on soft drink, water multipacks in Dutch supermarkets; move is expected to save around 40,000 kilos of plastic/year and improve recyclability for rest of the pack
Packaging Europe (08/22)
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Reusable/Refillable/Storage Containers
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Grupo Modelo’s new Ta-Da Delivery home shopping platform in Mexico, formerly called Modelorama Now, offers option for returnable packaging; company is also looking for about 10,000 Modelorama stores to become distribution centers of the platform
CE Noticias Financieras (08/24)
Foodservice firm Compass Group Canada partnering with Friendlier, which offers a circular reusable packaging system; Compass will deploy the plastic packaging across Ontario in coming weeks, with the intent to scale up as Friendlier expands across Canada
GlobeNewswire Canada (08/24)
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Stock
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Latest: Aug, 25 2022
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Church & Dwight (CHD)
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86.72
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86.76
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-0.05%
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5.29%
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Clorox (CLX)
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147.90
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147.98
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-0.05%
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-10.27%
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Ecolab (ECL)
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170.94
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168.91
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1.20%
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-23.71%
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Henkel AG & Co. KGAA (HEN) :ETR
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64.15
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64.45
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-0.47%
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-16.53%
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Newell Rubbermaid (NWL)
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20.32
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20.06
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1.30%
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-19.81%
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Procter & Gamble (PG)
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145.70
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145.82
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-0.08%
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2.12%
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Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN)
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28.12
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28.31
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-0.67%
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-1.19%
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Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG)
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75.59
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73.90
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2.29%
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-52.60%
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Spectrum Brands (SPB)
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67.91
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66.79
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1.68%
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-15.30%
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Unilever plc (ULVR) :LON
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3,991.00
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3,941.50
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1.26%
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-2.24%
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