According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Clorox Co., parent company of CloroxPro recently recalled the following Pine-Sol® brand products due to the risk of exposure to bacteria: Pine-Sol Scented Multi-Surface Cleaners in Lavender Clean®, Sparkling Wave®, and Lemon Fresh scents CloroxPro Pine-Sol All Purpose Cleaners in Lavender Clean, Sparkling Wave, Lemon Fresh, and Orange …
Tennant Co. has reported fiscal third-quarter sales of US$262.9 million, a rise of 1.7% on an organic basis from the previous year. The company posted a net income of $15.6 million ($0.84 per share), down from $21.5 million ($1.16 per share) a year earlier. Sales in the company’s Americas division climbed 4.4% compared to the previous year, …
W.W. Grainger Inc. has declared a quarterly dividend of US$1.72 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend―$6.88 annualized with a yield of 1.29%―is payable December 1 to shareholders of record at the close of business November 14. Grainger has paid an increased dividend to shareholders without interruption for 49 consecutive years. About Grainger W.W. Grainger, …
Eagle Protect PBC has released the final results of the company’s multi-year microbial analysis of potential pathogenic personal protective equipment (PPE) contamination. The study, Validation of the Single-Use Glove Microbiome Shotgun WGS Metagenomic Analysis, will be published in upcoming issues of the Journal of Food Protection following an official peer review. In compiling the report, …
Excel Dryer Inc. has appointed Timothy Bates senior director of operations. Bates has more than 35 years of industry experience and has spent nearly 25 years in senior leadership positions. He joins Excel from AeroBond Corp., where he served as general manager. In his new position, Bates will oversee Excel’s manufacturing and warehouse operations. “Tim brings …
Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional, has reached an agreement to divest its tissue paper operations in Brazil to Suzano SA. According to a securities filing by Suzano, the main asset in the transaction is Kimberly-Clark’s tissue manufacturing facility located in São Paulo. The Brazilian pulp maker announced intentions to form a new company to hold the …
Medline Industries Inc. has announced the recipients of the 2022 Medline Community Impact Grants. The grants, totaling US$250,000, were awarded to 11 nonprofit organizations addressing social determinants of health—the economic and other conditions that influence individual and group disparities in health status and care. Since 2018, Medline has donated more than $2 million to 236 nonprofit …
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Dow Chemical Co. has been named 2022 Organization of the Year by the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE). Dow was recognized by SASE for the company’s engineering and science contributions as well as its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. In addition, six Dow employees received individual SASE recognition awards for their leadership, …
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The Clorox Co., parent company of CloroxPro, has opened a new manufacturing plant in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The production facility’s main building comprises 97,000 square feet of space with an additional 450,000-square-foot warehouse located offsite. The new factory, which will primarily manufacture Fresh Step® and Scoop Away® brand cat litter, is expected to create 100 new full-time positions and bring …
Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional, reported third-quarter net sales of US$5.1 billion, an increase of 1% from a year ago. Kimberly-Clark also reported a quarterly net income of $470 million, a slight decline of 2% from $479 million for the same period last year. Net sales in the company’s Kimberly-Clark Professional segment rose 5% from the previous …