Monthly Archives: April 2023

New Law to Impact Body Washes and Other Cosmetic Products

By |2024-01-05T22:23:28-06:00April 27, 2023|

On Dec. 29, 2022, the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) was enacted into law, which will have a huge impact on manufacturers and distributors of body washes, cleansing wipes, and other cosmetic products when it goes into effect on Dec. 29, 2023. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. ...

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3M Updates Senior Management Team

By |2024-03-11T15:51:38-05:00April 26, 2023|

3M has announced multiple updates to the company’s senior leadership team. Michael Vale has been appointed 3M group president and chief business and country officer, a new role on the company’s corporate operations committee. In this new role, Vale will oversee three of the company’s four business groups (safety and industrial, transportation and electronics, and consumer), customer ...

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Nexstep Names JV Carter Top Sales Rep

By |2024-03-11T15:51:38-05:00April 26, 2023|

Nexstep Commercial Products has named JV Carter Co. Inc. its 2022 Sales Rep Agency of the Year. Nexstep recognized JV Carter for its sales accomplishments during the past year. The Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, firm has represented Nexstep since 2018. “Over the last five years, we are very appreciative of the support Nexstep Commercial Products, led by Todd ...

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ABCO Honored at Aramsco Expo

By |2024-03-11T15:51:37-05:00April 26, 2023|

ABCO Products Corp. was named the recipient of the 2022 Vendor Award for Private Label and Exclusive Products and Programs during Aramsco’s Nexus Expo, which took place last month in Las Vegas. The annual Nexus Expo is one of the largest showcases of restoration, concrete surface preparation, abatement, and safety products. ABCO was honored for offering ...

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Lanxess Announces New Sustainability Goals

By |2024-03-11T15:51:37-05:00April 26, 2023|

Lanxess has announced plans to make its entire value chain climate-neutral by 2050. As part of that sustainability plan, the company’s flavors and fragrances business unit will offer sustainable product variants across its entire product portfolio of flavors, fragrances, preservatives, and animal nutrition products by the end of 2023. Lanxess has entered into strategic collaborations ...

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Challenges for Distributors and the Supply Chain in 2023

By |2024-01-05T22:23:25-06:00April 26, 2023|

Jansan and other distributors have been grappling with several challenges since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Once the pandemic subsided, many thought things would soon return to normal. Far from it. Instead, the door closing on the pandemic has opened the distribution industry to a host of new complications, most of which the industry has not ...

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GBAC STAR Service Aligns With CIMS

By |2024-03-11T15:51:36-05:00April 25, 2023|

In response to industry demand, ISSA has merged its Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) certification and the GBAC® STAR Service Accreditation from the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, into one comprehensive certification program. CIMS is a consensus-based management standard that outlines the primary characteristics of a successful, quality cleaning organization. GBAC STAR Service ...

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Jelmar Names New Marketing Partners

By |2024-03-11T15:51:36-05:00April 25, 2023|

Jelmar LLC has appointed two Quad agencies—Periscope and Rise Interactive—as its new marketing agencies of record.  Periscope, the creative agency of Quad, will assist Jelmar with developing a consumer strategy focusing on overall positioning, refreshed brand identity, and campaign execution for the company’s CLR brand portfolio. Rise Interactive, Quad’s performance marketing agency, will leverage key datapoints to drive ...

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Kimberly-Clark Increases 1st-Quarter Sales 2%

By |2024-03-11T15:51:35-05:00April 25, 2023|

Kimberly-Clark Corp., parent company of Kimberly-Clark Professional, reported first-quarter net sales of US$5.2 billion, an increase of 2% from a year ago. Kimberly-Clark also reported a quarterly net income of $575 million, up 7% from $535 million for the same period last year. Net sales in the company’s Kimberly-Clark Professional segment jumped 9% from the previous year to $847 ...

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Medline Opens New Distribution Center in Louisiana

By |2024-03-11T15:51:35-05:00April 25, 2023|

Medline Industries Inc. has opened a US$72 million distribution center in Hammond, Louisiana. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified distribution center is the largest medical supply facility in Louisiana. The 650,000-square-foot facility will service Medline customers in Louisiana, Mississippi, and eastern Texas. The distribution center’s ribbon cutting ceremony was ...

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