Soap and Detergent Association Renames Itself the American Cleaning Institute

It's official. The American Cleaning Institute(ACI) is the new name of the former Soap and Detergent Association (SDA). While SDA had announced the change several months ago it has now official and the new website (www.CleaningInstitute.org) has gone live.

From ACI's press release:

"Our new name, brand and website enable us to better tell the story of how cleaning products and practices contribute to better living," said ACI Board Chair Jane Hutterly, EVP of Worldwide Corporate & Environmental Affairs, S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. "Our industry's commitment to a more sustainable world and enhancing health and the quality of life is stronger than ever and will be well represented by the American Cleaning Institute."

Membership includes the manufacturers and formulators of household, industrial, and institutional cleaning products, their ingredients and finished packaging; oleochemical producers; and chemical distributors to the cleaning product industry. ACI and its members are dedicated to improving health and the quality of life through sustainable cleaning products and practices.