The International Top 30.
1. Unilever United Kingdom www.unilever.com Sales: $21.6 billion Sales: $21.6 billion for home and personal care. Corporate sales: $50 billion. Net income: $2.3 billion. Key Personnel: Patrick Cescau, group chief executive; Rudy Markham, chief financial officer; Kees van der...

Novel ideas from Novozymes: high-tech solutions for households and personal are manufacturers.
INNOVATIVE IDEAS don't grow on trees, but more than a few are cultivated at Novozymes. The Bagsvaerd, Denmark-based company calls itself the world leader in enzymes and microorganisms. With more than 100 types of enzymes and microorganisms and no less than 700 different products--including many with applications in household...

Color technology conference in Baltimore.
April 20-22: "Innovation in color technology," conference, sponsored by the Color Pigments Manufacturers Association (CPMA), Hyatt Regency at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD. More info: (703) 6844044; Fax: (703) 684-1795; E-mail: cpma@cpma.com; Website: www.pigments.org. April 26, 27: PCITX advance technical conference, "New high performance ingredients and technology,"...

Pacquiao bats for clean fights - and clean shirts.
Byline: nick giongco WIDE EYED and apparently tickled to the bone, Manny Pacquiao watched excitedly as his latest commercial played out on a television screen during a media presentation yesterday at the Westin Philippine Plaza. "Maganda," was how Pacquiao, 26, described the 30-second commercial that...

SDA answers questions about high efficiency detergents.
* The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA), which represents the nation's cleaning products industry, has published a free, online guide for consumers, "High Efficiency Washers and Detergents: Working in Harmony to Save Energy and Water." Detergents formulated for high efficiency washers work with energy saving technology to provide the...

Colgate will not recall toothpaste in China.
* CHINA: Toothpaste producer Colgate said it would not recall its products amid reports in the Chinese media that its toothpaste contained a chemical that might cause cancer under certain conditions. Colgate-Palmolive (Guangzhou) Co. issued a statement saying its products had been certified by health and drug authorities worldwide,...

Major meetings at a glance.
Oct. 9-12: Sixth World Conference on Detergents. Montreux Convention & Exhibition Center, Switzerland. More info: (217) 359-2344; E-mail: meetings@aocs.org; Website: www.aocs.org/meetings/montreux. Oct. 16-19: 24th International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists (IFSCC) Congress, "Integration of Cosmetic Sciences," Osaka International Convention Center, Osaka, Japan. More info: Website: www.ifscc.org....

Industrial wastewater treatment using local natural soil in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Abstract: Local soil from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate is investigated for its efficiency in removing heavy metals from industrial wastewater. Eight different industrial water effluents from different industries were treated. Pb, Zn, Fe, Cu and Mn were removed from industrial wastewaters yielding treated water with...

The beating heart of the estuary: demand for fish oil puts the Chesapeake under increasing pressure.
During the early 1900s, Reedville, Virginia, boasted the highest per capita income of any community in America. Today, it remains the nation's third-largest fishing port in terms of pounds landed--375.3 million pounds in 2003, almost exclusively menhaden. Fish meal and oil rendered from menhaden together constitute nearly 40 percent...

Sodium bicarbonate and hydrogen peroxide: the effect on the growth of streptococcus mutans.
Introduction There are many products on the market today that aim to reduce the amount of dental biofilm and bacteria in the oral cavity. Over the years, numerous different ingredients and combinations of ingredients have been utilized to accomplish this task. There exists such an abundance of...