Innovations aimed to enhance the cleaning product supply chain will be a hot topic for discussion during the Innovation Showcase at the 2024 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting & Industry Convention.
The showcase will take place Jan. 31 during ACI’s Convention Week, Jan. 29-Feb. 2 at the Grande Lakes Orlando in Orlando, Florida.
The Innovation Showcase – now in its eighth year – provides a window on how creative, forward-looking companies are bringing new ideas and chemistries to market to serve the needs of consumers and customers.
Attendees will hear presentations that shine a spotlight on new product and ingredient innovations and technologies from the following presenters:
Session 1: Sustainable Innovation
Chemrez Technologies, Inc – Alyr Whylo Panlaqui, A Novel Class of Biobased Hydrotropes from an Upcycled Coconut Fatty Acid Fraction;
Eastman Chemical Company – Robert Ash, Eastman DMPAS ES – Reducing Green House Gas Emissions via Sustainable Raw Materials;
Holiferm – Richard Lock, Holiferm’s Biosurfactants: The Future of Sustainability Powered by Biotechnology;
Lanxess — Phillipp Borgs, Kalaguard SB Scopeblue: A Smaller Carbon Footprint for a Big Step Toward Sustainability;
Shell Chemical LP — Anindya Kumar Ghosal, Shell Chemicals’ Conventional and Bio-Based Offerings Endorsed for Sustainability (EPA) and accepted by Orthodox Union (Kosher);
Moderator: Nathan Sell, Senior Director, Sustainability, ACI
Session 2: Novel and Green Chemistry
BYK USA Inc. – Shannon Morrison, Improved Efficiency and Stability of Hypochlorous Acid Solutions;
MonoSol – A Kuraray Company – Richard Goetz, Paths to Biobased Water-Soluble Film Formulations;
Sasol Chemicals – Christoph Groß-Heitfeld, Sophorolipids – Bridging the Gap Between Sustainability and Performance;
Sensegen – Angelique Burke, Biotechnology Has the Potential to Enhance Fragrance Creation and Accelerate the Promise of Moving Beyond Fossil Fuel-Based Synthetic Materials. Sensegen has The Way Forward;
Solugen – Jun Su An, Novel Bio-Based Carbon-Negative Additives for High Performance Cleaning Products;
Moderator: James Kim, Vice President, Science and Regulatory Affairs, ACI.
Following each session, attendees can participate in a 60-minute meet and greet with the presenters in the Palazzo Foyer.
Companies that are eligible to join ACI must be members of the association to attend the Convention. Membership inquiries can be directed to [email protected].
The ACI Convention offers a multitude of sponsorship opportunities for interested companies. For more information or questions about the convention, contact [email protected].