Henkel, Method, Church & Dwight Headline Cleaning Products 2011

5^th annual conference takes place October 5-7 in Washington DC

PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 100 of the cleaning product industry’s leading professionals will attend Cleaning Products 2011 to discuss innovation and how to move the sector forward. Henkel Consumer Goods, Procter & Gamble, Method and Church & Dwight will all be presenting at this year’s event, taking place October 5-7 at the Washington Marriott in Washington, DC.

“More than 100 attendees including: suppliers of chemicals, additives and ingredients; consumer products companies researching and developing new products; and legislators, law firms and lobbyists to the cleaning products industry. Cleaning Products 2011 is a must-attend for everyone who has a stake in this industry”

This year's Cleaning Products conference will be chaired by Brian Sansoni, Vice President, Communication & Membership, American Cleaning Institute (ACI) and Dr. Steven Bolkan, Director R&D, Church & Dwight. Joining them on the advisory committee are Manfred Trautmann, Vice President & General Manager BU Detergents and Intermediates, Clariant and Dr. Keith Grime, President, JKG Consulting LLC.

“Bringing together many elements, the key focus of Cleaning Products 2011 is innovation. Our impressive list of presenters will cover innovation in product development, technology, materials, collaborations and partnerships and in how to best communicate with the consumer,” said Sansoni.

“More than 100 attendees including: suppliers of chemicals, additives and ingredients; consumer products companies researching and developing new products; and legislators, law firms and lobbyists to the cleaning products industry. Cleaning Products 2011 is a must-attend for everyone who has a stake in this industry,” added Barbara Rojas, senior conference producer for IntertechPira.

The 2011 agenda features presentations from the top names in the cleaning products industry: Air Innovation, American Cleaning Institute, Amyris, Church & Dwight Co., Clariant, Deutsche Bank Securities, Henkel Consumer Goods, Lonza, Method, Monosol, Novozymes, Procter & Gamble, Rivertop Renewables, Segetis, The Dow Chemical Company and The Shelton Group.

Cleaning Products 2011 opens on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 5th with a workshop covering "Innovations in Concentrates" led by Kristin Heist, Senior Design Strategist, Continuum; Ryan K. Hood, Senior Scientist, Household Product Development, Shaklee Corporation and Jason Foster, Founder & CEO, Replenish Bottling. For the first time, the pre-conference workshop is included in the conference registration fee.

For more information about Cleaning Products 2011 or to attend, visit http://www.cleaningproductsconference.com.

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