1/31/01 Procter
& Gamble Profit Rises
1/26/01 Procter
Sells Spic and Span Brand
1/25/01 Dial
Negotiating To Sell Division
1/23/01 Stepan
Announces Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call Webcast
1/19/01 Albemarle
Corporation Reports Record Results
12/29/00 Rhodia
and Huntsman Sign an Agreement Leading to the Divestiture of Albright &
Wilson's European Surfactants Business
12/29/00 Henkel
buys Colgate's Mexican detergent business
12/26/00 Are
Unscented Products Really Unscented? Products Could Trigger Allergic Reactions
In Some People
12/20/00 Unilever
shares surge on strong sales
12/15/00 Clorox
to streamline manufacturing
12/14/00 Maytag
warns on earnings, cites industry weakness
12/12/00 Colgate
rises on Q4 outlook, pulls whole sector up
11/29/00 NyeBar
Q Offered as Replacement for 3M's Fluorad FC-722
11/18/00 Tide
Crowns the Dirtiest Kid and Sidekick in America
11/16/00 Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance to Begin Surfaxin Clinical Trial
11/16/00 P&G
sees double-digit long-term EPS growth
11/13/00 Henkel
weighs sale of Cognis, shares drop
11/08/00 P&G
Explores Sale of Wash & Go
11/03/00 Unilever
on Right Path As Profits Rise
11/01/00 USA
Detergents Reports Third Quarter EPS of $.10
10/31/00 Unilever
to Sell Elizabeth Arden to FFI Fragrances for $225 Million
10/31/00 Procter
& Gamble profits up, sales worry
10/31/00 One-Third
Use a Special Solution to Wash Fruits And Vegetables
10/30/00 Albemarle
Wins Quality Awards From Eastman Chemical
10/27/00 Church
& Dwight third quarter earnings beat targets
10/25/00 Procter
& Gamble Donates Technology to Harness the Power of the Sun
10/24/00 Dial
Reports Third Quarter Earnings
10/24/00 Tide
Unearths America's Dirtiest Kids and Their Sidekicks National Search Discovers
Six Dirty Duos
10/24/00 Dial
says Henkel venture to drop Purex Advanced
10/24/00 Stepan
net flat, could post lower 2000 results
10/23/00 Global
Alpha-Olefins Market Intelligence Database and Newsletter Now Available
Online
10/18/00 Discovery
Laboratories Receives Broad European Patent Covering Surfactant Peptides
10/18/00 'Substance.com'
Selected as Name for Online Beauty Site of iVillage and Unilever Joint
Venture
10/17/00 Albemarle
Corporation Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months 2000 Results
10/10/00 P&G
CEO Confident in Future
10/5/00 Redox
Brands, Inc. Buys Another P&G "BIZness"
10/3/00 Unilever
Strengthens Latin American Operations
10/2/00 One
Unilever still bettter than two
9/30/00 Unilever
To Close Chicago Factory
9/28/00 Bristol-Myers
To Sell Clairol
9/28/00 P&G
Backs Outlook, Shares Rally
9/21/00 Dial
sees Q3 earnings below views
9/12/00 The
Dirt on Soap
9/6/00 Unilever
washes hands to UK bar soapmaking
8/31/00 The
Dial Corporation Announces Key Executive Appointments
8/29/00 Sears
and Whirlpool Unveil a Revolution in Washing Machine Technology
8/25/00 Former
P&G CEO got more than $13 million on leaving
8/24/00 Clorox
Joins MSI's Formulations Consortium
8/23/00 Charles
E. LaRosa Named President & COO, USA Detergents
8/22/00 Innovative
Dishwasher Product May Change Lives of 87 Million Americans; $1.8 Billion
Unmet Consumer Need Left Unanswered for 150 Years
8/17/00 Ciba
Specialty Chemicals Names New Division President in North and Central America
8/17/00 Rising
oil prices fuel woes of U.S consumer products makers
8/14/00 Henkel
KGaA - Information on Business Performance January through June 2000
8/11/00 Reckitt
Q2 set to rise, benefits due in H2
8/8/00 Dial
Replaces Two Top Executives
8/1/00 Procter
& Gamble Earnings Rise
7/28/00 Buy
Procter & Gamble Now?
7/27/00 Stepan
Reports Quarterly Earnings
7/25/00 Pediatrix,
Forest Laboratories Enter Agreement For Clinical Research Project
7/20/00 Colgate-Palmolive
Net Tops Forecasts
7/19/00 Too
Clean Is No Good
7/19/00 Sluggish
quarter seen for consumer product makers
7/17/00 Procter
& Gamble puts Biz bleach brand on block
7/17/00 Researcher
Urges Less Use of Anti-Bacteria Products
7/17/00 Lavender
Boom Means Big Business
7/6/00 Procter
& Gamble Sells Oxydol Brand
6/28/00 Dial
issues profit warnings, share prices tumbles
6/28/00 P&G
to sell romantic.com and other domain names
6/21/00 Dial
Needs a Parent to Clean Up Its Act
6/21/00 Simple
Hand Washing Cuts Drug-Resistant Bacteria
6/20/00 P&G's
Crest to offer tooth whitening strips
6/16/00 Shampoo
Makes Head Lice Glow in UV Light
6/15/00 Doctor's
Group Questions Anti-Bacterial Soaps
6/15/00 P&G
Thai sales up 16.7 pct to end Jun yr/yr
6/13/00 Detergent
Intermediate and Surfactant Powerhouse CONDEA Out On Offer - Profile Available
6/9/00 Moody's
raises Reckitt Benckiser ratings
6/9/00 Good
Growth Forecast for Surfactants in Industrial Applications
6/8/00 Kimberly-Clark
Sees Strong Business Results Continuing
6/8/00 P&G's
CEO Steps Down After Profit Warning
6/7/00 Washing
Machines Will Phone And Surf Net: Expert
6/5/00 Mexico
okays Henkel/Dial buy of soap firm
6/2/00 Home-Schoolers
Sweep Spelling Bee (he spelled 'surfactant' to win!)
6/1/00 Stop
Trying Too Hard to Kill Bacteria, Expert Says
5/31/00 Alliance
Pharmaceutical Corp. Announces Completion of Phase 3 Oxygent Study in Europe
5/25/00 Procter
& Gamble sees 10 pct sales growth in Mexico
5/25/00 Alliance
Pharmaceutical Corp. Nets $25 Million in Conjunction With Oxygent Agreement
With Baxter
5/23/00 Germs
Easily Transferred From Everyday Objects to Hands
5/23/00 Whirlpool
plans investments to meet new energy rules
5/16/00 3M
Phasing Out Some of its Specialty Materials
5/15/00 Helene
Curtis Comes Alive in New Web Site
5/12/00 Alliance
Pharmaceutical Corp. and Baxter Enter Into Agreement for Oxygent (perfluorocarbon
emulsion)
5/10/00 Revlon
sells Plusbelle to Dial, not selling other brands
5/9/00 Colgate-Palmolive
holders leave meeting with a bonus
4/25/00 Stepan
Reports First Quarter Results
4/25/00 P&G
profits lower, stock falls after sales warning
4/25/00 Dial
Q1 revs, margin lower, announces Coast deal
4/19/00 Colgate-Palmolive
profit up 15%, beats forecasts
4/18/00 P&G
launches fruit and veggie wash
4/4/00 P&G
Stock Rallies After Shares Upgraded
3/31/00 Study
Finds 'Green' Product Labeling Misleading
3/27/00 P&G
looks to sell Oxydol laundry detergent
3/23/00 Gillette
to Sell White Rain to Diamond
3/23/00 Alberto-Culver
Completes Pro-Line Acquisition
3/21/00 Dial
and Henkel Extend Joint Venture Project Throughout NAFTA; Announce Investment
in Mexican Detergent Manufacturer
3/21/00 BFGoodrich
acquires personal care business
3/17/00 IBM
Researchers Create New "Self-assembling" Magnetic Materials
3/15/00 Stepan
Reports Record Quarterly Earnings
3/11/00 Soap
Maker Dial Warns of Lower Profits
3/8/00 Alberto-Culver
Sees Growth Momentum Continuing
3/7/00 P&G
Stock Plummets After Warning
3/7/00 Unilever
Creates New Company to Position for Growth in Global Prestige Beauty Market
3/2/00 Unilever
Doubles Central American Presence With Acquisition of Grupo Cressida
3/1/00 Unilever
plans China listing
2/29/00 Cognis
Acquires Hispano Quimica
2/29/00 Admiral
Inc. to Acquire Man Chem Division from Imperial Soap
2/24/00 Discovery
To Begin Exploration of Surfaxin Platform for Aerosolized Formulations
for Asthma and Other Respiratory Diseases
2/22/00 After
40 Years Mr. Clean Speaks Online
2/22/00 Unilever
to Cut 25,000 Jobs
2/18/00 Henkel's
1999 Results Break New Records
2/18/00 Unilever
1999 profits seen a bit drab
2/15/00 Unilever
and iVILLAGE Form New Internet Company
2/15/00 Stepan
Reports Record Quarterly Earnings
2/15/00 P&G
CFO Sees 6-8 Pct Sales Growth
2/14/00 Dial
eyes 15 pct EPS growth in 2000
2/14/00 Colgate
sees 2000 volume growth in mid-single digits
2/9/00 P&G's
Mr. Clean to talk about cleaning woes on Web
2/3/00 Colgate
Announces Excellent 4th Quarter Volume up 7%, Record Earnings and Profitability
EPS up 14%
2/2/00 Garden
Botanika Announces Year 2000 Business Plan, January Sales
2/2/00 Amway
Corp. To Reorganize
2/2/00 Unilever,
Microsoft extend online deal
1/31/00 Phytera
and Unilever Sign Joint Research and Development Agreement
1/28/00 Church
& Dwight Reports Fourth Quarter and 1999 Results
1/27/00 Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. to Begin Pivotal Phase 3 Study of Surfaxin in Meconium
Aspiration Syndrome
1/27/00 Rhodia
Doubles Net Income in 1999
1/27/00 Clorox
reports higher earnings, cites cleaners, bags
1/26/00 Psychology
of Bad Hair Days Studied
1/25/00 Procter
& Gamble's Earnings Flat
1/25/00 Dial
Reports 1999 Earnings Per Share Up 15% To $1.17 Per Share on 13% Sales
Increase
1/24/00 Whirlpool
Corporation Reports Record Performance
1/13/00 Global
Certification for Henkel Surface Technologies
1/10/00 More
Clothing Than You'd Expect on a Rio Beach
1/10/00 P&G
May Sell Two Skin Care Brands
1/6/00 Argentine
watchdog rejects P&G charges vs Unilever
1/6/00 Garden
Botanika Reports December Comparable Store Sales
1/4/00 Dick
Bruno & Continental-Diversified Announce New Dispensing Technology
for Consumer and Commercial Products
12/23/99 Venezuela
Mavesa sees recovery helping sales
12/7/99 CONDEA
Vista Company Cosmetics Ingredients Brochure Now Available
12/2/99 Procter
& Gamble Indonesia to Shut Down Shampoo Unit
12/1/99 P&G
Taking New Product to the Streets in National Launch (Dryel)
12/1/99 Henkel
and Lion Corporation to Join Forces in Consumer Home Products
11/25/99 Reckitt
extends Benckiser offer
11/24/99 U.S.
Approves Reckitt, Benckiser Deal
11/22/99 CONDEA
Vista Increases Detergent Alkylate Prices
11/19/99 Benckiser
not to publish quarterly figures
11/17/99 Unilever
Acquires Controlling Interest in Colombian Business
11/13/99 Tide's
'Dirtiest Kid In America' Has Been Found
11/13/99 Gobble
Up Stains After the Turkey's Done - The Whirlpool Institute of Fabric
Science Offers Tips for the Thanksgiving Holiday's Most Common Stains
11/9/99 P&G
Sells Prell Shampoo Line
11/8/99 USA
Detergents Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month 1999 Results
11/8/99 Henkel:
Information for Its Shareholders on Business Performance January Through
September 1999
11/5/99 Unilever
dives on Q3 profit fall
10/28/99 P&G
profits rise, matching estimates
10/26/99 Rhodia:
Net Income Up 34 Percent in the First Nine Months Of 1999
10/22/99 Surfactants
in Agriculture: A Changing Market
10/21/99 Colgate-Palmolive
posts sparkling Q3 earnings
10/21/99 Stepan
Reports 3rd Quarter Earnings
10/20/99 Unilever
Realigns U.S. Laundry Detergent Advertising
10/19/99 Dial
Reports Third Quarter 1999 Earnings Per Share Up 15% To $0.31 Per Share
On 14% Sales Increase
10/18/99 Henkel
Corporation Appoints New President, Launches International Image Campaign
10/17/99 Colgate,
P&G sales seen up, but Gillette weaker
10/12/99 Imagery-Driven
Fragrance Products are Everywhere These Days ... Including the Kitchen
Sink!
10/12/99 P&G
CEO Sees Transformation In Five Years
10/12/99 Whirlpool
Corporation Reports Record Quarterly Performance
10/3/99 Revlon,
Still In Cosmetics, Warns Of Loss
9/30/99 The
Dial Corporation Announces New Organization Structure and Key Executive
Appointments
9/23/99 Tips
on Cleaning to Combat Allergens in the Home from The Soap and Detergent
Association
9/21/99 Unilever
To Cut 1,200 Brands
9/20/99 Finazzle
Corporation USA Poised to Shock the Cleaning Products Industry with Launch
of Ten New Household Cleaning Products Sold Direct to Customers Via Internet
or Phone
9/15/99 Regulators
Halt Lotion Ads
9/14/99 P&G
Launching Online Beauty Site
9/13/99 Shaw's,
Safescience in Exclusive Co-Branding Agreement; Own Label Program Expanded
With Tested Cleaning Products
9/13/99 Mobil
Announces Upgrades to Its Commercial Vehicle Lubricant Formulations
9/12/99 Use
of Antibacterials Debated
9/8/99 P&G's
Physique to bring up-market hair to the masses
8/10/99 Henkel
in the First Half 1999: Stable Growth of Brand-name Products
7/28/99 RESEARCH
ALERT-ING cuts Benckiser to "Hold"
7/27/99 Dutch,
British Firms To Merge (Reckitt & Colman PLC and Benckiser NV)
7/27/99 Confirmation
of Rhodia's Recovery; Net Income for the First Half of 1999 Up 22 Percent
7/26/99 'Ease
Your Load' With These Laundry Etiquette Tips (Amway)
7/20/99 Dial
Reports Second Quarter 1999 Earnings Per Share Up 16% to $0.29 Per Share
on 17% Sales Increase
7/20/99 Stepan
Reports Record Quarterly Earnings
7/20/99 Discovery
Laboratories, Inc. Receives Notice of Allowance Related to Surfactant Lavage
Patent Application
7/19/99 Procter
& Gamble and the Institut Pasteur Sign Worldwide Partnership Agreement
7/13/99 Unilever
and Symyx Sign Collaboration
7/2/99 Unilever
Acquires Dominican Republic Consumer Business
7/1/99 Government
acts against false detergent claims
6/30/99 P&G
To End Product Tests on Animals
6/30/99 Forest
says judge reverses Abbott patent victory (Infasurf lung surfactant)
6/23/99 SKW
buys Witco's ODG (Oleochemicals and Derivatives Group) chemicals firm
6/14/99 Biore
Brand Is Awarded Gold at the 1999 National Effie Awards
6/17/99 Unilever
hopes China will approve revamp very soon
6/17/99 Benckiser
ups stake in China JV
6/16/99 Ciba
Specialty Chemicals Consumer Care Division Holds Event to Underscore the
Importance of Sun
Protection
6/9/99 Procter
& Gamble To Cut 15,000 Jobs
6/4/99 Germs
in the Laundry - Company Press Release (Clorox)
6/1/99 Crompton
& Knowles and Witco to Merge, Creating $3.2 Billion Specialty Chemical
Company
5/28/99 Fisher
& Paykel's DishDrawer Receives Prestigious Business Week Design Award
5/25/99 Benckiser
Reports Progress in Line With Expectations in First Quarter to March 31,
1999
5/11/99 Henkel
Announces Results for First Quarter 1999
5/5/99 Ciba
Specialty Chemicals Introduces World's First UV Absorber for Fabric Softeners
5/4/99 Rhodia
Sells Polyether Polyol Business to Huntsman Corporation
5/3/99 USA
Detergents Reports First Quarter 1999 Results
5/3/99 Henkel
Reports Preliminary First Quarter 1999 Results
4/30/99 FOCUS-Rhodia
Albright bid tops Albemarle
4/29/99 Unilever
Reports $715 Million Net Profit For First Quarter
4/29/99 Church
& Dwight Co., Inc. Reports First Quarter 1999 Earnings
4/29/99 Unilever
expects return to sales growth
4/29/99 Unilever
sees recovery in SE Asia
4/24/99 German
Industrialist Henkel Dies
4/22/99 P&G:
Earnings Better Than Expected
4/21/99 Colgate-Palmolive
beats expectations
4/20/99 Dial
and Henkel Form Joint Venture to Develop and Market Enhanced Purex Laundry
Products in North America
4/20/99 Dial
Reports First Quarter 1999 Net Income Up 13% to $0.26 Per Share on 19%
Sales Increase
4/20/99 Stepan
Reports Increased Sales & Earnings