Soap & Other Detergent Manufacturing
Industry Description
The US soap and detergent manufacturing industry includes about 650 companies with combined annual revenue of about $27 billion. Major companies in the consumer sector include divisions of Procter & Gamble (P&G); Colgate-Palmolive; and Dial, a subsidiary of German consumer products firm Henkel KGaA. Major companies in the commercial sector include U S Chemical and divisions of Ecolab. The industry is highly concentrated: the top 50 companies generate about 90 percent of revenue.
SIC: 2841
NAICS: 325611
NAICS: 325611
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Top 5 Companies
| Company | Sales | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Henkel KGaA | 19,999.92M | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | 16,734.00M | New York, NY |
| Reckitt Benckiser Group plc | 13,075.10M | Slough, United Kingdom |
| S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. | 8,960.00M | Racine, WI |
| HIPOLIN LIMITED | 6,718.09M | Ahmadabad, Gujarat |
There are 29,296 companies in this industry. To view all of them, register now.Trends
Increasing Productivity - Low growth in market volume and wholesale pricing drives...
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The spot price of crude oil, which affects energy and raw material prices for soap and detergent making, rose 14.4 percent in the week ending January 6, 2012, compared to the same week in 2011.
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Research Reaffirms Safety of Antibacterial Soap Ingredients - Fresh research into the safety of antibacterial soaps and washes supports past studies that indicated bacteria-fighting ingredients do not cause antibiotic or antibacterial resistance. The...
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