At the 2012 American Cleaning Institute (ACI) Annual Meeting and Industry Convention, January 30 to February 4 in Orlando, Florida, Henkel presented Dow Corning with the “Best Innovation Contributor Laundry and Home Care 2011” award.

“Dow Corning’s outstanding contributions in 2011 have resulted in a new generation of foam control agents. These ingredients significantly improve the quality of the washing process while increasing material efficiency by up to four times,” says Thomas Müller-Kirschbaum, Corporate Senior Vice President R&D, Technology and Supply Chain Laundry & Home Care at Henkel.

This new foam control technology has been implemented globally in Henkel’s laundry detergents.

Click here to read more about the award.

Dow Corning offers a wide range of Household and Cleaning solutions to help manufacturers create products that clean and protect clothes, homes, and offices. Among these are foam control products to manage, prevent, or eliminate foam that occurs during the production or consumer use of powder and liquid detergents. Automatic dishwashing detergents in powder and tablet forms benefit from Dow Corning’s specialty silicone materials for foam control, as do fabric softeners and laundry additives that help keep clothes looking new and maintain their freshness.

To learn more about Dow Corning’s solutions for household care, visit dowcorning.com/content/household.

About Dow Corning
Dow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning and XIAMETER brands. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated.
More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States.