The increase in net sales was attributable to higher selling prices of $62 million and a $12 million benefit from favorable foreign currency translation, partially offset by decreased sales volume of $9 million and a reduction in net sales of $2 million due to the divestiture of the natural sodium sulfonates and oxidized petrolatum product lines in the third quarter of 2010.
Industrial Performance Products' net sales increased $21 million or 7% driven principally by higher selling prices of $24 million and $3 million of favorable foreign exchange translation, offset by lower sales volume of $4 million driven by our antioxidants business and a decrease of $2 million due the divestitures of the natural sodium sulfonates and oxidized petrolatum product lines in 2010.
Petroleum is the source of one of the most common group of surfactants used in laundry detergents-linear alkyl benzene sulfonates (LAS) - which is made by sulfonating a petrochemical product, linear alkyl benzene (LAB). ❋ Unknown (2010)
Competing surfactants like methyl ester sulfonates and alcohol derivates are forecast to grow at an annual rate of 5%, but from a much smaller base. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Typical of recent price trends in surfactants are the movements in linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), a widely used group of synthetic surfactants that are the main cleaning ingredients in household detergents. ❋ Unknown (2010)
(Liquid detergents generally use less LAS and more alcohol surfactants such as alcohol ether sulfonates and alcohol ethoxylates, while more LAS is used in powdered formulations.) ❋ Unknown (2010)
For example, there is not a lot of excess capacity for linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), the world's largest volume surfactants, Burns observes. ❋ Unknown (2010)
This will result in higher prices for alcohol sulfates, ether sulfates and alpha olefin sulfonates, according to analysts. ❋ Unknown (2010)
For instance, prices of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), the main cleaning ingredients in laundry detergents and the largest-selling group of surfactants, shot up in 2008 from 71¢/lb in January to $1.03/lb in July, according to Purchasingdata. com (see chart). ❋ Unknown (2010)
So while prices of the largest selling surfactants, linear alkyl benzene sulfonates (LAS), were up near the end of 2006, they didn't leap off the charts. household detergents, including laundry powders and liquids, dishwashing liquids and other household cleaners, according to a 2006 study of LAS markets by ❋ Unknown (2010)
The impact of higher petroleum costs on detergent makers could be gauged by price trends for a key group of petroleum-derived detergent ingredients - linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS). ❋ Unknown (2010)
The thiols, which are responsible for the odor, are not water soluble, even with soap, but the baking soda catalyzes the oxidative ability of the peroxide, which oxidizes the thiols into highly water-soluble sulfonates. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Some of these substances include nickel, arsenic, asbestos, formaldehyde, expanded polystyrene, ozone depleting substances, halogenated diphenyl methanes, perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS), fragrance substances (musk xylene and musk ketone) and Triclosan. pbxnsip and Cypad announce the successful implementation of a revolutionary data collection server, in a bid to reduce school food waste and costs ASUS Launches the World's First AMD AM2+ CPU Compatible Motherboard ASUS announces special channel scheme to continue upto 26th March ❋ Unknown (2009)
