Latin America. The ever-evolving Latin American cleaning services market has demonstrated significant growth in recent years, according to a recent report. In 2023, this market reached an approximate value of USD 5.41 billion and is expected to continue expanding at a compound annual rate of 5.7% between 2024 and 2032, thus projecting an estimated value of USD 8.91 billion by the year 2032.

International. The Clorox Company recently announced the sale of certain wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, "Clorox Argentina"), with operations in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, to Apex Capital, a private equity fund associated with Grupo Mariposa, a 139-year-old food and beverage company with operations in 16 countries, and an investment group led by Diego Barral, former senior vice president and general manager of Clorox International. Financial terms were not disclosed.

International. Dow and Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) announced a joint development agreement (JDA) to create a new recycling technology. The vision is to enable the efficient conversion of hard-to-recycle plastic packaging into recycled polyethylene with near-virgin quality and a low greenhouse gas emissions footprint.

Latin America. Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) announced that Adriana Olaya Rodriguez has been introduced as its new Director of Sustainability and Communications, who will spearhead the sustainability strategy in the LATAM, EMEA and APAC regions, seeking to drive positive change through actions, communications and engagement, and supporting RCP customers and distributors to do the same.