Cleaning Products Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Cleaning products are mandatory consumption items that we use in our daily lives. Soap, which has become less popular as a result of the increasing consumption of liquid soap and shower gels, is the oldest cleaning and personal care material since the past. Exported cleaning products; washing and cleaning products, lubricating products, rust inhibitors, artificial waxes, shoes, furniture, upholstery cleaning products. Laundry detergents are the product with the highest sales in the sector with a share of 50% worldwide. Our country has started to develop in this sector since 1995, and companies have started to create their own products and brands. In addition to small-scale companies, foreign and domestic partnerships have been established. As a result of these developments, cleaning products logistics and supply chain management were needed.
Detergent products make up 88% of the consumption of cleaning products in our country and soap makes up 12%. In the world, the situation is that the bath and body products market has the largest share.
Conditions for the Release of Cleaning Products to the Market
For the logistics of cleaning products, the contents of the products must comply with the determined regulation. Cleaning materials are regulated by the Detergents Regulation adopted in the EU in 2004, based on human health and environmental protection. Cleaning products put on the market and supplied must comply with this legislation and the obligations in the Biocidal Products Directive. The rules that the manufacturers are responsible for and gathered under four main headings are as follows:
Surfactants contained in detergents must be degradable.
Limitations have been imposed on the degradability of surfactants.
Additional labeling rules for detergents, including odor allergens, must be followed.
Manufacturers are obliged to submit documents to the relevant persons when necessary. .
Packing of Cleaning Products
Cleaning products; In its labeling and packaging, it must bear the labeling obligations of the EU regulation and the Detergents Regulation. Fenomens Logistics performs the logistics of products that have passed quality control. In order for the logistics of cleaning products to be realized, the documents written on the label of the detergent must be read completely and clearly. The packaging is; Except for some products, There is no limitation to the size and quantity of the package. In the controls regarding the weight and volume of the products, it is the responsibility of the packer to have the weight determined on the label of the product.