The Clorox Company - statistics & facts
In 1913, a purveyor of wood and coal, a bookkeeper, a banker, a lawyer, and a miner each invested one hundred U.S. dollars in what was to become The Clorox Company. Their liquid bleach factory, based in Oakland, California was first called the Electro-Alkaline Company and their main product was named Clorox, a blend word of its two main ingredients’ names: chlorine and sodium hydroxide. One hundred years later, the company has grown into a multinational corporation with about 8,000 employees, and now manufactures and markets a wide range of both professional and consumer products, from detergent to lip balm.
