Sun Products
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The Sun Products Corporation (now Henkel North American Consumer Goods Inc.) was a United States-based manufacturer of laundry detergent, fabric softeners, and other household cleaning products. With annual sales of $2.0 billion, the company's brands included All, Wisk (discontinued), Snuggle, Sun, Surf, and Sunlight. Sun Products holds the second largest market share in the $10 billion North American fabric care market as of 2010. In addition, Sun Products was the manufacturing partner for many retailer brand laundry and dish products in North America.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Cleaning agents |
Founded | 1975; 49 years ago (1975) (Huish Detergents Inc.) 2008; 16 years ago (2008) (Sun Products) |
Defunct | 2018; 6 years ago (2018) |
Fate | Acquired by Henkel North American Consumer Goods |
Headquarters | Wilton, Connecticut United States |
Area served | North America |
Key people | Jeff Ansell (CEO) |
Revenue | US$ 2.0 billion (2008)[1] |
Owner | Henkel North American Consumer Goods |
Number of employees | 3,400 (2008) |
Website | sunproductscorp.com |
Sun Products maintains manufacturing facilities in Bowling Green, Kentucky; Pasadena, Texas; Dyersburg, Tennessee; and Salt Lake City, Utah. It has research and development facilities in Trumbull, Connecticut; Salt Lake City, Utah; Bentonville, Arkansas, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.