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The Colgate-Palmolive Company is one of the world’s biggest producers of household and personal hygiene goods. The Colgate half was founded in 1806 by soap and candle maker William Colgate. The Palmolive half was a rival company founded by B.J. Johnson who made a soap from palm and olive oils. The two companies merged in 1953. Today the company generates over $15 billion a year in revenue. Its major competitor is Proctor and Gamble. Colgate-Palmolive have a very broad mix of brands, including Ajax cleaner, Palmolive soap, Colgate toothpaste, and Fab detergent. The chairman says the company is “deeply committed to advancing technology which can address changing consumer needs throughout the world”. His website message states: “Our goal is to…create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers whereverthey live.”
高露潔棕欖有限公司是全球領先的日用消費品公司之一
。1806年,高露潔是由香皂和蠟燭制造商威廉·高露潔建立起來 。棕欖公司是由高露潔的競爭對手B.J.約翰遜建立起來的,這是一家利用棕櫚樹和橄欖油制造香皂的公司 。1953年,兩家公司合并 。如今,高露潔每年的銷售額超過了150億美金 。其最大的競爭對是保潔公司 。高露潔旗下有許多品牌,包括Ajax cleaner、棕欖香皂、高露潔牙膏以及Fab detergent 。總裁稱該公司致力于發展先進的技術,并改變全球顧客的生活需求 。其官網稱:“無論顧客身居何處,我們的宗旨是提高客戶的生活質量 。”譯文屬可可英語原創,未經允許,不得轉載 。