Article: COLGATE PALMOLIVE Co - Colgate To Sell North American Laundry Detergent Brands.

 Colgate To Sell Its North American Laundry Detergent Brands; 
   Separately, Will Repatriate $800 Million From Overseas Operations Under 
  American Jobs Creation Act 
 
NEW YORK, July 12, 2005 -- Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) announced 
today its agreement to sell its North American heavy-duty laundry detergent 
brands to Phoenix Brands LLC.  The transaction includes the sale of the 
detergent brands Fab, Dynamo, Arctic Power, ABC, Cold Power and Fresh Start, 
and the license of the Ajax brand for laundry detergents, in the United States, 
Canada and Puerto Rico. 
Reuben Mark, Colgate's Chairman and CEO said, "The sale of these ...

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