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April 30, 2013
EIA Projects Gasoline Prices to Fall During Summer Driving Season

WASHINGTON — Regular retail gas price expected to top off at $3.69 per gallon in May

WASHINGTON — Drivers can expect to see regular gasoline retail prices averaging $3.63 per gallon during the summer driving season, according to projections released earlier this month in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) April Short-Term Energy Outlook.

The projected monthly average price of regular retail gasoline will continue to fall through the April-September driving season, topping off at $3.69 per gallon in May to $3.57 per gallon in September.

The EIA also expects this projection to be reflected on upcoming yearly averages: $3.56 per gallon in 2013, $3.39 per gallon in 2014.

Meanwhile, the Brent crude oil spot price will average $108 per barrel in 2013, $101 per barrel in 2014, the EIA forecasts. This price rose to $119 per barrel in early February, up from last year’s $112 per-barrel average.

The projected discount of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil to Brent is forecast to average $14 per barrel in 2013, $9 per barrel in 2014. The EIA attributes this drop to planned new pipeline capacity lowering the cost of moving mid-continent crude oil to the Gulf Coast refining centers.

Natural gas working inventories ended March at an estimated 1.69 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), about 0.79 Tcf below last year’s level, and 0.41 Tcf below the five-year average (2008-2012).

EIA expects the Henry Hub natural gas spot price, which averaged $2.75 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) in 2012, will average $3.52 per MMBtu in 2013, $3.60 per MMBtu in 2014.

January 10, 2013
ALM Manager Series Webinar: Common Offenders — Dealing with Special Soils

Presented by the Association for Linen Management.

What do lipstick, blood, iodine, suntan oil, butter, tape, rust and grease have in common? If not properly treated when found on your linens, they leave a stain to remember them by. Learn how to identify and appropriately treat these special soils to best manage your bottom line.

2 p.m. EST Nov. 21

Visit the ALM website or call 800-669-0863 for more information.

September 7, 2010
Emerald Textiles, New Commercial Laundry, to Open in Southern California

SAN DIEGO — Emerald Textiles, a commercial laundry service offering textile rentals and textile management solutions for Southern California healthcare providers and hotels, will be launching operations here this fall.

Housed in a 111,000-square-foot industrial laundry facility, Emerald Textiles’ new $20 million plant exceeds Title 22 compliance standards, which helps hospitals attain accreditation from The Joint Commission, according to Tom Gildred, founder and CEO of Emerald Textiles.

August 12, 2009
Will Clean Show Find Revolutionize Laundry Industry?

I’ve said for years that the real value of any Clean Show is the unexpected products that you find in the most unlikely places.

Normally these discoveries can be found in one of the small, 10-square-foot booths along a back wall, or in an out-of-the-way location. This year, I found a new technology that may revolutionize the laundry chemical business. And most surprisingly, I found it at the Standard Textile Co. booth.

June 3, 2006
Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish

It always amazes me how poorly we managers treat our laundry chemical representatives. We hammer them on cost from morning until night and will change vendors in a heartbeat because someone else says they can do it for less.

May 1, 2006
Water Quality Change Cause for Concern (Part 1 of 3)

Some unknown factor has increased the hardness of the water entering my laundry. How can we combat this change so we can produce high-quality linen without jeopardizing production efficiency? What options are available to me to address this hard-water problem?