A nonionic powder detergent composition comprising (a) 12 to 35% by weight of a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, an average molar number of added ethylene oxide of 5 to 15 and a melting point of not higher than 40.degree. C., (b) 10 to 60% by weight of a crystalline aluminosilicate, (c) 5 to 20% by weight of an amorphous oil-absorbing carrier selected from the group consisting of silica and aluminosilicates (c-1) containing at least 30% by weight of silicon in terms of SiO.sub.2, (c-2) having an oil-absorbing capacity of at least 80 ml/100 g, said carrier (c-3) giving a dispersion with a pH value of at least 9 or being soluble in a 2% aqueous NaOH solution in an amount of 0.5 g or less and (d) below 5% by weight of sodium silicate, obtained by a process comprising the steps of:
- mixing a portion of (b) said crystalline aluminosilicate, (c) said amorphous oil-absorbing carrier and optionally (d) said sodium silicate;
- adding (a) said liquid nonionic surfactant gradually during said mixing step, to obtain a homogenous mixture of (a), (b), (c) and (d);
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- adding the remaining of (b) crystalline aluminosilicate to obtain said nonionic powder detergent.