03 / Materials
Start with the layers and materials of absorbent products. Then follow original sources to products and packaging, manufacturing and equipment, and collection and recycling.
Explore companies by the region of their headquarters.
Research, public-sector sources and items without confirmed headquarters remain under All. References are not filtered.
A material atlas
The illustration is a simplified guide. Materials and construction differ between products.
Common material roles
Raw materials
25 articles · 8 briefs · 4 source links
Company HQ: Americhem · United States ↗
Americhem via Business Wire · Additive technology · Company-published source
Americhem announced nPure and nZorb in a September 2026 company release distributed by Business Wire.
Company HQ: BASF · Germany ↗
www.basf.com · Research facility · Company-published source
BASF opened a global performance laboratory for diapers and superabsorbent polymers in Mumbai on August 18,…
Company HQ: Leafline · South Africa ↗
Farmer’s Weekly South Africa · Manufacturer interview · News report
A signed interview examines the South African business’s use and processing of pineapple-leaf fibre,…
Products & packaging
29 articles · 2 briefs · 5 source links
Company HQ: Confitex · New Zealand ↗
www.prnewswire.com · Product description · Company-published source
Confitex Technology announced on September 15, 2026, that its washable nonwoven absorbent hygiene products…
cmprovidercollaborative.nhs.uk · Local service report · Public authority source
An NHS regional programme reports that 54% of patients offered washable continence products chose them by…
Company HQ: Night n Day · Australia ↗
www.continence.org.au · Manufacturer interview · Organization source
Continence Health Australia interviewed Michael Lakiss-Smith, managing director of the Australian family…
Manufacturing & equipment
37 articles · 5 briefs · 1 source link
Company HQ: Magnera · United States ↗
Magnera · Product qualification · Company-published source
Magnera announced on October 5, 2026 that it had commissioned a new five-layer blown-film line at Dombühl,…
Company HQ: M.D. Viola Macchine · Italy ↗
M.D. Viola Macchine · Technical explanation · Company-published source
M.D. Viola’s August 31, 2026 article explains technical changes involved in adding adult-incontinence…
sthjj.quanzhou.gov.cn · Plant environmental approval · Public authority source
Quanzhou's ecology and environment bureau published approval of an environmental impact report for Banglida…
Collection & recycling
37 articles · 2 source links
www.ansa.it · Facility plan · News report
The reported 5,000-tonne annual capacity is a plan; operating performance is not established.
www.verenigingafvalbedrijven.nl · Operating facility · Organization source
An article published on September 10, 2026, by the Dutch waste-industry association Vereniging Afvalbedrijven…
www.ucl.ac.uk · Research report · Organization source
UCL reported on July 23, 2026 that researchers had published a roadmap in Nature Sustainability for reducing…
Manufacturing equipment
Explore equipment companies for adult diapers and incontinence products, with product areas and official sources.
A claim about one material or life-cycle stage does not describe the environmental impact of the whole product. These examples are selected routes to original information, not a ranking or a claim that a product is environmentally preferable. Company statements are attributed to their publishers.
