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Suzano starts a new fluff-pulp line serving adult diapers and other absorbent products
The flexible Brazilian line can produce Eucafluff or market pulp; the announced capacity is not a measure of actual output.
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Toi Labs announces a $2.35 million NIH/NIA Phase II research grant
The company announced research funding for its toilet-based monitoring work. The award is distinct from completed clinical research or approval.
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First Quality plans adult-incontinence manufacturing expansion in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s economic-development department announced a $142.2 million investment by First Quality in Lewistown on November 13, 2025. The project includes four additional manufacturing lines and a planned expansion…
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Georgia-Pacific outlines further pulp investment at Alabama River Cellulose
Georgia-Pacific announced an $800 million investment at Alabama River Cellulose on September 10, 2025. Work was scheduled to begin in late 2025 and finish in 2027, expanding production…
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Toi Labs announces AARP investment, following an earlier TOTO announcement
The 2025 AARP announcement and the earlier TOTO investment are presented as a funding chronology, with undisclosed amounts kept undisclosed.
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GP Cellulose describes ForestLogic fibre-sourcing information
GP Cellulose’s August 12, 2025 article describes ForestLogic as part of its work to make fibre-sourcing and forest information visible. This concerns the origin of raw materials rather…
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Nippon Shokubai adds US sites to its certified acrylics and SAP supply
Nippon Shokubai announced on June 26, 2025 that US group companies had obtained ISCC PLUS certification for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers. The SAP certification concerns AQUALIC CA…
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Zealacare announces US rollout of its wetness-sensing brief system
The announcement describes briefs with embedded strips, a reusable front-mounted sensor and caregiver notifications through an app.
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IFC discloses financing and review of Drylock’s Brazilian factory project
The International Finance Corporation disclosed its environmental and social review of Drylock’s Capivari factory project on May 30, 2025. The project includes a $30 million A loan for…
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INDA reports North American nonwovens capacity growth in 2024
INDA released its twelfth North American Nonwovens Supply Report on May 20, 2025. The public announcement says regional capacity rose by more than 100,000 tonnes for a second…
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Ontex completes the sale of its Brazilian business, including Bigfral, to Softys
Ontex announced on April 1, 2025 that it had completed the sale of its Brazilian business to Softys. The transaction includes the manufacturing facility in Senador Canedo, in…
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TWE presents Inlet Booster for incontinence products
TWE Group announced two nonwoven concepts ahead of IDEA25 in Miami: Inlet Booster and Odour Control. Its March 12, 2025 announcement identifies Inlet Booster as a material developed…