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Yuhan-Kimberly announced on December 30, 2025, that it had received a Gyeonggi provincial governor's commendation for contributions to social innovation. The presentation took place on December 29 at…
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China’s official standards platform lists JB/T 15330-2025, an industry standard for adult-diaper and pad forming, processing and packaging production lines. It records publication on December 17, 2025 and…
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Unicharm announced on December 9, 2025, that it had begun developing a dry-washing process for recycling used disposable diapers with FujiClean in Ayagawa Town, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. Drawing…
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Asahi Kasei Microdevices announced on November 12, 2025 an updated smart-diaper demonstration for CES 2026 in Las Vegas. Its description uses urine as an electrolyte and conductive material…
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Aichi Prefecture announced a trial at Kariya Memorial Hospital on October 29, 2025. Sahashi Special Steel and Shikibo planned to test a friction-grinding and drying process for used…
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Shizuoka Prefecture announced an agreement with Fukuroi City on October 9, 2025 to jointly run a used-diaper resource-recovery trial. Collection was planned from hospitals, care facilities and nurseries,…
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Unicharm’s October 3, 2025 release describes stretch nonwoven fabric around the abdomen and a stretch design at the crotch in Lifree Premium adult pants, scheduled for Japanese release…
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Unicharm announced Lifree thin adult pants with an Organic Cotton Touch design on October 3, 2025, for nationwide Japanese release in early October. The release describes a mesh…
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Unicharm’s October 1, 2025 release describes a thin Lifree insert pad for use with adult pants, scheduled for Japanese release in early October.
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Kao announced on October 1, 2025 that it was starting a used-diaper carbonization trial with Kamikatsu Town in Tokushima, Japan. The town’s Zero Waste Center WHY was the…
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The experiment explores greening applications for used-diaper material; adult-specific feedstock and commercial treatment outcomes are unconfirmed.
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Shenzhen University reported on September 3, 2025 that a team working with Xidian University had combined one-way liquid transport with electrochemical sensing in a smart-diaper prototype. A Janus…
