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Fibertex invests in inline printing for wetness indicators and functional coatings
A German printing investment enables inline application of wetness indicators and functional treatments for hygiene components.
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BASF, Essity and TU Wien report a gasification pilot for used diaper waste
BASF announced on December 11, 2025 that it had worked with Essity and TU Wien on a pilot for converting used diapers and other absorbent hygiene products into…
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Essity reorganizes TENA business reporting
Essity published comparative financial figures on December 2, 2025, ahead of introducing four business areas on January 1, 2026: Health & Medical, Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and Professional…
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NEN explores a standards committee for more circular absorbent hygiene products
NEN announced on November 27, 2025 an information meeting about a proposed standards committee covering absorbent hygiene products, including incontinence materials, diapers and menstrual products.
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Borealis explains lightweight spunbond fabrics using HG485FB
Borealis published a technical feature on Borstar Nextension polypropylene technology on October 2, 2025. One section discusses HG485FB, a spunbond grade developed for hygiene and technical nonwoven fabrics.
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W+D outlines adult-diaper manufacturing designs intended to reduce material use
The equipment supplier describes narrower adult-diaper chassis and other ways to control sheet and core-material use.
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Urk starts separate diaper collections while noting waste is not yet recycled
Urk municipality announced a one-year separate diaper-collection pilot on September 19, 2025. Three collection containers accepted both diapers and incontinence materials, with access arranged through a resident waste…
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Dutch trial finds fewer product changes but no reduction in leakage with smart continence care
Academy Het Dorp reported on September 8, 2025 on a cluster-randomized trial involving 156 people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities at six care organizations. Smart continence care…
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Omya presents Omyafilm developments for thinner hygiene films at K2025
Omya’s September 1, 2025 K2025 announcement describes development of thinner hygiene films using Omyafilm. Its separate official application page includes backsheets for adult-incontinence products.
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RKW’s 2024 report describes thinner thermally laminated backsheets
RKW’s 2024 sustainability report describes thermally laminated film-and-nonwoven backsheets, including adult-incontinence applications, on page 7. It says the process avoids adhesive in that lamination step.
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Capannori announces authorization for Salanetti’s absorbent-hygiene recycling plant
Capannori municipality announced on July 15, 2025 that a regional procedure had authorized construction of RetiAmbiente’s absorbent-hygiene recycling plant at Salanetti in Tuscany.
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WRAP reviews a decade of separate nappy and incontinence-pad collections in Wales
WRAP published a case study on July 8, 2025 describing Rhondda Cynon Taf’s long-running collection of used nappies and incontinence pads in Wales.