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Essity's October 22 report describes continued incontinence-product growth in Health & Medical and reports growth and market-share gains in Personal Care. These are the company's quarterly results.
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A proposal registered in Romania's Senate on October 21 includes disposable and reusable absorbent products for urinary or faecal incontinence. It remains a legislative proposal.
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Magnera announced on October 5, 2026 that it had commissioned a new five-layer blown-film line at Dombühl, Germany, in August. It said product validation and qualification were continuing,…
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The reported 5,000-tonne annual capacity is a plan; operating performance is not established.
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ABENA announced its San Special Fecal range on September 30, 2026, describing three products for different situations involving fecal incontinence. The announcement covers light soiling, heavier loss of…
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The venue operator reports 292 disposal bins and 292 product dispensers; its campaign recognition is not a public certification.
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On September 29, 2026, the DIN Consumer Council discussed the revision of DIN EN ISO 15621, guidelines for evaluating absorbent products for urinary and fecal incontinence. It welcomes…
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Dutch public broadcaster AVROTROS Radar published survey findings on September 28, 2026, after questioning nearly 3,000 panel members with experience of incontinence supplies between June 23 and July…
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Dutch nursing association V&VN published a practice account of sensor-guided incontinence care on September 22, 2026. Agda Leite, a care worker and technology ambassador at IJsselheem, describes a…
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NHS Supply Chain published a care-home case study on September 14, 2026, involving Gloucestershire Continence Service, Nazareth House in Cheltenham and supplier Attends Limited. Staff had observed that…
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An NHS regional programme reports that 54% of patients offered washable continence products chose them by early 2026; its waste and cost estimates apply to that programme.
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An article published on September 10, 2026, by the Dutch waste-industry association Vereniging Afvalbedrijven profiles ARN's recycling of used baby diapers and incontinence products in Weurt. It describes…
