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In judgment T-125/26, Colombia’s Constitutional Court directed an insurer to supply medically prescribed diapers and medicines to one patient. The ruling partly upheld a lower-court decision; it did…
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ExxonMobil’s official IDEA2025 page links to material information on high-loft, soft nonwovens made using Vistamaxx and polypropylene. It includes adult-incontinence products and components such as abdominal panels, topsheets…
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HARTMANN’s pharmacy information dated February 2025 describes a change to SkinGuard absorbent cores in MoliCare pads and pants, alongside more compact packaging.
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Klabin’s report covering 2025 describes fluff pulp with an odor-control function and customer qualification followed by interest from China. It also reports five commercial versions of PineFluff eXcel,…
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Credible Vietnam’s official history records a production start in 2025. Its manufacturing information lists adult diapers, adult pants, incontinence products and bed mats among the factory’s intended product…
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ANDRITZ’s official INDEX26 preview describes adult-care converting lines, SAP-management technology and equipment for recovering materials from manufacturing scrap. The exhibition dates are May 19–22, 2026.
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Sumitomo Seika’s 2025 report describes a planned addition of 70,000 tonnes per year of superabsorbent-polymer capacity in Singapore, bringing the site’s planned annual capacity to 140,000 tonnes. Its…
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ANDRITZ describes a collaboration with A.Celli to develop and commercialise ReelMAX 360, an automated reel-handling and loading system for personal-hygiene converting lines.
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Ontex’s 2025 annual report, published in March 2026, describes the reorganisation of its Belgian operations. It discusses the closure of Eeklo and the role of Buggenhout as a…
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Essity’s September 2025 company update describes manufacturing investments in Spain and the Netherlands. The Spanish project includes a new line for intimate-hygiene products and TENA incontinence pads, with…
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Sumitomo Seika’s 2025 report says it began full-scale sales of a high-retention superabsorbent polymer in fiscal 2024. The company describes the material as allowing about a 10 percent…
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The Netherlands’ Circular Materials Plan includes a specific framework for used disposable diapers and incontinence materials. The page states that this section took effect on December 30, 2025.
