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Livedo introduces self-applied Refre pad for pull-on diapers
Livedo Corporation announced on June 1, 2026 that Refre Smartline Smart Self Pants Pad would be renamed Refre Hitori de Rakuraku Sochaku Kami Pants Yo Pad as the…
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Unicharm introduces AI-assisted guidance for putting on Lifree pants
Unicharm announced on May 28, 2026, that it had introduced an AI-assisted service showing people how to put on Lifree pull-on pants. Users hold a smartphone vertically and…
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Unicharm announces a summer-only thin Lifree pull-on
Unicharm announced on May 27, 2026, that a summer-limited version of Lifree's ultra-thin, underwear-style pull-on pants would reach stores across Japan from late May. It features a sweat-absorbing…
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Yuhan-Kimberly offers trial of light-leak liners and pads
Yuhan-Kimberly announced a Depend Style sampling campaign on May 26, 2026, aimed at women managing light urinary leakage. Applications ran from May 26 to June 7 through the…
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Excellent Medical discloses groundbreaking for a Moroccan adult-care plant
Jiangsu Excellent Medical Technology Group disclosed on May 25, 2026 that its Moroccan manufacturing project had held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 24.
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Bostik describes a hygiene adhesive designed for controlled separation during recycling
Kizen Miles 9.0 uses specified chemical, thermal and mechanical conditions to support separation of hygiene-product components.
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UNFPA Lebanon’s notice sought 4,800 packs of adult diapers
The expired quotation notice requested two diaper forms and three sizes; award and delivery have not been verified.
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Meerlanden seeks partners for a diaper and incontinence-waste recycling plant
Meerlanden published a call for partners on May 19, 2026 for a proposed plant to process used baby diapers and incontinence products in the Amsterdam region.
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Woolchemy and BCNonwovens agree to scale up wool-based hygiene materials
The partners will advance customer trials and commercial evaluations for wool-based hygiene components before a possible supply agreement.
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EDANA INDEX26 award recognizes light-incontinence pad
EDANA announced five INDEX26 Award winners at the opening of the nonwovens exhibition in Geneva on May 19, 2026. Corman's Organyc Personalized Protection light-incontinence pads won the category…
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Kao updates its Relief Marude Shitagi adult pull-on in Japan
Kao's Relief public relations office announced on May 18, 2026, that a revised Marude Shitagi adult pull-on diaper would launch nationwide in Japan on May 23. Kao says…
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LYCRA and Dukane present adhesive-free ultrasonic bonding for hygiene products
The LYCRA Company announced on May 15, 2026 that it would present LYCRA FUSION fiber for personal care at INDEX26, working with Dukane on ultrasonic attachment of elastic…