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aba reports 1,000 cumulative Helppad 2 shipments in Japan
aba said on April 4, 2025 that cumulative domestic shipments of its Helppad 2 excretion sensor had exceeded 1,000 units. The company described use in care facilities across…
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Ontex completes the sale of its Brazilian business, including Bigfral, to Softys
Ontex announced on April 1, 2025 that it had completed the sale of its Brazilian business to Softys. The transaction includes the manufacturing facility in Senador Canedo, in…
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Ontex reports manufacturing expansion at its Segovia plant
Ontex announced expanded manufacturing capabilities at its Segovia site in Spain on March 5, 2025. It said the number of production lines had increased from 16 in 2022…
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Fujian reports a new Runmei production site covering adult diapers
Fujian’s provincial commerce department reported the opening and use of a new Runmei hygiene-products production site on January 22, 2025. The planned product range includes baby diapers, adult…
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Oji Nepia announces a plan to reorganise adult-diaper production
Oji Holdings announced a reorganisation of Oji Nepia’s adult-diaper production on January 21, 2025. The plan called for closing the Fujinomiya factory in January 2026 and transferring its…
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Klabin reports a commissioned carbon-footprint study of PineFluff
Klabin announced on January 6, 2025 a commissioned comparison of PineFluff’s carbon footprint. It identifies ACV Brasil as the study provider and SGS Brasil as the verifier, and…
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US EPA updates sustainable-purchasing recommendations including sanitary-product ecolabels
The US Environmental Protection Agency announced an update to its sustainable-purchasing recommendations on December 5, 2024. Additions in the healthcare medical-supplies category included Nordic Ecolabelling for Sanitary Products,…
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Spanish investment agency describes Essity’s new incontinence-products line
Invest in Spain described Essity’s €24 million investment in an incontinence-products manufacturing line on November 11, 2024. The line produces products for the TENA and Orly brands.
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Berry nonwovens business and Glatfelter combine to form Magnera
Glatfelter announced completion of its combination with Berry’s Health, Hygiene and Specialties Global Nonwovens and Films business on November 4, 2024. The transaction created Magnera, a supplier of…
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European Commission presents a green-procurement guide for absorbent hygiene products
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment reported on October 27, 2024 that the Joint Research Centre had released a practical guide to using EU Ecolabel criteria in the…
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BASF reports completion of a superabsorbent-production upgrade in Freeport
BASF announced completion of a $19.2 million investment in its Freeport, Texas, superabsorbent-polymer operations on October 10, 2024. The project upgraded equipment and production processes, including rail logistics…
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Unicharm and Oji Nepia link used-diaper fuel recovery with toilet-paper production
Unicharm announced on October 1, 2024 that Oji Nepia had joined its RefF resource-recovery initiative. The companies linked electricity generated using solid recovered fuel, or RPF, from used…