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Evonik announced on September 2, 2024 that it had completed the sale of its superabsorbents business to International Chemical Investors Group. The transaction closed on August 31 following…
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The Dutch government published a report notice on June 20, 2024 concerning the financial effects on users of introducing extended producer responsibility for diapers and incontinence products.
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Principle Business Enterprises announced an investment in its Dunbridge, Ohio, manufacturing operations on May 14, 2024. It said the project was intended to double capacity for plus-size adult-incontinence…
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Sanyo Chemical announced its decision to withdraw from the superabsorbent polymer business on March 25, 2024. It cited excess supply, stronger competition and deteriorating profitability in Asian SAP…
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BASF announced production startup at its Superabsorbents Excellence Center in Antwerp on October 26, 2023. The company described a €25 million investment in pilot-scale equipment for superabsorbent-polymer development.
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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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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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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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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.
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ISO’s public project record for 22629 shows a further development milestone on October 8, 2026. The project concerns recycled pulp recovered from used urine-absorbing products.
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Sapporo City lists Sustainable Create’s development of a used-diaper recycling device for medical and care facilities among projects selected for its 2025 healthcare-business support programme.
