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Unicharm’s October 3, 2025 release describes stretch nonwoven fabric around the abdomen and a stretch design at the crotch in Lifree Premium adult pants, scheduled for Japanese release…
Unicharm announced Lifree thin adult pants with an Organic Cotton Touch design on October 3, 2025, for nationwide Japanese release in early October. The release describes a mesh…
Kao announced on October 1, 2025 that it was starting a used-diaper carbonization trial with Kamikatsu Town in Tokushima, Japan. The town’s Zero Waste Center WHY was the…
Shenzhen University reported on September 3, 2025 that a team working with Xidian University had combined one-way liquid transport with electrochemical sensing in a smart-diaper prototype. A Janus…
FAJ announced its Omutsu Monitor excretion-sensing products in a Japanese release dated August 21, 2025. The company describes combining odour, humidity and temperature sensing, with notifications through smartphones,…
Australia’s National Ageing Research Institute reported on August 13, 2025 on a community-care pilot with Community Vision and Essity Australasia, funded by ARIIA. It explored the feasibility and…
Nippon Shokubai announced on August 8, 2025 that its Indonesian subsidiary had held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new SAP plant the previous day. The project is located…
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital’s official news record, dated July 11, 2025, identifies a trial of smart diapers for adult patients. The stated aim is to help prevent skin…
Greater Shepparton City Council announced on July 10, 2025 that diapers collected through its nappy and incontinence-aid service would temporarily go to landfill because its processor was reducing…