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Nazareth Home describes expanding TrueLoo after an initial care-home pilot
The care provider’s account documents a pilot and a purchase-and-installation agreement. Supplier outcome claims remain separate from independent evidence.
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BASF’s 2023 announcement describes startup of an Antwerp SAP pilot centre
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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Colombia’s Constitutional Court orders prescribed diapers in an individual case
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 presents high-loft nonwoven materials for hygiene applications
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 describes phased change to MoliCare SkinGuard cores
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 2025 report describes customer qualification of odor-control fluff
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’s official history records a 2025 production start in Vietnam
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 INDEX26 preview covers adult-care lines and production-scrap recovery
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 outlines its Singapore SAP expansion plan
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 and A.Celli describe automated reel loading for hygiene converting
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 annual report describes Buggenhout’s incontinence manufacturing role
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 outlines manufacturing investments in Spain and the Netherlands
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…