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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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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…
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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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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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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.
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A parliamentary reply distinguishes basic customs duty, its surcharge and the September 2025 import-IGST reduction.
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EPD Australasia lists a product-specific environmental product declaration for TENA Flex and TENA Pants, registered on July 31, 2025. Its identifier is EPD-IES-0025073:001 and its geographical scope is…
