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Academy Het Dorp reported on September 8, 2025 on a cluster-randomized trial involving 156 people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities at six care organizations. Smart continence care…
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Omya’s September 1, 2025 K2025 announcement describes development of thinner hygiene films using Omyafilm. Its separate official application page includes backsheets for adult-incontinence products.
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RKW’s 2024 sustainability report describes thermally laminated film-and-nonwoven backsheets, including adult-incontinence applications, on page 7. It says the process avoids adhesive in that lamination step.
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Capannori municipality announced on July 15, 2025 that a regional procedure had authorized construction of RetiAmbiente’s absorbent-hygiene recycling plant at Salanetti in Tuscany.
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WRAP published a case study on July 8, 2025 describing Rhondda Cynon Taf’s long-running collection of used nappies and incontinence pads in Wales.
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Ontex announced on June 17, 2025 that it was bringing the iD Discreet incontinence range to European healthcare partners, including pharmacies, medical-supply outlets and care facilities.
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A paper published in Gels on April 10, 2025 evaluates cellulose-based hydrogels as possible diaper absorbents. The team combines modified cellulose with charged monomers and examines how formulation…
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ARN and four hospitals signed a declaration of intent on April 8, 2025 to test whether thermal-pressure hydrolysis could process a broader mixture of hospital waste.
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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking published an account of the EU-funded EMBRACED project’s results on April 7, 2025. The project examined recovery of resources from used absorbent hygiene…
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A.Celli and SAUERESSIG announced their collaboration on the VoluMAX³ line on March 20, 2025. The standalone equipment combines three-dimensional embossing and aperturing of nonwovens in one processing step.
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Herrmann’s March 17, 2025 technical article discusses ultrasonic bonding in hygiene-product manufacturing and explicitly includes adult-incontinence diapers.
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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…
