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Toi Labs announces AARP investment, following an earlier TOTO announcement
The 2025 AARP announcement and the earlier TOTO investment are presented as a funding chronology, with undisclosed amounts kept undisclosed.
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GP Cellulose describes ForestLogic fibre-sourcing information
GP Cellulose’s August 12, 2025 article describes ForestLogic as part of its work to make fibre-sourcing and forest information visible. This concerns the origin of raw materials rather…
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Nippon Shokubai breaks ground on Indonesian SAP expansion
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…
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Chikuzen and six companies sign a used-diaper recycling partnership
The agreement links household and facility collection with Omuta processing; complete material recovery remains a stated goal.
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Capannori announces authorization for Salanetti’s absorbent-hygiene recycling plant
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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Greater Shepparton announces temporary landfill disposal while nappy collection continues
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…
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Quanzhou publishes a proposed environmental decision for an adult-diaper line
The Quanzhou Taishang Investment Zone authority published a proposed environmental-approval notice for Hengshun Paper’s diaper-manufacturing project on July 7, 2025. The notice’s public-comment period begins on July 8.
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Yuhan-Kimberly reports nonwoven-equipment improvements for hygiene materials
Yuhan-Kimberly’s twentieth sustainability report describes improvements to nonwoven-production equipment serving materials for baby diapers, adult diapers and sanitary products. The company announced the report’s publication on July 1,…
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IFC discloses financing and review of Drylock’s Brazilian factory project
The International Finance Corporation disclosed its environmental and social review of Drylock’s Capivari factory project on May 30, 2025. The project includes a $30 million A loan for…
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INDA reports North American nonwovens capacity growth in 2024
INDA released its twelfth North American Nonwovens Supply Report on May 20, 2025. The public announcement says regional capacity rose by more than 100,000 tonnes for a second…
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Nan’an publishes a proposed environmental review for adult-care manufacturing
Nan’an’s municipal authority published a proposed environmental-review opinion dated May 12, 2025 for an adult-care manufacturing project. The notice describes planned annual output capacity of 100 million adult…
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South Africa publishes a draft strategy for absorbent hygiene-product waste
South Africa published a draft strategy addressing the design, reuse, control and disposal of absorbent hygiene products for public comment on April 11, 2025. The government index identifies…