Starch-derived absorbent for light incontinence pads
Company HQ: NAGASE · Japan ↗
NAGASE · Material development
NAGASE describes a starch-derived biodegradable superabsorbent polymer designed for light incontinence pads.
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Materials & sustainability
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A material atlas
Product layers and sources
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Common material roles
Raw materials
Pulp, polymers and nonwovens
4 articles · 1 source link
Nippon Shokubai adds US sites to its certified acrylics and SAP supply →
Company HQ: Nippon Shokubai · Japan ↗
Nippon Shokubai · Supply certification · Company-published source
Nippon Shokubai announced on June 26, 2025 that US group companies had obtained ISCC PLUS certification for…
Nippon Shokubai starts certified biomass-attributed SAP supply in Indonesia →
Company HQ: Nippon Shokubai · Japan ↗
Nippon Shokubai · Certified material supply · Company-published source
Nippon Shokubai announced on May 29, 2024 that its Indonesian subsidiary had begun manufacturing and…
Products & packaging
Products and packaging
10 articles · 1 brief · 2 source links
Confitex describes washable nonwoven absorbent products and two industry awards →
Company HQ: Confitex · New Zealand ↗
www.prnewswire.com · Product description · Company-published source
Confitex Technology announced on September 15, 2026, that its washable nonwoven absorbent hygiene products…
Continence Health Australia discusses washable absorbent materials →
Company HQ: Night n Day · Australia ↗
www.continence.org.au · Manufacturer interview · Organization source
Continence Health Australia interviewed Michael Lakiss-Smith, managing director of the Australian family…
Unicharm announces an overnight Lifree pad for care facilities →
Company HQ: Unicharm · Japan ↗
www.unicharm.co.jp · Product announcement · Company-published source
Unicharm announced Lifree Overnight Dry Pad SkinCondition Comfort Night on June 18, 2026, for a mid-June…
Manufacturing & equipment
Production and equipment
4 articles · 3 briefs
Excellent Medical discloses groundbreaking for a Moroccan adult-care plant →
Company HQ: Excellent Medical Technology Group · China ↗
Jiangsu Excellent Medical Technology Group / Beijing Stock Exchange disclosure · Construction start and plan · Company-published source
Jiangsu Excellent Medical Technology Group disclosed on May 25, 2026 that its Moroccan manufacturing project…
Woolchemy and BCNonwovens agree to scale up wool-based hygiene materials →
Company HQ: Woolchemy · New Zealand ↗ / BCNonwovens · Spain ↗
www.woolchemy.com · Collaboration after a trial · Company-published source
The partners will advance customer trials and commercial evaluations for wool-based hygiene components before…
Nippon Shokubai breaks ground on Indonesian SAP expansion →
Company HQ: Nippon Shokubai · Japan ↗
Nippon Shokubai · Construction start and plan · Company-published source
Nippon Shokubai announced on August 8, 2025 that its Indonesian subsidiary had held a groundbreaking ceremony…
Collection & recycling
Collection and resource recovery
5 articles · 1 source link
Sumitomo Seika starts a pilot plant for recycling diaper absorbent polymer →
Company HQ: Sumitomo Seika · Japan ↗
Sumitomo Seika · Pilot · Company-published source
Sumitomo Seika announced on June 15, 2026 that a pilot plant for recycling superabsorbent polymer recovered…
Progress report on the RefF used-diaper recycling scheme
Company HQ: Unicharm · Japan ↗
Unicharm · Implementation report
Unicharm reviews its RefF recycling program, including an adult-care product introduced for care facilities…
Unicharm describes dry-wash research for diaper recycling →
Company HQ: Unicharm · Japan ↗
www.unicharm.co.jp · Research and development · Company-published source
Unicharm announced on December 9, 2025, that it had begun developing a dry-washing process for recycling used…
Manufacturing equipment
Diaper manufacturing equipment suppliers
Explore equipment companies for adult diapers and incontinence products, with product areas and official sources.
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