Americhem via Business Wire · Additive technology · Company-published source
Americhem announced nPure and nZorb in a September 2026 company release distributed by Business Wire. The additive platforms incorporate odor-control or hydrophilic functions within polymers used to make fibers and nonwovens.
Performance depends on the formulation, fiber structure and processing conditions. The release does not identify a finished adult-incontinence product using the additives, and its PFAS-free description is not a general certification of product safety or environmental superiority.
www.basf.com · Research facility · Company-published source
BASF opened a global performance laboratory for diapers and superabsorbent polymers in Mumbai on August 18, 2026. The facility belongs to its Hygiene Solutions business and provides technical and application services to superabsorbent customers worldwide. It was established in less than a year within the BASF Innovation Campus Asia Pacific, the company's second-largest research and development location in the region.
A research facility includes adult-incontinence applications.
Saothair Capital Partners · Acquisition completed · Company-published source
Saothair Capital Partners announced on June 3, 2026 that it had acquired EAM from Domtar. The buyer describes EAM’s development, manufacturing and finishing of airlaid and laminated absorbent materials.
The announcement documents a change of ownership. The buyer’s descriptions of the business do not independently establish product performance, new production capacity or adoption by a named adult-care brand.
The LYCRA Company / Business Wire release reproduced by FinanzNachrichten · Fiber announcement · Company-published source
The LYCRA Company announced the launch of LYCRA ADAPTIV fiber for nonwovens in a May 13, 2026 release ahead of INDEX26 in Geneva. Adult incontinence products are among the stated applications, alongside baby diapers and feminine care.
The release also reports an INDEX award nomination. This is not an award result or product certification, and the separate renewable-fiber display does not establish the biobased content of ADAPTIV.
www.proteus-cbe.eu · Research and development · Organization source
PROTEUS reported on April 27, 2026, that project partner Essity had published a feature about its work on bio-based superabsorbents derived from sustainably harvested brown macroalgae. Essity is assessing raw materials from Laminaria hyperborea for potential use in baby diapers, feminine-care products and incontinence products.
Material development; not confirmed adoption in a finished adult product.
EDANA released its overview of 2025 nonwovens production in Greater Europe on April 7, 2026. The association reports output of 2.919 million tonnes, a decline of about 2.2 percent from 2024.
These are regional nonwoven-industry statistics, not adult-incontinence sales figures. Production in tonnes also differs from fabric area: changes in material weight per square metre can affect how the two measures move.
www.globenewswire.com · Research and development · Company-published source
ZymoChem announced research results for BAYSE, its bio-based, biodegradable superabsorbent polymer, on March 31, 2026. The company commissioned third-party tests against a leading petroleum-based superabsorbent. It reported fluid uptake twice as fast and up to 3.6 times as fast for thicker fluids associated with menstrual and postpartum care, alongside strong retention under pressure.
Manufacturer-reported material tests, not finished-product performance.
NAGASE describes a starch-derived biodegradable superabsorbent polymer designed for light incontinence pads. Samples and collaborative research or proof-of-concept work are available; the source does not announce its use in a finished product.
See the source for its stated scope and implementation stage.
Suzano Eucafluff · Company material update · Company-published source
A March 18, 2026 article on Suzano Eucafluff’s official website discusses the growth of eucalyptus fibre in the fluff market. The company’s fluff business director explains defibration and compatibility between pulp and superabsorbent polymer.
This is a short supplier-authored technical introduction for absorbent hygiene applications, not a new adult-product adoption announcement. It is separate from the previously covered Limeira capacity expansion. Claimed advantages are the supplier’s explanation, rather than independent product-test conclusions.
RYAM · Development timetable · Company-published source
RYAM’s results presentation dated March 4, 2026 lists Odor Control Fluff as a development aimed at the adult-incontinence market. The table on page 6 sets the fourth quarter of 2026 as its target.
For supply context, RYAM’s August 5, 2025 results separately discussed tariffs, customer qualification in China and production mix. Those statements describe 2025 conditions, not today’s mix or an adult-product-only reduction.
CTK Bio reports laboratory work on a polysaccharide-based superabsorbent hydrogel and names adult incontinence products among possible applications. The company reports performance and biodegradation tests while development and scale-up continue.
See the source for its stated scope and implementation stage.
American Industrial Partners · Acquisition completed · Company-published source
American Industrial Partners announced on January 23, 2026 that it had completed its acquisition of International Paper’s Global Cellulose Fibers business. GCF would operate as an independent company under the new ownership.
It is not a new-material launch or evidence of additional production capacity. Figures describing the business as a whole cannot be assigned exclusively to adult-incontinence products.
Researchers analyse materials and construction in 15 commercial menstrual and incontinence pads
University of Leeds / &Sisters Co., Ltd. · Laboratory analysis
A January 2026 paper analyses the materials and construction of adult-incontinence and menstrual pads in the laboratory. It is not a clinical or worldwide market comparison.
Adult-incontinence and menstrual pads; industry-affiliated coauthors and development funding are disclosed. Not a clinical comparison.
Borealis published a technical feature on Borstar Nextension polypropylene technology on October 2, 2025. One section discusses HG485FB, a spunbond grade developed for hygiene and technical nonwoven fabrics.
This is a supplier explanation of an existing grade, not evidence of a new October 2025 product launch. It does not name an adult-incontinence brand or provide a complete diaper life-cycle assessment. The article’s separate packaging examples are outside this hygiene-material summary.
Omya · Company material update · Company-published source
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.
This is a supplier-development announcement, not confirmation that a named adult diaper has adopted the material. The release does not provide a quantified reduction with comparison conditions. Claims for unrelated automotive materials or Omyafiber applications should not be transferred to Omyafilm hygiene films.
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.
The report was announced on August 22, 2025. This introduces the dated report, rather than a new 2026 product. A later report’s publication does not establish that the older figures remain current specifications.
GP Cellulose · Company material update · Company-published source
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 than a diaper’s absorption performance.
The company supplies fluff for applications including adult incontinence, but the article does not document product-by-product tracing of named adult diapers. It is a supplier’s explanation of its system, not a WDO certification of every product or of regulatory compliance.
Nippon Shokubai announced on June 26, 2025 that US group companies had obtained ISCC PLUS certification for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers. The SAP certification concerns AQUALIC CA produced by Nippon Shokubai America Industries.
Certification of this supply route does not establish a measured biobased percentage in every individual SAP particle. The company’s net-zero carbon-footprint explanation includes biogenic carbon accounting; it is not a zero-emission claim for finished diapers or their disposal.
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 consecutive year, reaching 5.730 million tonnes in 2024.
The capacity figure is not actual output or an adult-diaper market total. This article uses INDA’s free release; the underlying paid report and its detailed end-use breakdown have not been reviewed.
University of Coimbra / University of Lisbon / University of Zaragoza / IPN; Gels · Absorbent material research · Research publication
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 affects absorption.
The research was supported by Portugal’s FCT. It does not establish adult-diaper adoption, wearer comfort or clinical benefit. The synthetic-urine result belongs to the tested material and conditions, not the usable capacity of a finished incontinence product.
TWE Group · Material concepts · Company-published source
TWE Group announced two nonwoven concepts ahead of IDEA25 in Miami: Inlet Booster and Odour Control. Its March 12, 2025 announcement identifies Inlet Booster as a material developed specifically for the incontinence market.
These are supplier descriptions of material functions. The announcement does not name an adult-care brand using either concept or provide a comparative study of finished incontinence products.
National University of Kaohsiung / Formosa Plastics authors; ACS Omega · Material structure research · Research publication
A paper published in ACS Omega on February 24, 2025 examines how assembling SAP particles of different sizes affects early water uptake and absorption under pressure. The authors include researchers at the National University of Kaohsiung and Formosa Plastics.
The work was funded by Formosa Plastics. It is a materials study, not a wearer trial or a finished adult-diaper launch. Measurements using water and specified pressure conditions must not be presented as practical urine capacity for a consumer product.
Researchers report bio-based absorbent polymers made using citric acid and glycerol
University of Groningen / Donghua University / Covestro-affiliated coauthors · Material research
The team reports synthesis and laboratory testing of bio-based absorbent polymers from citric acid, monosodium citrate and glycerol; this is not a finished-diaper launch.
Laboratory material research, not a finished diaper. Test media and biodegradation conditions must be distinguished.
BASF · Material offering · Company-published source
BASF announced HySorb B6610 ZeroPCF on February 6, 2025, describing a superabsorbent polymer offered to the hygiene industry with a calculated product carbon footprint of zero.
The zero-footprint statement concerns the material under the company’s calculation approach. It does not mean that manufacturing, using and disposing of an entire diaper produces no emissions. The release does not name an adult-care product that has adopted this grade.
Klabin · Published report · Company-published source
Klabin announced on January 6, 2025 a commissioned comparison of PineFluff’s carbon footprint. It identifies ACV Brasil as the study provider and SGS Brasil as the verifier, and describes cultivation, manufacturing and transport within the study boundary.
The comparison concerns fluff pulp delivered under specified scenarios, not finished adult diapers. WDO has not reviewed the complete underlying LCA model and therefore does not present the announced percentage differences as independently verified whole-product reductions.
Lenzing · Fiber range expanded · Company-published source
Lenzing announced two additions to its Lyocell Dry fiber range on November 5, 2024: a fine fiber for denser nonwovens and a coarse fiber for more open structures. Both extend the company’s hydrophobic cellulose-fiber portfolio.
The release concerns component materials, not a named adult-diaper launch. Certifications cited for a range of Lenzing fibers do not establish that an entire finished diaper is biodegradable or compostable.
Glatfelter announced completion of its combination with Berry’s Health, Hygiene and Specialties Global Nonwovens and Films business on November 4, 2024. The transaction created Magnera, a supplier of specialty materials and nonwovens.
The facility count covers the combined company’s hygiene and other material businesses at the time of the announcement. Adult-only production capacity, sales and operating rates are not broken out in the release.
Evonik · Business sale completed · Company-published source
Evonik announced on September 2, 2024 that it had completed the sale of its superabsorbents business to International Chemical Investors Group. The transaction closed on August 31 following competition-authority approval.
The figures describe the existing business transferred in August 2024 and include diaper and other hygiene-material applications. Adult-only capacity and sales are not broken out. The release is an ownership update rather than a finished-product announcement.
Nippon Shokubai · Certified material supply · Company-published source
Nippon Shokubai announced on May 29, 2024 that its Indonesian subsidiary had begun manufacturing and marketing ISCC PLUS-certified acrylic acid, acrylates and SAP. The superabsorbent product identified in the release is AQUALIC CA.
These statements concern material sourcing and certification. They do not establish biodegradability or performance superiority for finished diapers. The release identifies disposable diapers as a SAP application without naming an adult-incontinence product using the certified material.
Sanyo Chemical · Withdrawal and merger · Company-published source
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 markets.
The decision and subsequent corporate action belong to different dates. Production stops, equity transfers and the later merger should be followed as separate steps. The disclosures describe group restructuring and do not provide a brand-by-brand assessment of downstream diaper supply.
Sumitomo Seika · Sales and development report · Company-published source
Sumitomo Seika’s 2025 report says it began full-scale sales of a high-retention superabsorbent polymer in fiscal 2024. The company describes the material as allowing about a 10 percent reduction in SAP use in diapers.
The two stages should be distinguished: a product reported as commercially sold and a further grade still under development in the report. The reduction is the supplier’s claim, not a measured saving across all adult-diaper brands.
Klabin · Published report · Company-published source
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, a product introduced in 2022.
This is a short introduction to the company’s innovation report. It does not identify a named adult-incontinence product using the odor-control version. The exact publication day and the new version’s launch date are not established.
ExxonMobil · Company material update · Company-published source
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 and backsheets among the applications.
The exact page-publication date is not established. IDEA2025 provides context, not a verified material-launch date. This supplier technical introduction does not confirm use by a named adult-care brand or independent reproduction of its performance claims.
EDANA describes the role of superabsorbent polymer in absorbing and retaining liquid. It is a material reference, not a comparison of finished products.
These examples are selected routes to original information, not a ranking or a claim that a product is environmentally preferable. Company statements are attributed to their publishers.
