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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
