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H.B. Fuller presents a core adhesive intended to enable shorter fibres
Full-Care 7830 Xtra was presented as a way to support short fibres in absorbent cores; adult-product adoption is not identified.
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Woolchemy and BCNonwovens agree to scale up wool-based hygiene materials
The partners will advance customer trials and commercial evaluations for wool-based hygiene components before a possible supply agreement.
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Suzano starts a new fluff-pulp line serving adult diapers and other absorbent products
The flexible Brazilian line can produce Eucafluff or market pulp; the announced capacity is not a measure of actual output.
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Baw Baw adds reusable continence products to an environmental rebate
The June announcement describes a local rebate for reusable sanitary and incontinence products, capped at A$50; eligibility and funding conditions apply.
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Dutch event report describes laundry and cost challenges in a washable-product pilot
The university account covers an ongoing 100-client pilot and local laundry/cost issues, with no webpage publication date shown.
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ANSA reports a recycling-plant plan for absorbent hygiene products in Messina
The reported 5,000-tonne annual capacity is a plan; operating performance is not established.
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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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EU-backed EMBRACED project reports progress in recovering resources from used hygiene products
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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US EPA updates sustainable-purchasing recommendations including sanitary-product ecolabels
The US Environmental Protection Agency announced an update to its sustainable-purchasing recommendations on December 5, 2024. Additions in the healthcare medical-supplies category included Nordic Ecolabelling for Sanitary Products,…
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European Commission presents a green-procurement guide for absorbent hygiene products
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment reported on October 27, 2024 that the Joint Research Centre had released a practical guide to using EU Ecolabel criteria in the…
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