Medical and hygiene textiles

Two nonwoven industry bodies have jointly welcomed an Australian court’s decision to fine a manufacturer of wipes for falsely claiming the products were flushable.

A Raleigh, North Carolina, USA-based start-up is a step closer to commercializing a cornstratch-based superabsorbet polymer (SAP) it says could reduce the amount of plastic waste that ends up in la

A means to make a soft diaper is disclosed by Procter & Gamble of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

An absorbent product, such as a panty liner, that can be worn with different types of underwear while still providing optimal comfort and protection is described by SCA Hygiene Products of Gothenbu

Toray Industries has acquired a 350 000-m² plot of land in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India, as a new base for its local subsidiary, Toray Industries (India).

Nonwovens producer Berry Global has announced plans to invest in a Spinlace production line, which will provide an additional 17 kt of capacity at a yet-to-be-decided location in North America.

An absorbent article such as a diaper that is comfortable to wear has been developed by Procter & Gamble of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

An organic period care range has become the world’s first non-fashion brand to join Fashion Revolution, which advocates greater transparency, sustainability and ethics in the fashion industry suppl

Unicharm of Tokyo, Japan, has developed a hygienic method for treating used absorbent hygiene articles that recovers recyclable material with a high degree of safety.

Hygiene product maker Drylock Technologies, headquartered in Zele, Belgium, has agreed to simultaneously acquire two competing Brazilian personal care companies, Mardam and Capricho.

An improved absorbent core structure for absorbent articles, such as disposable diapers, feminine hygiene products and incontinence undergarments, has been developed by Procter & Gamble. 

An outer cover for an absorbent article, such as a diaper, is disclosed in US Patent 9 744 083 by Kimberly-Clark.

Hygiene product manufacturer Essity (formerly SCA) is to integrate a moisture-evaporating technology across its Tena range of premium absorbent adult incontinence products.

A medical dressing such as a diaper liner for the treatment of skin and diaper rashes is disclosed in US Patent 9 744 258 by Bum Bum Diapers of Dallas, Texas, USA.

Berry Global Group Inc of Evansville, Indiana, USA, has agreed to pay US$475 million to acquire Clopay Plastic Products Co Inc of Mason, Ohio, USA, on a debt-free, cash-free basis.

Japanese hygiene products maker Unicharm is to build its third disposable diaper plant in India in a bid to boost capacity in this growing market by 50%.

Absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins that utilize multiple absorbent cores have been developed by Procter & Gamble.

A multilayered absorbent article in the form of a thin absorbent composite has been developed by DSG International of Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.

EDANA, the international association for nonwovens and related industries, announced new testing guidelines for feminine hygiene products at the Outlook conference for nonwoven personal ca

Essity and Microsoft are to partner to use the power of big data and cloud computing to further enhance the Sweden-based company’s hygiene and health products worldwide.

An absorbent article that includes superabsorbent yarn as part of the absorbent portion is described in US Patent 9 675 501 by Kimberly-Clark.

An absorbent article that includes an acquisition and distribution layer (ADL) arranged between the topsheet and the absorbent core, is disclosed by SCA Hygiene Products of Gothenburg, Sweden.

An improved disposable tampon for insertion into a vaginal cavity is disclosed in US Patent 9 610 201 by Kimberly-Clark.

Ontex Group has opened a new 11 000-m² production plant in Hawassa, Ethiopia, to produce baby diapers under its Canbebe brand. 

Sustain Natural of Burlington, Vermont, USA, has launched a new range of organic cotton feminine hygiene products via an online subscription service where women can customize their own kits deliver

Diana Unicharm of Hanoi, Vietnam, part of the Japan-based Unicharm Group, is to install new recycling operations from Diaper Recycling Technology of Singapore to process factory waste, reducing the

ElderSens has launched a wearable sensors network technology to alert assisted care staff via an SMS (short message service) text message when incontinence products need to be changed.

Students at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA, have developed a 100% biodegradable feminine sanitary pad.

An absorbent article with improved bonding of the topsheet material is disclosed in US Patent 9 504 613 by Procter & Gamble of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. 

Toray Industries Inc is to install prototype equipment for the development of high-value spunbond fabrics its Shiga Plant in Otsu, Japan. 

Soft-touch nonwovens for use in packaging, medical textiles and hygiene textiles are being shown by Dow Chemical Co’s Packaging and Specialty Plastics business at Index 17 in Geneva, Switz

Methods for forming absorbent articles with nonwoven substrates are disclosed by Procter & Gamble in US Patent 9 504 610.

An absorbent article that addresses the problem of maintaining the difference between the dry flexural rigidity and wet flexural rigidity at a bonding part (e.g.

A nonwoven with good characteristics for filtration and the barrier properties of a meltblown combined with the strength of a spunbond is now available, according to Mogul of Gaziantep, Turkey.

Puridify, the developer of bioprocessing purification technologies based on nanofibre for industrial biomolecule manufacturing, has signed an 18-month collaboration agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (

Turkish diaper manufacturer Enka Hijyen has announced its range of disposable hygiene products.

German nonwovens producer Sandler will be showcasing developments for the absorbent hygiene products sector on booth 2413 at Index 17 in Geneva, Switzerland, where the focus will be on str

A new diaper has been launched for premature babies weighing less than 900 g.

A disposable hygiene article having improved handling of body exudates has been developed by Kimberly-Clark.

Technical Absorbents, the manufacturer of SAF (Super Absorbent Fibre), will be promoting a new washable nonwoven fabric technology at Index 17 in Geneva, Switzerland (booth 1118).

An improved absorbent core for use in absorbent articles, such as diapers or feminine hygiene products, has been developed by Procter & Gamble. 

A breathable backsheet material that exhibits reduced leakage has been developed by SCA.

SCA is to discontinue its hygiene business in India in the first quarter of 2017.  Four years after entering the Indian market, the Gothenburg, Sweden-based company explained that “profitability ca

As part of its efforts to grow its home and personal care business overseas, Japan-based Daio Paper will install a new sanitary napkin facility at Elleair International, its subsidiary in Rayong Pr

Unicharm’s new product, Natural Moony, said to be Japan’s first disposable baby diaper with a surface sheet containing organic cotton, has recorded growing sales since it was launched in October 20

The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad has developed a nanofibre-based sanitary napkin without superabsorbent polymers (SAPs).

An absorbent article said to have an excellent leak-proof property during use and disintegration in water (flushability) after disposal has been developed by Unicharm of Tokyo, Japan.

At the Hygienix personal care conference held in Orlando, Florida, USA, in October 2016, Suominen showcased its range of spunlaced nonw

Adult incontinence pads capable of monitoring for urinary tract infections (UTIs) were featured at the Hygienix personal care conference

The medical advisory service of the central association of German health insurance providers (MDS) has included the absorption-before-leakage (ABL) test method in its catalogue of criteria for the