Polymers can absorb up to 500 times their weight but can the hygiene markets absorb a surge in global capacity? In the past few years, the super absorbent polymer (SAP) market has seen significant global investments as major manufacturers prepare themselves for growth of hygiene markets globally. Wh...

SCA and its leading incontinence brand Tena have launched the Tena Men Protective Shield, specifically designed to help men deal with light urine leakage.    The Tena Men Protective Shield is incredibly thin and perfectly shaped to help men deal with urine leakage, and also features an ult...

Due to the lack of investment in airlaid during the last few years, as well as lines shuttering, the global airlaid market has been described as tight by industry observers. But with the growth of the feminine hygiene market in developing countries and the rapid rise in the aging population in devel...

Disposable Diapers: Plastics, Chemistry, and Space Age Technology October 5, 2015 by John A. Jaksich Leave a Comment What is that stuff inside diapers? Chemists are responsible for the compound that absorbs so much liquid – it’s called a hydrogel. Copyright image by Decoded Science, a...

About this Report The middle class is credited as amongst the principal factors for growth in tissue and hygiene. However, not only are middle class households showing variations in incomes and spending across markets, but households are undergoing transformation, which will impact the industry in t...

Nippon Shokubai will build a superabsorbent polymer plant capable of making 100,000 metric tons of the material per year at its European site in Antwerp, Belgium. Additionally, a second plant, capable of making 100,000 tons of acrylic acid, a SAP feedstock, will also be constructed at Antwerp. The c...

About this Report The middle class is credited as amongst the principal factors for growth in tissue and hygiene. However, not only are middle class households showing variations in incomes and spending across markets, but households are undergoing transformation, which will impact the industry in t...

Bemax Inc. will launch an exclusive line of private label disposable diapers and wipes, under the Mother's Hugs brand name, to be sold exclusively and distributed through existing Bemax distribution channels of wholesalers and retailers in Europe and emerging African markets as well as to buyers onl...