Every new parent quickly realizes just how much formula, baby food and diapers cost. Nielsen crunched the numbers  on how much will be spent on these items globally in 2015 and it's a staggering amount. Parents are expected to spend more than $27 billion on diapers this year while food and form...

The adult incontinence market is hot. As the population ages, manufacturers are helping consumers find new ways or managing the many types of incontinence that can stem from childbirth, pregnancy, obesity, cancer treatment and general aging. This has led to a spate of new product choices on the mark...

New parents face a lot of challenges. Child rearing is new to them and they have so many doubts and questions. These days information is available in a click of the mouse, but there are so many choices and solutions, that choosing the best is quite overwhelming. They have the responsibility to make ...

2015 Market Research Report on Nonwoven Fabric Mills Industry Current Research on the Nonwoven Fabric Mills Industry This section provides answers to the fundamental and commonly-asked questions about the industry:What is the total market size ($ millions)? Has the market grown or declined? What is ...

Daio Paper and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) announced that they have reached a shareholders’ agreement to establish two joint ventures for the wholly owned subsidiaries of Daio Paper Group in the Republic of Indonesia: Elleair International Trading Indonesia  (EITI) and Elleair International Man...

BASF inaugurated its world-scale production complex for acrylic acid, butyl acrylate and superabsorbent polymers in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. These are the first plants for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers in South America. The complex has a capacity of 160,000 tons of acrylic acid per year. ...

Trends and Developments in the Baby Diaper Market During the last year, the leading competitors in the global baby market have pursued both sophisticated marketing programs and aggressive business expansion strategies, which have had major impacts on their suppliers’ businesses.  Neuromarketing...

Most disposable diapers are made with the following basic components: 1) Polyethylene or cloth-like film This is used as the back sheet, that prevents the liquids from leaking out of the diaper. The back-sheet can also be given a cloth-like look, by adding a thin polypropylene non-woven sheet to the...