Diaper Performance And Material Trends  As is readily observed in these advertising messages, leading diapers are prioritizing the softness, absorbency/leakage protection and body-hugging fit performance of their diapers. Nonwoven suppliers continue to be challenged to deliver cost competitive ...

Big Oil and Climate Change: A 'Tobacco' Moment? As the oil industry weathers a big patch of historically low prices, it faces a threat on another front: a broadening investigation by US state attorneys general on "whether fossil fuel companies such as ExxonMobil have misled shareholders and the publ...

Edgewell Personal Care announced the availability of six new Amazon Dash Buttons for individual brands, including femcare brands Playtex Sport, Carefree, and Stayfree, as well as its Schick Hydro, Schick Hydro Silk,  and Litter Genie brands.  These new Amazon Dash Buttons make it...

The battle between the FBI and Apple over the unlocking of a terrorist’s iPhone will likely require Congress to create new legislation. That’s because there really aren’t any existing laws which encompass technologies such as these. The battle is between security and privacy, with Silicon Valley fig...

 Huggies has announced the donation of 22 million free Huggies diapers to the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) in response to President Obama's call for companies to bring even more attention to diaper need in America.  Kimberly-Clark first brought the issue of diape...

Feminine hygiene products market segmentation including product and geography Technavio’s report analyses the solutions and products offered by market vendors and presents a comprehensive breakdown in terms of market segmentation for different products, including sanitary pads, panty liners and shie...

Fater Starts Diaper Recycling Project In Italy Dirty diapers finding a new life? This is possible say executives at Fater Spa who have recently established a diaper recycling operation in Italy.  The Italian maker of absorbent hygiene products started this operation in Spresiano, Italy last mon...

New York City Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland and the New York City Department of Education (DOE) alongside Congresswoman Grace Meng and Education Chair Daniel Dromm announced the launch of a groundbreaking initiative to outfit New York City public school restrooms with dispensers of free f...