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...

Innovation boosts polyethylene film extrusion industry Plastics industry consultant AMI has published a new report which suggests the Polyethylene Film industry is finally recovering from the impact of the global financial crisis of 2008. The tenth edition of its Directory of Polyethylene Film Extru...

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...

Huggies maker Kimberly-Clark has been sued in New York federal court over the labeling it features on its Huggies Pure and Natural diapers and Natural Care wipes. The class action lawsuit filed by two plaintiffs claims K-C used misleading statements about its supposedly “natural” diapers and wipes, ...