Rockline Industries, a global leader in the manufacture of consumer wet wipes and coffee filters, will add  facial wipe manufacturing capacity for Walmart at its Springdale, AK plant, moving production of these products from Europe  to the U.S.   Rockline has invested $15 million...

Breaking News Study Tracks Growth in PP Nonwovens Market The global polypropylene nonwoven fabric market size is anticipated to be valued at USD 30.6 billion by 2020, as per a new research report by Radiant Insights, Inc. Growing usage of hygiene products such as incontinence products and baby diape...

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...

If it was a matter of choice no one would want to deal with urinary incontinence or voluntarily opt for using adult diapers. However this is something beyond human control and hence one does not have the luxury to decide. As the human body ages, its bladder muscles become weak and as result of which...

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...