- Diapers are hygiene absorbent products
engineered to absorb and contain urine and faeces of a baby. When used
they are set and fastened around its legs and bottom.
- There are three types of diapers:
reusable, biodegradable or otherwise recyclable, and disposable.
- An average diaper weighs between 45 and 50
g and is primarily made of pulp (fluff pulp), polypropylene,
polyethylene, super absorbent polymer (SAP), as well as minor amounts of
tapes, elastics and adhesive materials.
- Nowadays, SAP is used in the diaper core
to help hold urine away from the skin and faecal enzymes. This helps
prevent the conditions that lead to diaper rash.
- The health benefits of modern diapers
based on SAP and other advanced technologies provide advantages in skin
care, dryness, and leakage protection.
- There are several methods used to control
the quality of disposable diapers, and most of these relate to the
product's absorbency.
- In the diaper product development area,
each major component is tested separately to assess safety under
conditions that are appropriate to the potential exposures consumers
will have to the products.
- Approximately 75% of the superabsorbent
polymers used worldwide are sold in diaper products from five major
companies. These manufactures include Proctor & Gamble (P&G),
Kimberly-Clark, and other diaper manufacturers such as Paragon Trade
Brands, Molnycke, and Unicharm.
- The global market for disposable diapers
is $20 billion annually, but manufacturers face a twofold challenge.
- Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs), materials
comprising long chains of intertwining molecules with the happy ability
to soak up lots of liquid, now dominate the disposable diaper market.
- Pant diapers, which today account for 14%
in terms of value of the European diaper market, are growing at a faster
rate than open diapers with annual growth of approximately 8%.
- Growth for baby diapers is considerably
higher in other parts of the world, particularly in Asia but also in
Latin America and Africa.
- In Europe, approximately 25% of the market
for baby diapers consists of retailers’ brands.
- In the United States, Proctor & Gamble
is a well-known diaper manufacturer, which produces the popular Pampers
diaper. The superabsorbent polymer used in the Pampers diaper holds
approximately thirty times its own weight in body fluid.
- The P&G Corporation developed a unique
three-piece construction diaper to absorb the moisture and distribute it
evenly. The transmission of fluid to the absorbent core allows the fluid
to be engulfed, therefore not passing it back to the skin. P&G
diapers are now sold in more than 80 countries worldwide with $4 billion
in sales.
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General
- Baby Diaper
- Diapers
- Health Benefits and
Environmental Aspects
- The Diaper Decision
- FAQ
- Disposable
Diaper History
- Pampers
- Nappies
- Video file
Technology
- Diaper Recycling Technology
Unveiled at Parenting Expo
- Diaper Technology
- Process for Applying
Reinforcing Material to a Diaper Cover Material - Patent
- Diaper Dermatitis and Diaper
Design
- Disposable Diaper Technology
- New developments in
biodegradable nonwovens
- Carded
- SSP Technology’s New
Production Line
Market
- Man Made Fibre and Filament
Yarn Industry
- Diaper capers
- Diaper Market
- Developments in the large
Chinese baby diaper market
- Decommissioning the diaper
- Markets and customers
- Baby Diapers Drive Polymer
Improvement
Raw Materials
- Sanghi Group
- Non-woven Fabric
Manufacturers
- Polyethylene
Manufacturers
- Polypropylene
Manufacturers
- Diaper Raw Material
Suppliers Worldwide
- Sanghi Group
- Super Absorbent Polymer
Manufacturers
- Nonwovens Industry
Machinery
Suppliers
- Packaging Companies
- Chinese Suppliers
- Diaper Machine Vendors
Worldwide
- Baby Diaper Equipment
Suppliers
- Jinhu Sanitary Napkin
Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Disposable
Diaper Machine Photographs
- Machineries Suppliers
- Introduction of Sanitary
Napkin Machine
Manufacturing
Process
- Process for Bonding Blends
on Cellulosic Pulp and Fusible Synthetic Pulp or Fiber by High-Speed
Dielectric Heating Products Produced Thereby
- Powder Dispensing Baby
Diaper
- Disposables
Manufacturing
- Disposable Diaper
- Baby
Diapers Manufacturing Process
- Superabsorbent
Polymers
- Crosslink Density of
Superabsorbent Polymers
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Company Profile
- Amotek - The Packaging
Solutions
- Baby Diaper Service
- Godrej
- SCA
- APLIX company profile
- JellyBean Diapers
- Kao Corporation
Plant
- New Diaper Products
Plant
- Diapers and Napkins
Production Plant
- Kimberly Clark's disposable
diapers plant
- Tiny
Tots’ diaper laundering plant
- Production Plants
- Brazil diapers and sanitary
pads production machines
Projects and
Consultants
- Diaper Industry Consultants
Worldwide
- Richer Investment S.A. de
C.V.
- Sitewire
- Final Project – “The
Environmental Impact of Diapers”
- Projects
- Disposable diaper recycling:
the straight poop
- Non-Woven Fabrics
- Baby Pack Project
Diaper Recycling and Waste
Prevention
- Diaper Recycling Tax
- Baby Diaper Recycling
- California Town Launches
Diaper Recycling
- Diaper Recycling in
California
- Recycling Dutch diapers the
Canadian way
- Environment weighs heavily
on diaper decisions
- Nappies
Manufacturers, Suppliers and
Buyers
- Buyers List - 1
- Buyers List - 2
- Directory of
Companies
- Diapers Manufacturers &
Exporters
- Baby Diaper
Manufacturers & Suppliers
- Diaper Factories
Worldwide
- Trade Leads
- Indian Suppliers
- Directory of
Manufacturers
Reports
- A Sustainability
Review
- Directors’ Report
- Which Diaper is the Most
Absorbent
- Early-Start Potty
Training
- P&G Annual Report
- Unicharm Corporation -
Annual Report
- The Diaper Dilemma
- Interim report
- Organic Cotton Diapers are the Better Alternative
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