Recently, global hygiene brand Ontex introduced its new Dreamshield 360 Night Pull-up Pants, offering up to 12 hours of overnight dryness. Designed for long sleep periods and travel scenarios, the product highlights a growing global trend toward night-use, high-absorbency, and comfort-fit pull-up diapers. Night-use demand rises as parents prioritize long-lasting absorbency Studies show that 75% of parents consider nighttime leakage protection a key factor when purchasing pull-up diapers. Nighttime leaks and disturbed sleep remain common issues, pushing brands to upgrade their absorbent core structures and improve SAP concentration, absorption speed, and moisture-locking performance. As night-use products become more complex, manufacturing processes and equipment requirements are also increasing. Product upgrades drive the need for advanced diaper machines The Dreamshield 360 features a 360° wrap-around design and reinforced absorbent core, requiring production lines with higher accuracy in bonding, cutting, and elastic application. This trend accelerates demand for advanced hygiene machinery such as: *Full-servo pull-up diaper machine *High-speed baby diaper machine *Flexible training pants machine *Reliable diaper production line *Versatile hygiene products machinery As brands introduce more night-use, ultra-absorbent, and comfort-fit pull-up pants, manufacturers worldwide are upgrading their production capabilities. Quanzhou Ruoxin Machinery Co., Ltd. Supports Factories in Capturing This Market Shift As a leading hygiene product machinery manufacturer, RX Machinery continuously tracks global industry developments and provides production lines designed for the new generation of night-use pull-up diapers. *Our machines support advanced night-use diaper designs: *Compatible with high-absorbency cores (high SAP / high fluff pulp basis weight) *High-speed and precise elastic bonding for premium fit *Suitable for elastic waistbands, 3D leak guards, and ultra-thin cores *Reduced downtime and improved production stability *Optional one-stop supply for hygiene raw materials Conclusion The launch of Ontex’s Dreamshield 360 confirms a global trend: Night-use, high absorbency, and long-lasting dryness are becoming the future of pull-up diapers. Factories equipped with advanced automation and high-performance diaper machines will seize the greatest market opportunities.

On August 5, 2024, the China Trade Relief Information Network issued an announcement stating that on August 2, 2024, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Safeguard Committee issued a safeguard notification submitted by the Madagascar delegation. Madagascar has made a final ruling on the safeguard measures on imported diapers and sanitary napkins, and recommended that a four-year safeguard tax be imposed on the imported products involved, with the tax rate decreasing year by year, as follows: 2024-2025：27% 2025-2026: 26% 2026-2027:25% 2027-2028: 24% The products involved include sanitary napkins, tampons, diapers, etc., involving products under Madagascar's tariff number 96190000. On October 25, 2023, Madagascar launched a safeguard investigation on imported diapers and sanitary napkins. The main exporters of the products involved include Egypt, Turkey, China and Belgium. Safeguard measures are temporary trade relief measures aimed at responding to serious damage or threats of serious damage to domestic industries caused by a surge in imports. The design of a tax rate that decreases year by year shows that the Madagascar government hopes to give domestic producers a certain amount of time to adapt to market competition while gradually reducing external dependence. For Chinese exporters, this move means facing higher import costs in the short term. Exporters may need to reassess their competitiveness in the Madagascar market and consider adjusting their pricing strategies or looking for alternative markets. In addition, this also reminds Chinese exporters to pay attention to policy dynamics in the target market so that they can respond in a timely manner and reduce potential negative impacts. In the next few years, as the tax rate is gradually reduced, it is expected that the competitiveness of Chinese companies in this market will gradually recover. During this period, companies should actively seek to communicate with local governments, strive for a favorable trade environment, and explore other possible cooperation opportunities.

  Recently, a number of foreign media reported that Procter & Gamble has officially announced its withdrawal from the Argentina market and sold its business in Argentina to a local company, Newsan, which is responsible for the product marketing of Gillette, Pantene, Haifei and other brands in Argentina, as well as the manufacturing and marketing of Pampers diapers and Always wipes.   According to a number of foreign media reports, Procter & Gamble signed an exclusive licensing and distribution agreement with Newsan, saying that the latter can sell Procter & Gamble's Gillette, Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Donnie and other brands in Argentina, as well as produce and sell Pampers diapers and Always sanitary napkins. It is worth mentioning that the agreement also includes Newsan's acquisition of 100% of P&G Argentina, as well as P&G's production facility in Villa Mercedes and P&G's office in the province of Buenos Aires. This means that Procter & Gamble will officially withdraw from the Argentina market.   It is worth noting that before exiting the Argentina market, Procter & Gamble withdrew from the Nigerian market in December last year. Some industry veterans believe that the adjustments may be related to P&G's "slimming" program. In fact, one of the important reasons for P&G's exit from the Argentina market is that its sales in the region are not ideal. P&G's fiscal 2023 report shows that during this period, P&G achieved net sales growth in all regions. However, although the Latin America and India, Middle East and Africa regions, to which Argentina and Nigeria belong, grew by 7% and 5%, respectively, they are blocs. Two of the slowest growing regions. It is also a common means for leading beauty groups to exit underperforming markets in order to focus more on markets and business areas with growth potential. Not only Procter & Gamble, but also international beauty giants such as Unilever, L'Oreal, and Estee Lauder are making major adjustments in order to survive the new economic cycle and reserve the momentum for success.

The Chinese market witnessed the introduction of Sophie's new line of Salgae light fairy paper sanitary napkin products at the onset of 2024. The key feature of the product is its lightweight and slim design. The entire sanitary napkin measures only 0.06 cm in thickness, with the absorption core being a mere 0.518 mm thick, approximately equivalent to the thickness of 400 grams of white cardboard. The product demonstrates excellent absorption speed and anti-reverse osmosis capabilities simultaneously.

Unicharm Corporation, a subsidiary of the Unicharm Group and a leading producer of pet care products, has successfully completed the construction of a state-of-the-art plant in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The establishment of this new factory signifies Unicharm's commitment to enhancing its supply capacity in the pet care category. The plant is specifically dedicated to the production of pet care products under Unicharm's subsidiary, Peparlet Co., Ltd. Peparlet, founded in 1975, is recognized as the pioneer in developing "paper litter" for cat litter. Since 2012, Peparlet has been operating as part of the Unicharm Group. As a company striving to contribute to the realization of a circular society, Peparlet utilizes waste materials such as discarded diapers and sanitary products from various Unicharm Group manufacturing processes as raw materials for producing paper litter. By consolidating its production bases, which were previously scattered across different locations, the new factory is expected to significantly improve production capacity and logistics efficiency. Unicharm Group remains committed to the manufacturing of environmentally friendly products. Their goal is to provide people worldwide with products and services that offer comfort, inspiration, and joy while upholding environmental sustainability and facilitating economic growth.

According to research data from QYResearch, the global wood pulp market size in 2018 was 60.382 billion US dollars, and the global wood pulp market size in 2022 was 63.556 billion US dollars. The CAGR for the five-year period from 2018 to 2022 was 1.3%. It is expected that the global wood pulp market size will reach $89.142 billion by 2029, with a compound annual growth rate of 4.6% from 2022 to 2029. At present, the global wood pulp market is mainly dominated by manufacturers in Europe and South America. In the coming years, the important market position of the Asia Pacific region will become more prominent, and in addition to China, Japan, South Korea, India, and Southeast Asia will also play important roles. In 2022, broadleaf pulp accounted for 60.8% of global sales. It is expected that the market share of broadleaf pulp will further increase in the coming years. By 2029, the proportion of broadleaf pulp production will reach 63.6%.