Can Biorefineries save the Global Disposable Hygiene Products Industry?
REPORT INCLUDES:
- An overview of the market size and structure of global disposable hygiene products market and description of its key players
- Information on bio-derived alternatives for disposable hygiene product that already exist, or are under development
- A look at the initiatives taken for recycling of disposable hygiene products in various areas
- Evaluation of major developments and market dynamics for disposable absorbent hygiene products (AHPs)
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Pending U.S. legislation
EDANA Outlook 2019 Conference
Disposable Wipes Advantages
Obstacles to Bioplastics Development
CHAPTER 2 THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE AHPS MARKET
AHP Drivers for Growth
China’s Growth in AHP Consumption
Emerging AHP Markets Potential
Increasing Demand for AI Products
CHAPTER 3 THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE GLOBAL SPUNBOND AND MELTBLOWN NONWOVENS MARKET
The Spunbonding Process
Spunbond Technology Development
The Meltblowing Process
Multiple Beams and Composites
Reicofil Technology
Polypropylene
CHAPTER 4 THE RECYCLING OF AHPS
PureCycle
Loop Industries
Embraced Recycling Project
Contarina Success in Italy
Interlinked
Going Beyond Recycling
Italy’s End of Waste Decree
CHAPTER 5 THE BIOPLASTICS MARKET AND KEY DEVELOPMENTS FOR AHPS
Three Generations of Biorefinery
Adding Complexity
Current Bioplastics Production
Natureworks Ingeo
Kimberly-Clark Ingeo Developments
Fitesa Biopolymer Bicomponent
Total Corbion
NatureWorks Expansion and Methane Development
PHAs
Metabolix and ADM
Danimer Scientific
Novamont Mater-Bi and Origo-Bi
“Plastic Bubbles” Probe
Drop-In Biopolymers
PET Monomers
Virent BioForming and PlantBottle
PEF
Avantium Technologies
Bio-Polypropylene
Neste Technology
Borealis
Mitusi Bio-PP
Braskem Bio-PE
Braskem Bio-PP
“I’m Green Recycled”
Lenzing Web Technology
CHAPTER 6 A SHOPPING LIST OF BIO-DERIVED COMPONENTS
Superabsorbents
Stretch Elastics
Adhesives
Conclusion
Information Sources
Methodology
Analyst’s Credentials
Related BCC Research Reports
Pending U.S. legislation
EDANA Outlook 2019 Conference
Disposable Wipes Advantages
Obstacles to Bioplastics Development
CHAPTER 2 THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE AHPS MARKET
AHP Drivers for Growth
China’s Growth in AHP Consumption
Emerging AHP Markets Potential
Increasing Demand for AI Products
CHAPTER 3 THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE GLOBAL SPUNBOND AND MELTBLOWN NONWOVENS MARKET
The Spunbonding Process
Spunbond Technology Development
The Meltblowing Process
Multiple Beams and Composites
Reicofil Technology
Polypropylene
CHAPTER 4 THE RECYCLING OF AHPS
PureCycle
Loop Industries
Embraced Recycling Project
Contarina Success in Italy
Interlinked
Going Beyond Recycling
Italy’s End of Waste Decree
CHAPTER 5 THE BIOPLASTICS MARKET AND KEY DEVELOPMENTS FOR AHPS
Three Generations of Biorefinery
Adding Complexity
Current Bioplastics Production
Natureworks Ingeo
Kimberly-Clark Ingeo Developments
Fitesa Biopolymer Bicomponent
Total Corbion
NatureWorks Expansion and Methane Development
PHAs
Metabolix and ADM
Danimer Scientific
Novamont Mater-Bi and Origo-Bi
“Plastic Bubbles” Probe
Drop-In Biopolymers
PET Monomers
Virent BioForming and PlantBottle
PEF
Avantium Technologies
Bio-Polypropylene
Neste Technology
Borealis
Mitusi Bio-PP
Braskem Bio-PE
Braskem Bio-PP
“I’m Green Recycled”
Lenzing Web Technology
CHAPTER 6 A SHOPPING LIST OF BIO-DERIVED COMPONENTS
Superabsorbents
Stretch Elastics
Adhesives
Conclusion
Information Sources
Methodology
Analyst’s Credentials
Related BCC Research Reports
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Spunmelt Investment Announcements in the Americas, Since 2015
Table 2: Spunmelt Investment Announcements in Asia-Pacific, Since 2015
Table 3: Spunmelt Investment Announcements in EMEA, Since 2015
Table 4: Comparison of Spunbonding and Meltblown Technologies for Nonwoven Filter Media
Table 5: Key Benefits of Nonwovens in Nonwoven Processing and End Products
Table 6: The Leading Manufacturers of Spunmelt Nonwovens for Hygiene, by Overall Turnover
Table 7: Lenzing’s Current Capacity for Cellulosic Fibers Production
Table 8: Summary of Bioplastic Developments Relevant to the Production of Spunmelt Nonwovens for AHPS.
Table 9: Value of the Individual Components in a Typical Diaper Construction
Table 1: Spunmelt Investment Announcements in the Americas, Since 2015
Table 2: Spunmelt Investment Announcements in Asia-Pacific, Since 2015
Table 3: Spunmelt Investment Announcements in EMEA, Since 2015
Table 4: Comparison of Spunbonding and Meltblown Technologies for Nonwoven Filter Media
Table 5: Key Benefits of Nonwovens in Nonwoven Processing and End Products
Table 6: The Leading Manufacturers of Spunmelt Nonwovens for Hygiene, by Overall Turnover
Table 7: Lenzing’s Current Capacity for Cellulosic Fibers Production
Table 8: Summary of Bioplastic Developments Relevant to the Production of Spunmelt Nonwovens for AHPS.
Table 9: Value of the Individual Components in a Typical Diaper Construction
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Typical Configuration and Components of a Modern Baby Diaper
Figure 2: The Diaper Waste Problem
Figure 3: Open-Seat Pants for Chinese Toddlers in the 1990s
Figure 4: The Latest Reicofil RF Spunmelt System
Figure 5: The First Diaper Recycling Plant at Contarina in Italy
Figure 6: Embraced Diaper Recycling Outlet in Amsterdam
Figure 7: Timeline for the Progress of Biorefining
Figure 8: Advantages of Mitsui’s Newly Developed Bio-PP Fermentation Process
Figure 1: Typical Configuration and Components of a Modern Baby Diaper
Figure 2: The Diaper Waste Problem
Figure 3: Open-Seat Pants for Chinese Toddlers in the 1990s
Figure 4: The Latest Reicofil RF Spunmelt System
Figure 5: The First Diaper Recycling Plant at Contarina in Italy
Figure 6: Embraced Diaper Recycling Outlet in Amsterdam
Figure 7: Timeline for the Progress of Biorefining
Figure 8: Advantages of Mitsui’s Newly Developed Bio-PP Fermentation Process
