SANITARY PADS & DIAPERS (ADULT & KIDS) MANUFACTURING UNIT

Sanitary Napkins and Diaper (Kids and Adult) have got tremendous demand in India and abroad. The global market for absorbent hygiene products is over US$ 50 bn (including wipes). The evolution of hygiene products in Europe and the North America has taken 4 to 5 generations. Feminine care was introduced over 100 years ago. Baby diapers were invented 60 years ago. Adult incontinence products appeared 30 years ago. Feminine hygiene (lady napkins) is hygiene absorbent products engineered to absorb and retain body fluid without causing any leakage. The user should always feel dry and comfortable. It consists of an absorbent pad sandwiched between two sheets of nonwoven fabric. There are 3 major types of products, viz, (a) Thick sanitary napkins. (b) Ultra thin sanitary napkins. (c) Panty liners being used in the market. The size of each and their content vary from market to market. The menstrual cycle starts for young women between the ages 11 – 17, frequently around 12-1 3 years. On average a woman experiences a period every 28th day, 12 – 13 times in a year. A menstrual period normally lasts 3 – 7 days. The loss of fluid in a period is on average half a cup or 65 – 80 ml. The menstrual pattern is influenced by giving birth and contraceptive methods. Menstruation lasts until menopause at the age 45 – 55. The feminine hygiene products market has evolved over more than 100 years to a more than US$ 17 bn in the following category worldwide. Some of the established and potential manufacturers of sanitary napkins are listed in Table. As regards consumption of total hygiene, absorbent products in India, total units consumed in 2007 in India were 2,829 million pieces. Baby diapers comprised 5% whereas adult incontinence 1% and feminine care share is 94%. If we see the above projections of women in the category of 15 – 54 years in India and the details of sales of absorbent hygiene products in India, then the total sales were US$ 213 million in 2007, out of which adult incontinence share was 9%, baby diapers share was 18% whereas feminine care contributed 73%. Thus, in India, the evolution is expected to go quicker. Sanitary napkins are designed to absorb and retain menstrual fluid discharges. When used they are applied inside an undergarment with a press-on adhesive fixing strip. Main functions/key elements of sanitary napkins are absorb and retain menstrual fluid, isolate fluids from the body, no leakage, no unaesthetic appearance, no odour, stay in place, comfortable to wear. Adult and Baby diaper may be a newly developed product for India, where as for European countries it has become a general necessity for newly born child caretaking. It was developed & marketed by a Swedish firm some time in the year 1958. As a matter of fact a diaper is used for wrapping the newly born or pretty young children who have not get developed the fixed routine for making water or latrine. He or she may discharge at any time which creates a lot of trouble to his mother or caretaker. Who has no convenient place or time to attend the baby while for an outing, shopping, going to movies or friends & relatives? To avoid all trouble they just wrap their babies with the diaper & baby may discharge whenever he feels to. It can retain the wetting for about two hours or so. Till then his mother finds a suitable time & place & removes the diapers, through it away & replace now one. This way it has given a lot of relief to new mothers.