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Weekly Recap: Essity Opens Distribution Center in Colombia, Harrisons Launches Industrial Wipes

The most-viewed news on our site for the week ended May 17, 2025

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry

Here’s your weekly recap—the most-viewed news stories on our site for the week ended May 17, 2025.
 
Hygiene and health company Essity, has reaffirmed its commitment to Latin America with the inauguration of a new automated distribution center in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia. Equivalent to an 18-story building, it is Latin America’s tallest automated self-supporting warehouse. The facility improves operational efficiency and sustainability while handling 45% of Essity’s sales in Colombia and accelerating the dispatch processes by 33%.
 
Meanwhile, Harrisons, a U.K.-based manufacturer of nonwoven wipes, announced the launch of the Industrial Range: a collection of high-performance wipes created to support industry.The Industrial Range consists of three tiers, each engineered to deliver targeted performance.

Here are our top 3 most-viewed stories from the past week:

1. Essity Opens Distribution Center in Colombia
 
2. Harrisons Launches Industrial Range of Wipes
 
3. Cottonsie Launches Disposable Cotton Diaper
 
 

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