In December, the most-viewed news on Nonwovens-Industry.com was news that Costco is changing its diaper supplier. According to multiple media outlets, Costco is changing suppliers for its Kirkland brand of baby diapers this month. The big box retailer will use private label specialist First Quality for its store brand diapers.

The shift comes as Kimberly-Clark has publicly expressed its intention to move away from lower margin private label business. In October, CEO Mike Hsu said he expected the company’s private label sales to represent 2% of sales next year, down from 4% this year. Additionally, CFO Nelson Urdaneta said that the company’s exit of private label businesses, “allows us to dedicate our capacity and our investments to our own technologies and brands to differentiate them.”

Here are the top 10 most-viewed news items on Nonwovens-Industry.com for the month of December.

1. Costco to Change Diaper Suppliers
2. The Year that Was
3. Owens Corning Starts Up Glass Nonwovens Line
4. Video Bite: Birla Purocel is Ideal for Personal Care Applications
5. BCNonwovens Acquires Atex USA Inc.
6. Weekly Recap: Costco to Change Diaper Suppliers, BCNonwovens Acquires Atex USA Inc. & More
7. Nordifa Acquires Sporda Nonwovens
8. Hiro Technologies Launches Plastic-Eating Fungi Technology via Kickstarter
9. Component Innovation Influences Product Design in Hygiene
10. Woolchemy Develops Wool-Based ADL Materials