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Essity Forms New Business Areas

Health & Medical, Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and Professional Hygiene are the new business areas effective January 1, 2026

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By: Tara Olivo

Associate Editor at Nonwovens Industry

Effective January 1, 2026, Essity’s business areas will be as follows: Health & Medical, Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and Professional Hygiene. The new business areas reflect the organizational change being made to accelerate the company’s growth rate and more rapidly achieve its financial targets. Essity will report in accordance with the new structure as of the interim report for the first quarter of 2026.

The new business areas will replace the former business areas Health & Medical, Consumer Goods and Professional Hygiene.

Business areas as of January 1, 2026:

Health & Medical

Health & Medical encompasses the categories Incontinence Products Health Care and Medical Solutions. The offering includes incontinence products under the brand Tena and products in wound care, compression therapy and orthopedics under brands such as Leukoplast, Cutimed, Jobst, Actimove and Delta-Cast.

Personal Care

Personal Care encompasses the categories Incontinence Products Retail, Feminine Care and Baby Care. The offering includes incontinence products under the brand Tena, pads, panty liners, tampons, leakproof apparel, menstrual cups and skincare products under brands such as Libresse, Nosotras, Saba and Knix as well as baby diapers and baby care products under the brands Libero, Lotus and retailer brands.

Consumer Tissue

Consumer Tissue encompasses toilet paper, household towels, handkerchiefs, facial tissues, wet wipes and napkins. Products are sold under brands such as Lotus, Tempo, Zewa, Cushelle, Plenty, Regio and Familia, as well as under retailer brands.

Professional Hygiene

Professional Hygiene encompasses complete hygiene solutions, including toilet paper, paper hand towels, napkins, hand soap, hand lotion, hand sanitizers, dispensers, cleaning and wiping products as well as digital solutions, service and maintenance under the globally leading Tork brand.

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