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November 16, 2012
By: Karen McIntyre
Editor
Agostini Industries Ltd. P.O. Box 191, 18 Victoria Ave. Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago West Indies 868-623-4871 Fax: 868-623-1966 [email protected] www.agostini-mktg.com Products: Maxi, maxi/wings, maxi longs Brand names: Fancy Free maxi pads, Secure feminine napkins Amir Paper Products P4P, Kibbutz Amir 12140 Upper Galilee, Israel 972-4-6954220 Fax: 972-4-6954476 [email protected] www.tafnukim.co.il Location of plant: Israel Products: Feminine hygiene pads Brand name: Ultra Wings Articulos Higienicos Av. Transformacion No. 4 Parque Industrial Cuamatla, C.P. 54730 Cuautitlán Izcalli Estado de México, México 52-55-58997981 Fax: 52-55-58997989 [email protected] www.articuloshigienicos.com Location of plant: Edo. de Mexico Products: Feminine hygiene products including sanitary napkins (ultrathin and thin wings) Brand names: Diapro, Diapro Gel, Biosan, Biosan Ultra, Diapro Elastic, Eres Beijing Wallong I/E Corp. No.26 South Yuetan Street Beijing 100825 China [email protected] Bentley Manufacturing Inc. 10 West 33rd St. Suite 220 New York, NY 10001 212-714-1800 • Fax: 212-714-1130 [email protected] Location of plant: Piscataway, NJ Products: Feminine napkins, pantyliners Brand names: Free and Fresh Braco Mfg. Co. Inc. 4301B New Brunswick Ave. South Plainfield, NJ 07080 732-752-5040 Fax: 732-752-4914 [email protected] www.bracomanufacturing.com Location of plants: NJ; Venezuela Products: Feminine hygiene products Brand name: Feel Fresh CIM Cardificio Italiano SpA S.S. 415 Paullese Km. 27 26010 Vaiano Cremasco (Cr), Italy 39-373-791453 Fax: 39-373-791457 [email protected] www.cardificioitaliano.it Products: Pantyliners, sanitary pads, light incontinence items Brand names: Emi, Emi Lady, Quik, private labels Consolidated Ecoprogress Technology Inc. 789 West Pender Street, Suite 400 Vancouver, BC V6C 1H2 604-738-7015 Fax: 604-738-7051 [email protected] www.flushaway.com Products: Environmentally friendly feminine hygiene products Brand names: Simplicities, Trutona, Harmonies Corman S.p.A. Via Sciesa, 10 20084 Lacchiarella (MI), Italy 39-02-900-8097 Fax: 39-02-900-79048 [email protected] www.corman.it Location of plant: Milan, Italy Products: Cotton feminine hygiene, light incontinence products Brand names: Organyc, Unyque, Elyte, Lady Presteril, Cottony, Sicura Dambi Produktion AB N.Bokhagsvägen 29 253 55 Sweden 46-42-388180 Fax: 46-42-388199 [email protected] www.dambi.se Location of plants: Morarp, Sweden; Neubrandenburg, Germany Products: Pantyliners, sanitary napkins Brand names: Up to date, private label Delipap Oy Teollisuustie 19 Veikkola 02880 Finland 358-9-260-620 Fax: 358-9-2606-2231 [email protected] www.delipap.com Location of plants: Veikkola, Finland; Lieksa, Finland Products: Feminine sanitary napkins (normal, ultrathin, with and without wings), pantyliners (normal and ultrathin), light incontinence products Brand names: Vuokkoset, Mimi, Midinette, private label Drammock International Tower House Westfield Industrial Estate Kirk Lane, Yeadon, Leeds LS19 7LX U.K. 44-113 250 7859 Fax: 44-113 250 6228 [email protected] www.drammock-int.co.uk Location of plant: Dublin, Ireland Products: Sanitary napkins, feminine wipes Brand names: Intimate, Ladyfree Eurofil srl C.da Cancelli, 11 64035 Castilenti (TE), Italy 39-861-999-71 • Fax: 39-861-999-493 [email protected] www.eurofil.it Products: Sanitary pads and pantyliners Brand name: Honix Fempro I Inc. 1330 Michaud St. Drummondville, (Québec) Canada, J2C 2Z5 819-475-8900 Fax: 819-475-1217 [email protected] www.fempro.com Location of plant: Drummondville, Québec, Canada Products: Sanitary napkins Brand names: Incognito Fide s.r.o. Brtnice 35 PSC 588 32, P.O. Box 3, Czech Republic 420-567-216-390 Fax: 420-567-216-384 [email protected], www.fide.cz Products: Sanitary pads Brand names: Micci, Oasis First Quality Hygienic 80 Cutermill Road, Suite 500 Great Neck, NY 11021 516-829-3030 Fax: 516-829-4949 [email protected] www.firstquality.com Location of plant: McElhattan, PA Products: Tampons Brand names: Femtex, Prevail Health Care Products, Inc. 410 Nisco Street P.O. Box 116 Coldwater, OH 45828 419-678-9620 Fax: 419-678-8920 [email protected] www.hcp3.com Products: Sanitary napkins including winged, ultrathins, contoured liners, panty shields, four channel maxi Brand names: Preference, Julie, private label Hospital Specialty Company 26301 Curtiss-Wright Parkway Cleveland, OH 44143 800 321-9832 • Fax: 800-362-0073 [email protected] www.hospeco.com Location of plants: Nicholasville, KY; Knoxville, TN Products: External feminine hygiene/ sanitary napkins, adult incontinence products, premoistened and dry wiping materials Brand names: Maxithins, Safe & Soft, Gards, At Ease, Precious, TaskBrand, private label Hyga SA Industriestrasse 11 3295 Rüti b. Büren, Switzerland Telephone: 41-32-352-04-70 Fax: 41-32-352-04-79 [email protected] www.hyga.com Location of plant: Rüti bei Büren, Switzerland; Lengnau bei Biel, Switzerland Products: Ultrathin and maxi pads Brand names: Private label, Hyganel Hygienics Industries 3968 194th Trail Miami, FL 33160 305-937-0824 Fax: 305-937-0825 [email protected] www.hygienics.com Location of plant: Elba, AL Products: Sanitary panties, incontinence panties and briefs Brand names: Feel n’ Sure, Safe + Dry, Ashley Lee Indelpa S.A. de CV Carlos B. Zetina #22 San Miguel Xalostoc Ecatepec Edo. de Mexico, C.P. 55000 Mexico 525-714-3957 Fax: 525-714-3048 [email protected] www.indelpa.com.mx Location of plant: Ecatepec Edo. de Mexico, Mexico Products: Feminine hygiene pads Brand names: Protex, Confem, Confiance Evofem Inc. 8910 University Center Lane, Suite 120 San Diego, CA 92122 858-467-8323 • Fax: 858-550-0119 [email protected] www.softcup.com Brand name: Softcup Kimberly-Clark Europe Douglas House 40 London Road, Reigate Surrey RH29QP U.K. 44-1-352-841000 Fax: 44-1-952-291272 www.kotexfits.com Products: Feminine hygiene products Brand name: Kotex Kimberly-Clark Australia 52 Alfred St., P.O. Box 343 Milsons Point N.S.W. 2061, Australia 61-2-9963-8888 Fax: 61-2-9957-1431 www.kca.com.au Products: Feminine hygiene products Brand name: Kotex Kimberly-Clark Corporation 351 Phelps Dr. Irving, TX 75038 972-281-1200 www.kotex.com Products: Thick and ultrathin feminine pads, pantyliners, tampons Brand names: Kotex KNH Enterprises 27th Floor, 456, Sec. 4, Sinyi Road Taipei 110 52, Taiwan 886-2-2345-9909 Fax: 886-2-2345-6299 [email protected] www.knh.com.tw Location of plants: Taiwan, Shanghai Products: Sanitary napkins, pantyliners Brand names: Carnation, Surex Koyo Corporation 1-11 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku Yokohama 236-0004 Japan 81-45-701-2210 Fax: 81-45-785-3737 [email protected] www.koyo.jp Location of plants: Yokohama, Shizuoka, Wakasa Products: Feminine hygiene products Brand names: Wingcare, Tetra II, Tetra, Care, Wide Ace, Wave, Ace, Skitto, Carepants Kronosept AB P.O. Box 223 Eslov S-241 23, Sweden 46-413-17015 Fax: 46-413-60975 [email protected] www.kronosept.se Location of plant: Eslov, Sweden Products: Sanitary towels with and without wings, ultrathin, body-shaped pantyliners and maternity pads, light incontinence pads Brand names: Kronosept, private label Grupo P.I. Mabe S.A. de CV Av. San Pablo Xochimehuacan No. 7213, Col. La Loma C.P. 72230 Puebla, Mexico 52-222-223-61-00 Fax: 52-222-223-3415 [email protected] www.gpomabe.com.mx Products: Feminine hygiene products Brand name: Fiore Maxim Hygiene Products 39 Maple St. Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 516-621-3323 • Fax: 516-621-3312 [email protected]; [email protected] www.maximhy.com Products: natural cotton sanitary pads, organic and natural cotton pantiliners, organic cotton tampons Natracare LLC 14901 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 190 Aurora, CO 80014 303-617-3476 • Fax: 303-617-3495 [email protected] www.natracare.com Products: Pads, pantyliners, certified organic 100% cotton tampons, intimate wipes Brand name: Natracare Ontex France Rue du Champ du Garet, BP 433 F-69655 Villefranche-sur-Saone, France 33-4-74-65-6565 • Fax: 33-4-74-68-7849 [email protected] Products: Sanitary napkins Brand names: Tendresse, Caline, Calinette Ontex International N.V. Spinnerijstraat 12 9240 Zele, Belgium 32-52-454-611 • Fax: 32-52-454-610 [email protected] www.ontex.be Location of plants: Europe, Turkey, China Products: Feminine hygiene products Brand names: Helen Harper for feminine hygiene and private labels Palomita 1, Anna Ahmatova Str., Mladost 1A 1729 Sofia, Bulgaria 359-2-976-7910 Fax: 359-2-976-7917 [email protected] www.palomita.com Location of plant: Mladost, Sofia, Bulgaria Products: Sanitary pads Brand names: Palomita, Olivia and Nova Lady Paper Converting of America 49 Junius St. Brooklyn, NY 11212 718-278-5375 Fax: 718-385-7082 Email: [email protected] www.paperconverting.org Location of plant: Lithonia, GA Products: Feminine napkins Brand name: Self W. Pelz GmbH & Co. Willy-Pelz-Strasse 8-9 D-23812 Wahlstedt Germany 49-4554-71-0 • Fax: 49-4554-71-308 [email protected] www.pelzgroup.de Products: Sanitary pads and pantyliners Brand name: Cosmea Playtex Products 300 Nyala Farms Road Westport, CT 06880 203-341-4000 • Fax: 203-341-4200 www.playtexplayon.com Location of plant: Dover, DE Products: Plastic and cardboard tampons, flushable tampons, personal cleansing cloths Brand Names: Gentle Glide, Silk Glide, Slimfits, Beyond, Portables, Playtex Premier Care Industries 400 Oser Avenue, Suite 1950 Hauppauge, NY 11788-3639 631-952-7476 Fax: 631-952-7478 [email protected]; [email protected] www.precare.com Location of plant: Teulon, Manitoba, Canada Products: Sanitary napkins Brand names: Sanitex, Bodyform, Flushable Procter & Gamble 1 Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati, OH 46202 513-945-8033 www.always.com; www.tampax.com Products: Ultrathin and maxi pads, pantyliners, tampons, feminine cleansing cloths Brand names: Always pads and pantyliners, Always feminine cleansing cloths, Tampax tampons, Always Infinity Produsa S.A. Ave. 33 Diag. 51-07 Bello – Antioquia, Columbia 574-482-4040 • Fax: 574-453-7205 [email protected] www.produsa-sa.com Location of plant: Sabaneta, Colombia Products: Sanitary napkins, pantyliners Brand names: Ellas, Intima, private label Quest Personal Care Global Ltd. Quest House, Unit 1D & 1E Warth Industrial Park Warth Road, Bury, Lancashire BL9 9NB 44 161 724 1949 • Fax: 44 161 724 1950 [email protected] www.questbrand.com Products: Pantyliners, sanitary pads, tampons Brand names: Quest, Premium, Pretty, Classic, Pretty Cherubs, Bay 6, Ultra Pretty Princess, Mucky Pups Rainbow Fame Industrial Ltd. No. 1360 Huqingping Road Pearl Garden Suite 818, 8th Floor Shanghai, China 86-21-59881660 Fax: 86-21-59881483 [email protected] www.rainbowfame.cn Products: Sanitary napkins, pantyliners Brand names: Nania, Niva and private labels Rochester Midland 333 Hollenbeck Street Rochester, NY 14621 800-836-1633 • Fax: 585-336-2412 [email protected] www.rochestermidland.com Location of plant: Rochester, NY Products: Feminine hygiene products Brand name: Naturelle Sanipro.it v.le Monte Sirente 15 66023 Francavilla al Mare (CH), Italy P.IVA: 02073610699 39-085-455-43-30 Fax: 39-085-69-37-97 [email protected] www.sanipro.it Location of plants: Italy Products: Sanitary napkins with or without wings, with or without fluff, panty shields anatomic or tanga, complete line of disposable products. Brand names: Sani SCA Americas 2929 Arch Street Cira Centre Suite 2600 Philadelphia, PA 19104 610-499-3700 Fax: 610-499-3391 [email protected] www.sca.com Products: Feminine hygiene products Brand names: Tena, Serenity SCA Box 200 Klarabergsviadukten 63 SE -101 23 Stockholm, Sweden 46-8 788-51-00 • Fax: 46-8-660-74-30 www.sca.com S.I.L.C. SpA Strada Provinciale N. 35 KM. 4 26017 Trescore Cremasco (Cremona) Italy 39-373-2711 • Fax: 39-373-273922 [email protected] www.silc.it Location of plant: Trescore Cremasco Products: Feminine hygiene products, baby diapers, incontinence products, wet-wipes, toiletries, creams, biocides Brand names: Laurella, Oui Simple Health & Beauty Ltd. 4th Floor, Chadwick House Blenheim Court Solihull, U.K. B91 2AA 44-121 327 4750 Fax: 44-121-327-6127 [email protected] www.simple.co.uk Location of plant: Birmingham Products: Tampons Brand names: Lil-Lets, Simple, Dove, Wrights, Cidal and Secrets Tosama d.d. Vir, Saranoviceva cesta 35 SI – 1230 Domzale, Slovenia 386-1-729-0100 Fax: 386-1-721-0244 [email protected] www.tosama.si Location of plant: Vir, Slovenia Products: Sanitary napkins and tampons Brand names: Viriana, Vir, Vivia, Jasmin Unicharm Corporation Keikyu No. 2 Building 25-23 Takanawa 3-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8575 Japan 81-3-3449-285 Fax: 81-3-3449-7600 www.unicharm.co.jp Location of plants: Kagawa, Ehime, Japan; Indonesia; Thailand W.I.P. SpA via Rimini 49 59100-Prato, Italy 39 0574 669488 Fax: 39 0574 817632 [email protected]; [email protected] www.ecowip.com; www.wip-srl.com Products: Sanitary pads and pantyliners Brand names: Love ‘N Sanitary napkin/pantyline
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