市场趋势

INDA Announces Finalists For 2026 Hygienix Innovation Award™

Textile World 新闻2026-10-26 19:12查看原文 ↗

✦产业研判

产业概括：INDA公布2026年Hygienix创新奖入围名单

INDA公布2026年Hygienix创新奖四家入围企业：Anabio可冲散卫生巾、Confitex可洗非织造汽车座垫保护套、LYCRA® ADAPTIV纤维及Youth Crews大童纸尿裤。入围者将于11月16-19日在休斯敦Hygienix大会展示，11月19日揭晓获奖者。

纤维方向中性强度弱周期中等

关键观察变量

获奖结果及后续商业化进展、可冲散卫生巾在标准转换线的量产可行性、可洗非织造汽车座垫保护套的市场接受度、LYCRA® ADAPTIV纤维在卫生用品领域的客户采用情况、大童纸尿裤细分市场的规模与渠道

判断边界原文仅为奖项入围名单及产品介绍，未披露市场规模、商业化时间表、产能或销售数据，不能据此推断非织造行业已出现普遍性技术突破或需求变化。

Textile World

Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA)

Breaking News

Nonwovens / Technical Textiles

CARY, N.C. — October 26, 2026 — INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, today announced the finalists for the 2026 Hygienix Innovation Award™: Anabio Technologies, Confitex Technology, The LYCRA Company and Youth Crews.

The finalists will present their innovations at Hygienix, an annual event for absorbent hygiene professionals, Nov. 16-19 at the Hyatt Regency Houston. The winner will be announced Thursday, Nov. 19, at 11:30 a.m.

Meet the Finalists

Anabio Technologies: Flushable Sanitary Pad

Every sanitary pad used today can outlive us by an estimated 500 years. Anabio’s patented flushable pad changes that. Its multilayer architecture protects for 12 hours, then disperses when flushed. Independently tested to meet IWSFG flushability requirements, it is designed for flush toilets, septic systems and pit latrines and runs on standard converting lines, offering a practical route to scalable, sustainable, convenient and affordable menstrual care.

Confitex Technology: Washable Nonwoven Car Seat Protectors

Confitex Technology has cemented its reputation as the tech leader in reusable absorbent hygiene by extending the application of its transformative washable nonwoven AHPs into the automotive category. Its world-first washable nonwoven car seat protectors are independently verified to absorb and hold 24 fl oz (700 ml) inside a patented leak-resistant frame and keep performing after 30+ washes. Made from 100% nonwoven materials, they open up a new market segment for the nonwovens industry.

The LYCRA Company: Lycra® Adaptiv Fiber

LYCRA® ADAPTIV fiber reimagines stretch for absorbent hygiene products by leveraging technology originally developed for apparel to personal care. Designed to adapt dynamically to the wearer, this revolutionary spandex polymer with its unique chemistry delivers all-day comfort, inclusive sizing, easier on-and-off wear, and a second-skin fit, helping transform the wearing experience in personal care.

Youth Crews: Youth Crews Diapers

Youth Crews makes tab-style diapers for disabled kids ages 4 to 17 who outgrew baby diapers but don’t fit adult products. Sizes 9 through 12 are built for an older kid’s body: a pulp-free core, leg gathers cut for sitting, and a profile designed to fit under clothes. Founded by a dad who couldn’t find a diaper for his daughter. Free samples available at youthcrews.com.

2025 Award Winner

Confitex Technology Ltd. won the 2025 Innovation Award for its washable nonwoven sanitary pad, which the company says is the world’s first designed for sustainability and scalability without superabsorbent polymers.

“Hygienix Innovation Award finalists represent the future of absorbent hygiene,” said Matt O’Sickey, INDA’s director of education and technical affairs. “These companies are pushing boundaries with solutions that address consumer needs, sustainability goals and per