With the largest absorbent hygiene conference just three weeks away, INDA is ready to welcome more than 500 industry professionals and 50 tabletop displays to the sixth edition of Hygienix, the premiere event for the absorbent hygiene and personal care markets, from November 14-17, 2022, at The Roosevelt New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, LA.

Featuring three days of premium content, scheduled networking, product innovations, and awards, Hygienix is devoted to the latest in sustainable inputs, natural fibers, product transparency, consumer research, menstrual care, and market trends in the absorbent hygiene and personal care industry. Twenty-two industry thought leaders will present their on-point insights in topics including innovations in the tampon market, insights and implications from a consumer survey spanning five generations’ use of hygiene products, mergers and acquisitions and the impact this activity has on the nonwovens industry and investments and innovations to create a more sustainable future and a better tomorrow, INDA said in a press release.

Three finalists for INDA’s prestigious 2022 Hygienix Innovation Award will present their game-changing innovations that use nonwovens and engineered materials in a creative, novel, and technically sophisticated approach on November 15 for a conference participant vote. Finalists include Egal Pads: Pads on a Roll, Kimberly-Clark: Kotex Pantyliner with pH Indicator and Sposie Kids: Sposie Dribbles Potty Training Pads.

The Hygienix Innovation Award winner will be announced on November 17. Hygienix will also feature the presentation of the INDA Lifetime Service Award on November 15 to recognise an individual possessing a long-established record of service to INDA and the nonwovens industry as a whole.

Hygienix will open on November 14 with two optional workshops. Absorption Systems for Absorbent Hygiene Products will be led by Jim Robinson, Principal, Absorbent Hygiene Insights, LLC and Know the Global Trends in Diapers, Baby Pants & Adult Underwear will be led by Carlos Richer, CEO/Director, Natalia Richer, COO, and Irene Richer, Market Analyst & Partner with Diaper Testing International. This year’s event includes 13+ hours of networking, tabletop displays, receptions, coffee breaks, and a welcome reception at the Court of Two Sisters.