INDA, the association of the nonwoven fabrics industry, has announced that absorbent hygiene professionals can register, sponsor, or reserve a tabletop exhibit for Hygienix, which will be held from November 18-21 in Nashville, Tennessee. Industry leaders from around the world will gather for four days of networking, presentations, and business opportunities.

The theme for this year’s Hygienix is ‘Driving Absorbent Hygiene Product Innovation: Consumer Desires, Market Dynamics & Sustainability Solutions’. The event’s focus is on price tiering, shipping and trade impacts, FemTech, period poverty, pet care, adult care innovations, the UN Plastic Treaty and PFAS regulations. Hygienix will offer three training opportunities on November 18. The full Hygienix programme will be announced at a later date, INDA said in a press release.

Prior to Hygienix, there will be a series of up to four complimentary pre-conference webinars. INDA is pleased to announce that Good360 has confirmed their participation in one of the webinars. Good360 is the global leader in product philanthropy and purposeful giving, a nonprofit that distributes goods to communities in need. More details and participating organisations will be announced in the coming weeks.

Nominations are being accepted through September 16 for the Hygienix Innovation Award. Three finalists will be selected to present their absorbent hygiene technologies on November 19. The winner of the award will be announced at the end of the event, November 21.

Last year’s Hygienix Innovation Award was presented to Sequel for their Sequel Spiral Tampon. The Sequel Spiral Tampon features a proprietary spiral design that is engineered to be more fluid mechanically efficient, meaning it is designed to absorb more evenly and not leak before it’s full. In August 2023, the Sequel Spiral Tampon received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a medical device.