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- Ontex Group NV Ontex Group NV develops, produces, and supplies disposable personal hygiene products and solutions for baby care, feminine care, and adult care, primarily through retailer brands and its own branded offerings; baby care products include diapers, pants, and wet wipes under brands such as Cremer, Canbebe, Helen Harper, Moltex, Ontex Dreamshields, Pom Pom, Sapeka, and Mônica; feminine care encompasses sanitary towels, panty liners, and tampons under NAT, Silhouette, Fiore, Mia, and Sincere; adult care features pants, diapers, incontinence towels, and bed protection under iD, Bigfral, Canped, Lille Healthcare, Kylie, Serenity, Orizon, and Moviment. The company operates manufacturing plants, R&D centers, and sales offices across Europe and North America, including key facilities in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Poland, and the United States, serving retailers, institutional healthcare providers, and private customers in approximately 100 countries. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Aalst, Belgium, Ontex Group NV employs around 5,500 people and focuses on innovation through technologies like Dreamshields for leakage protection, X-Core for adult pants, SatinSense tampons, and Orizon continence management systems, alongside sustainability initiatives earning an Ecovadis Gold rating in 2024. In recent strategic shifts, the company completed the divestment of its Turkish subsidiary to Dilek Grup in November 2025 for net proceeds of approximately €25 million, concluding its refocus on core retail and healthcare brands in Europe and North America following the prior sale of its Brazilian business to Softys for €110 million in 2024; it also finalized a share buyback program repurchasing 118,758 shares by April 2025.