Unicharm has received the 2018 Outlook Asia Award at the Outlook Asia Conference held this week in Singapore and organized by EDANA,  the leading association and voice of the nonwovens and related industries. During the Outlook Asia conference, companies shortlisted for the award were invited to present their innovation to delegates and the winner (selected by attendees) was announced during a walking dinner on the first evening of the conference. Unicharm were recognized for its latest diaper designed for premature babies, the Moony Preemie. Specifically designed to provide a gentle but snug fit for any baby, regardless of the size, the Moony Preemie is a true world first in infant absorbent hygiene.

Takahisa Takahara, president and CEO of Unicharm says, “We are delighted to receive this award for the Moony Preemie baby diaper, as we have worked very hard with our entire team for a long time to develop it, and this is adding even more recognition to a very strong market approval of this specialty product designed for a small but very critical segment of the newborn population in Asia. This product brings enormous emotional relief to the parents of preemies, and also complements medically-sound solutions for them”

“With this award, we sought to showcase the commitment to innovation in our industry across the region. And we believe producers appreciate this as an indispensable requirement to thrive in the marketplace – and consumers expect it,” says Pierre Wiertz, General Manager of EDANA

The awards were organised within the framework of the 4th edition of Outlook Asia held at the Parkroyal on Pickering Hotel March 14-15, 2018 in Singapore.