Ontex announces the intention to restructure its Belgian production and distribution activities, as part of its strategic transformation to strengthen its competitive position in the European market. This intended restructuring would entail the closure of the Eeklo site, as well as the transformation of the Buggenhout site, enabled by investments in the range of €40 million.

Ontex announces that it has completed the divestment of its business in Pakistan to ASAIA Holding FZ. The transaction includes Ontex’s plant and business in Pakistan.

Ontex continues to support Woosh to make diaper recycling a reality in Belgium.

Ontex announces that it has completed the divestment of its Algerian business to Hygianis SPA, its local distributor for more than 20 years. The transaction includes Ontex’s production facility and business in Algeria, as well as related exports to certain neighboring countries.

Ontex is proud to announce that it has secured a place in the top 10 of Belgian applicants at the European Patent Office (EPO) for the year 2023, for the second year in a row.

Ontex is delighted to announce the election of Paul Wood, President of Ontex North America, to the Board of Directors at INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry.

Ontex is proud to have been recognized by CDP for its climate actions in partnership with its suppliers, specifically aimed at reducing its scope 3 emissions.

Ontex Receives an A- Rating for transparency on climate action and performance on climate change from global environmental non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

Ontex announces that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell its business in Pakistan to ASAIA Holding FZ. The transaction includes Ontex’s plant and business in Pakistan.

Ontex announces that Peter Vanneste, Chief Financial Officer at Ontex, has decided to leave Ontex early October 2023, to pursue a career opportunity outside the Group. His successor will be announced in due time. In the interim the responsibilities of CFO will be assumed by Gustavo Calvo Paz, CEO.

Ontex and Hygianis announce agreement for sale of Algerian business

Ontex announces that it has reimbursed its €220 million euro term loan, with proceeds from its recently divested Mexican business activities. It also reached an agreement with the bank syndicate to extend its current revolving credit facility of up to €250 million, from June 2024 to December 2025.

Ontex announces that it has completed the divestment of its Mexican business activities to Softys S.A..

Ontex Group NV announces changes to its Board of Directors and the dissolution of the Strategy Committee.

Ontex has received a top ‘A’ rating for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change from global environmental non-profit Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

The Board of Directors of Ontex has appointed Mr. Gustavo Calvo Paz as new Chief Executive Officer, with effect from November 14, 2022, succeeding Ms. Esther Berrozpe.

Ontex has activated a large solar installation at the site of its factory in Ortona, Italy. Ontex plans to become carbon neutral and less dependent on energy from the grid through on-site renewable energy generation.

Ontex announces that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell its Mexican business activities for approximately €285 million to Softys S.A., a personal hygiene company with operations across Latin America. Softys is a wholly owned subsidiary of Empresas CMPC S.A., headquartered in Chile.

Today Ontex opened a new facility in Stokesdale, part of Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The new Ontex plant currently employs nearly 100 people and manufactures baby diapers for retailers and lifestyle brands. The new plant is planned to expand its production and workforce to also manufacture other product categories.

Ontex supports Woosh, a Belgian startup that aims to make diaper recycling a reality in Ontex’ home country. Woosh now delivers recyclable, disposable diapers and collects used diapers from more than 200 day care centres in Belgium with more than 5,200 children. Together with waste companies Woosh aims to set up the first diaper recycling facility in Belgium.

Ontex is donating 6,000 sanitary napkins to 29 schools and boarding schools of the non-profit association SKOG in Ghent, Belgium to combat rising menstrual poverty.

Ontex announced the official opening of its Global Excellence Center (GEC) for Process Engineering and Global Platform Innovation. In the presence of Ontex CEO Esther Berrozpe, the center was officially opened in Mayen, Germany. Around 180 people will work at the site, as operators of development production lines, engineers and lab technicians.

Ontex has donated more than 1 million personal hygiene items for refugees from Ukraine during the past 2 weeks.

To help school children from disadvantaged families who cannot afford a computer to follow lessons from home, Ontex is donating 50 laptop computers. The end-of-lease devices have been decommissioned and will be donated to families in the area surrounding Ontex' headquarters in Aalst, Belgium, through local charity 4Dewereldgroep Aalst.

Since the start of the pandemic, Ontex has donated more than 5.3 million Ontex products to people in need. Given the urgent need for hygiene items for families in need in Belgium, especially in the Eastern region hit by catastrophic floods in the second half of 2021, Ontex Belgium is donating more than 142,000 baby diapers through the Red Cross.

Since the start of the pandemic, Ontex has donated more than 5.1 million Ontex products to people in need. Faced with the urgent need for personal hygiene products for families in need in the North of France, Ontex has donated more than 469,000 baby diapers through the Red Cross.
The Red Cross in the North of France will be in charge of distributing the diapers to families in need.

Since the start of the pandemic, Ontex has donated more than 4.5 million Ontex products to people in need. Ahead of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which is an international observance taking place each year on October 17th, Ontex today announces an additional donation of 7,500 face masks to charity organization Vierdedewereld groep Mensen voor Mensen.