Ontex field study in Germany shows digitalization of incontinence care counteracts staff shortages in nursing homes

Ontex has developed a smart continence management service to care homes and hospitals in Europe under the brand Orizon. When trialling Orizon on 10 residents at a German nursing home, the time caregivers spent on incontinence care reduced by a total of 3.2 hours a day.

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Ontex confirms preliminary discussions with AIP regarding possible business combination with Attindas

Ontex Group NV notes the recent press speculation and confirms that it has engaged in preliminary discussions with American Industrial Partners (AIP) with respect to a possible transaction that may result in a business combination with AIP’s portfolio company Attindas.

All resolutions approved at Ontex Group’s 2022 Shareholders’ Meeting

Ontex Group NV today held its annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM). Shareholders voted in favor of all proposed resolutions.

Ontex donates 6,000 sanitary napkins to schools in Ghent, Belgium In the battle against rising menstrual poverty

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.

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Ontex announces details for Q1 2022 results publication and publishes restated 2021 financial data

Ontex Group NV will release its Q1 2021 results at 07:00 CET / 06:00 GMT on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Management will host a webcast for investors and analysts on the same day at 14:00 CET / 13:00 GMT.

Ontex Opens New Excellence Center for Global Process Engineering and Global Platform Innovation in Germany

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.

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Ontex publishes integrated annual report 2021 and convenes annual shareholders’ meeting on May 5

Ontex Group NV (“Ontex”), a leading international provider of personal hygiene solutions, today published its 2021 integrated annual report and related documents, and convenes its annual shareholders’ meeting to be held at its seat in Aalst, Belgium, on May 5, 2022.

Ontex donates 1 million hygiene products for refugees from Ukraine

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

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Ontex: Transparency Declaration Notification

On November 10, 2021, CIAM detained 2,463,474 Ontex voting securities or voting rights, representing 2.99% of voting securities, and thereby crossed downward the threshold of 3%.

Ontex donates 50 laptops for quarantined schoolchildren

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.

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Ontex announces details for the publication and webcast of its full year and Q4 2021 results

Ontex Group NV, a leading international provider of personal hygiene solutions, will release its full year and Q4 2021 results at 07:00 CET / 06:00 GMT on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.

Ontex donates 142,000 baby diapers to Red Cross in Belgium

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.

Ontex sets science-based targets for climate action

Ontex commits to achieving carbon-neutral operations by 2030. The company will reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030. Ontex aims to achieve these goals through energy savings, on-site renewable energy production, purchasing energy from renewable sources, and carbon offsets via reforestation projects. Ontex also wants to cut the emissions of its global supply chain by 25% by 2030.

Ontex Santé France donates nearly half a million baby diapers to 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.

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Investor Update

Ontex to focus on partner brands & healthcare in Europe and North America, marking a strategy shift towards the creation of a New Ontex.

Ontex keeps innovating with baby diaper absorption technology Climaflex®

Ontex today presented its new technology Climaflex®. Climaflex is the next generation baby diaper core technology developed by Ontex engineers and Ontex’s R&D team in Germany. Climaflex ensures comfort, keeps the baby’s skin protected and ensures absorption even under the toughest conditions, with extensive baby motion.

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Ontex announces details for its Q3 2021 trading update and webcast

Ontex Group NV, a leading international provider of personal hygiene solutions, with expertise in baby care, feminine care and adult care, will release its Q3 2021 trading update evanat 7:00 am CET/6:00 am UK on Thursday, October 28, 2021.

Ontex maintains efforts to keep personal hygiene products accessible to local community

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.

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Ontex notes decision by Mexican Competition Authority on legacy industry practices and confirms no net financial cost for Ontex

Ontex Group NV noted today that COFECE, the Mexican antitrust authority, announced their decision on legacy practices in the personal hygiene industry. Their decision confirms that the facts investigated relate to the period February 2008 to June 2014, prior to Ontex’s acquisition of Mabe in 2016.

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Ontex announces cash payment of €81 million received from arbitration settlement regarding the acquisition of its Brazilian business in 2017

Ontex Group NV announced today that Ontex has received 500 million Brazilian Reais (81 million euros) from Hypera S.A.

Ontex Mayen to Cease Manufacturing and Become an Excellence Center for Global Process Engineering and Global Platform Innovation

Mayen, Germany, September 17, 2021. Ontex today announced that manufacturing at its plant in Mayen (Germany) will be gradually phased out by mid-2022. Mayen will become an excellence center for Global Process Engineering, Global Product Technology and Market Adaptation Baby Care, and thereby will be instrumental to bring innovations faster to our consumers.

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Ontex announces R$500 million arbitration settlement regarding the acquisition of its Brazilian business in 2017

Ontex Group NV has entered into an agreement with Hypera S.A. settling certain claims relating to the acquisition of the Brazilian personal hygiene business of Hypera by Ontex. As part of the settlement, Ontex will receive 500 million Brazilian Reais (€81 million) from Hypera by October 1, 2021.

Ontex Breaks Ground for Italy’s Largest Solar Power Project with On-site Power Consumption

Ontex today broke ground for a large solar installation at the site of its factory in Ortona, Italy. On-site solar power production helps Ontex to achieve carbon neutral operations by 2030.

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Ontex announces transactions in own shares

Ontex Group NV hereby announces, in accordance with applicable rules, that it has renewed the forward purchase agreements on 22 June.