Market research on the tissue and hygiene industry. Our reports f...
Market research on the tissue and hygiene industry. Our reports feature standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, market and brand share data, distribution and trends.
This report analyses the e-commerce landscape in China, South Korea and Japan. It highlights the importance of these markets for domestic strategy and international expansion. The report showcases top retailers and focuses on consumer preferences,…
In 2023, wipes maintained dynamic double-digit retail volume and current value growth in India. Sales of home care wipes and floor cleaning systems remained negligible in 2023, therefore all sales were accounted for by personal wipes. The surge in…
Tissue and hygiene in India continued its positive trajectory in volume and current value terms in 2023, with growth for both retail and away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene. In most categories, volume growth slowed slightly compared with 2022.…
In 2023, retail tissue continued to experience double-digit retail volume and current value growth in India, on the basis of changing hygiene practices, increasing consumer awareness, and habit persistence. Traditionally, cloth rags and fabric were…
In 2023, retail adult incontinence saw another year of high single-digit retail volume and current value growth in India, primarily due to the nation’s ageing population and lifestyle-associated health problems. The pandemic and resultant lockdowns…
Overall nappies/diapers/pants recorded positive performances in both retail volume and current value terms in India in 2023. This was mainly attributable to disposable pants, which dominates sales in the category in India. This is in part due to the…
Menstrual care in India witnessed high single-digit retail current value and volume growth in 2023, on account of habit persistence, new product launches, and growing awareness regarding the importance of menstrual hygiene. Regular users of menstrual…
Away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene maintained a second year of double-digit current value growth in India in 2023. AFH hygiene, which consists only of AFH incontinence products, saw the strongest increase. With the growing prevalence of…
Overall wipes continued to decline in current value terms in Japan in 2023, although at a slower rate than seen in the previous two years. However, performances differed across categories. While many saw decline, facial cleansing wipes and deodorant…
In 2023, both retail and away-from-home tissue and hygiene in Japan maintained growth in current value terms. Demographics, the fading away of COVID-19, and inflation were key factors affecting the industry in 2023. Baby-related products such as…
Retail tissue turned to decline in Japan in volume terms in 2023, although current value growth continued. 2022 and 2023 were years of price increases for the category. For instance, Daio Paper increased the B2C product shipment price by 15% or more…
Looking at the performance of retail adult incontinence in Japan in 2023, current value growth was underpinned by price increases. The overall category saw a double-digit increase in the average unit price in current terms, which turned the low…
In 2023, nappies/diapers pants witnessed another year of significant retail volume decline in Japan, despite seeing growth in current value terms. There is no sign of a weakening of the decrease in the number of births in Japan. According to…
Volume sales of menstrual care products fell faster than the decline in the female population aged 12-54 in Japan in 2023, according to Euromonitor’s Consumers data. One reason was price increases. Inflation was seen globally after the pandemic,…
Away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene maintained dynamic current value growth in Japan in 2023. Inbound tourism was one of the major economic boosters in Japan until COVID-19 hit the country from early 2020. It was a disaster for most industries…
As hygiene and living standards improve in Vietnam, a growing number of consumers are now using wipes in their daily activities. Wipes have become particularly popular during periods of high air-pollution in the country’s larger cities with young…
Sales in wipes were supported by ubiquitous baseline demand in 2023. Indeed, the usage of wipes has become an integral component of the daily routine for Uzbekistani consumers, in a trend which gained momentum during the pandemic, and which continues…
Higher disposable incomes and rapid urbanisation helped drive sales of tissue and hygiene in Vietnam during 2022-2023 with growth being seen in both value and volume terms. Vietnam's GDP was forecasted surpass 5% in 2023, while the inflation rate…
High unit prices continued in tissue and hygiene in Uzbekistan in 2023, driven by ongoing geopolitical issues. Disruptions had been easing in the post-pandemic landscape, however, the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war created a new set of challenges.…
Tissue and hygiene in Myanmar posted strong retail volume growth in 2023, supported by population growth and urbanisation, despite higher prices. The consumer base mainly consists of middle- and high-income consumers. However, households remained…