Essity Aktiebolag

History

YearDetail
1929 The Svenka Cellulosa Aktiebolget (SCA) Group splits into two listed companies: Essity, one hygiene and health company, and SCA, one forest products company.
1975 The company's hygiene and health business has been consolidated, and it now focuses on wood fiber products across all its product areas.
2017 SCA acquired BSN Medical, a leading medical solutions company developing products within wound care, compression therapy, and orthopedics. Together with BSN, Medical formed  Essity Aktiebolag.
2020 Essity acquired Novioscan's SENS-U technology to strengthen Essity'sits offering in incontinence care, allowing customers to live healthier and more active lives.
2022 Essity acquired 80% of Knix Wear Inc., a leading provider of leakproof apparel for periods and incontinence. Through this acquisition, Essity will become the global market leader in leakproof apparel, the fastest-growing product segment in Intimate Hygiene, which includes Feminine Care and Incontinence Products.