Abstract: Provided is a toilet roll package wherein toilet rolls are gusseted-packaged with exterior film, each roll being individually wrapped with resin film. The rolls are arranged in two rows between upper and lower sealed portions of the package with their circumferential surfaces abutting, the upper and lower sealed portions facing to the circumferential surfaces of the rolls. In an area of the exterior film closer to the upper sealed portion than position (P1) of adjoining between the rolls closest to the upper sealed portion, open start portion (60) convexed toward the upper sealed portion is formed. The open start portion (60) includes base portion (61) having an easy tear line extending along the top-bottom direction, and flaring portion (62) formed with easy tear lines flaring from close to a lateral side of the base portion toward the lower sealed portion with gradually increasing distance therebetween.

Abstract: Underpants-type disposable wearing articles are provided wherein transverse tearing is hard to develop at a stacked sheet number change part in the outer member. This problem is solved by an underpants-type disposable wearing article, in which cuts 61 each extending longitudinally across a stacked sheet number change part 62 where the number of stacked sheets constituting the outer member 20 varies are formed adjacent on the central side in the width direction of a side seal 21 formed by joining the front and body sections together along the opposed lateral portions, and which is free of a perforated line formed from the waist opening toward the leg opening.

Abstract: The problem is to provide excellent slipping-down preventive property with a simpler structure. This problem is solved by an attachable-type disposable wearing article configured so that, in the natural length state, as the unfixed area 52 contracts, a pair of side areas 60 of the end flap EF positioned lateral to the unfixed area 52 are obliquely drawn closer as they extend backward, which results in formation of transverse portion 62 extending in the width direction WD at the back edge of intermediate area 61 located between the pair of side areas 60, while obliquely backward portions 63 are formed at the back edges of the side areas 60 positioned more backward as they extend laterally, and in the spread state, the back edge of the end flap EF extends along the width direction WD over the extent including from one of the obliquely backward portions 63 to the other.

Abstract: The pad-type disposable diaper allows, with the diaper attached to underwear, easy checking for appropriate positioning. The diaper has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the under faces of a first fixing zone located in the crotch section and the second fixing zones located forward and backward of the first fixing zone, and is to be fixed to the underwear with at least one of the front and back end portions thereof sticking out of the waist opening of the underwear. The at least one of the front and back end portions is provided with right and left marks indicative of the front-back positions so as to be visually observable from the underside of the diaper, and the marks are spaced apart from each other in the width direction and arranged in symmetry with respect to the center line passing the center of the width of the diaper.

Abstract: Provided is apparatus for assessing performance of absorbent articles which is capable of assessment closely resembling assessment of performance of an absorbent article worn by a wearer. The apparatus for assessing performance of an absorbent article has a mount including an inner mount part for bearing a body-facing surface of an absorbent article and an outer mount part for bearing a surface of the absorbent article opposite from the body-facing surface, and a cradle for supporting the mount, the inner and outer mount parts are formed of a transparent resin, the external contour of the inner mount part represents the figures of the abdomen and the hips of a wearer, and the internal contour of the outer mount part represents the figures of the abdomen and the hips of the wearer and is larger in size than the external contour of the inner mount part.

Abstract: A disposable wearing article has a top sheet including a skin-contacting region which is in contact with skin of a wearer. The top sheet is a perforated nonwoven fabric having a hole-arranging area in which the holes penetrating a front surface of the perforated nonwoven fabric and a back surface thereof are arranged in a predetermined pattern. The skin-contacting region has a liquid-containing area containing a hydrophilic skin care liquid, the hole-arranging area, and an overlapping area in which the liquid-containing area and the hole-arranging area are overlapped each other. The top sheet is, at least at the entire hole-arranging area of the top sheet, bonded to an intermediate sheet or the like located at a back surface side of the top sheet with a hydrophobic hot melt adhesive.

Abstract: To provide tissue paper excellent in softness and smoothness. In tissue paper that is two-ply non-moisturizing tissue paper to which no chemical solution is applied, a basis weight per sheet is 10.0 to 18.0 g/m2, the thickness of two plies is 100 to 240 ?m, a dry tensile strength in the paper horizontal direction is 70 to 180 cN/25 mm, a wet tensile strength in the paper horizontal direction is 25 to 55 cN/25 mm, and a free sensory evaluation value Ef calculated according to the following Equation 1 is 3.7 to 6.6, and a slip sensory evaluation value Es calculated according to the following Equation 2 is 5.0 to 8.2. Free sensory evaluation value Ef=?2.879×(dry tensile strength in paper horizontal direction)+6.55×(wet tensile strength in paper horizontal direction)+5.36??(Equation 1) Slip sensory evaluation value Es=?8.80×(dynamic friction coefficient)?0.41×(arithmetic mean surface roughness)+13.

Abstract: Provided is a moisturized tissue excellent in strength and snot wiping property. In the moisturized tissue paper, a paper thickness is 220 to 330 ?m, a basis weight is 15 to 18 g/m2 per ply, a proportion of NBKP in the pulp combination is more than 70 mass %, a chemical solution content is 26 to 32 mass %, an arithmetic mean curvature at a peak point of an outer surface in an unpressurized state (Spc (1)) is 4.0 to 4.8 (1/mm), and a developed area ratio at an interface on the outer surface (Sdr) is 0.020 to 0.030 (?).

Abstract: Fibrous cellulose-containing materials not causing coloring problem when used as resin-reinforcing materials, a preparation method thereof, and fibrous cellulose composite resins without coloring problem. The material contain fibrous cellulose having an average fiber width of 0.1 to 19 ?m, and having hydroxyl groups partially/fully substituted with carbamate groups at a rate of 1.0 mmol/g or higher, and the material has a moisture percentage below 18%. The method includes heat treating a cellulose raw material and urea and/or a derivative thereof to substitute part/all of hydroxyl groups in cellulose with carbamate groups, defibrating the raw material to have an average fiber width of 0.1 to 19 ?m, and adjusting moisture percentage to below 18% to obtain a fibrous cellulose-containing material, and the heat treating is performed so that the substitution rate is 1.0 mmol/g or higher. The fibrous cellulose composite resin contains the fibrous cellulose-containing material and resin.

Abstract: A disposable wearable article includes an elastic film stretchable structure in which an elastic film is laminated between a first sheet layer and a second sheet layer. The first sheet layer and the second sheet layer are bonded to each other through holes passing through the elastic film with many bonded portions arranged at intervals. A region having the elastic film stretchable structure includes a stretchable region that elastically stretches and contracts together with the elastic film. The stretchable region includes a plurality of elastic films disposed so as to have an overlapping portion. The number of laminated layers of the elastic film in a region located in an intermediate portion of the stretchable region in an orthogonal direction (XD) orthogonal to a stretchable direction (ED) is different from that in each of second regions adjacent to both sides of the first region.

Abstract: A water dispersible sheet includes a base paper sheet including a water dispersible fiber aggregate. The base paper sheet is impregnated with a chemical solution. The fiber aggregate includes 50% by mass to 70% by mass of NBKP. The water dispersible sheet includes a longitudinal/transverse strength ratio of 0.9 to 1.2. Emboss is formed on the water dispersible sheet.

Abstract: An attachable-type disposable wearing article including waist elastic members fixed to an end flap, standup gather parts located on opposed widthwise sides, a linear first bending part extending in the width direction from a front edge of one of the back laid-down portions to a front edge of the other, and a linear second bending part extending in the width direction and spaced forwardly apart from the first bending part, a first area adjacent backward to the first bending part and a second area between the first and second bending parts, the waist stretchable region is provided at least between the opposed right and left back laid-down portions, and the second bending part has lower rigidity compared to the second area and the third area adjacent forward to the second bending part.

Abstract: A disposable diaper includes: a top sheet constituting a use-side surface; a liquid impervious sheet disposed on a back surface side; and an absorbent element interposed therebetween. A moisturizing agent mainly containing glycerin is applied to the top sheet, an application region of the moisturizing agent is an exposed region that can be at least visually recognized directly from a use surface side in an unfolded state of the product, and the exposed region has high concentration application regions Q of the moisturizing agent in at least one of peripheral portions in a front-back direction and peripheral portions in a width direction, and a low concentration application region MZ of the moisturizing agent in an intermediate region between the high concentration application regions.

Abstract: A fibrous cellulose has an average fiber width of 0.1 µm or more and has a part or all of hydroxyl groups replaced with carbamate groups, in which a replacement ratio with the carbamate group is 1.0 mmol/g or more, and a fine ratio is 30% or more. A fibrous cellulose composite resin contains a fibrous cellulose and a resin, and the above fibrous cellulose In manufacturing fibrous cellulose, a cellulose raw material and urea or the like are subjected to a heat treatment to replace a part or all of hydroxyl groups of the cellulose raw material with carbamate groups, defibration is performed within a range in which an average fiber width is 0.1 µm or more, the heat treatment is performed such that a replacement ratio with the carbamate group is 1.0 mmol/g or more, and the defibration is performed until a fine ratio reaches 30% or more.

Abstract: Provided are: a fine cellulose fiber that is superior in handling properties and that can suitably be used as a reinforcing material or the like for resin; a production method of the fine cellulose fiber; and a slurry and a composite comprising the fine cellulose fibers. The present invention pertains to fine cellulose fibers comprising a carbamate group. The degree of substitution with the carbamate group with respect to hydroxy groups in the fine cellulose fibers is preferably no less than 0.05 and no greater than 0.5. The present invention pertains to a slurry comprising the fine cellulose fibers, to a composite comprising the fine cellulose fibers and a resin, and to a production method of the fine cellulose fibers, comprising performing a heat treatment on a mixture of a plant raw material and urea or the like, and performing a miniaturization treatment of the plant raw material.

Abstract: A connecting-type disposable wearing article including a three-dimensional waist gather rising from a front surface and being provided along a second blocking position disposed between first back fallen portions of a three-dimensional side gather. The three-dimensional waist gather has: a waist root portion attached along the second blocking position; a second portion extending from the waist root portion toward a waist edge side; second fallen portions formed by fixing both end portions in a width direction of the second portion in a fallen state, respectively; a second rising portion formed to be non-fixed between the second fallen portions in the second portion; and a second three-dimensional elastic member attached at least to a tip portion of the second rising portion, and at least the tip portion of the second rising portion is contracted in the width direction together with the second three-dimensional elastic member and extensible in the width direction.

Abstract: A fibrous cellulose-containing material capable of significantly improving resin strength and a method of preparation thereof, as well as a fibrous cellulose composite resin excellent in strength. The fibrous cellulose-containing material contains fibrous cellulose which is a carbamate-modified microfiber cellulose having hydroxyl groups, part or all of which are substituted with carbamate groups, and having an average fiber width of not smaller than 0.1 ?m, and contains powder that is non-interactive with the fibrous cellulose. The fibrous cellulose composite resin contains fibrous cellulose which is the above-mentioned fibrous cellulose-containing material, and part or all of the resin is powdered resin.

Abstract: To improve retainability of the reservoir space. This problems is solved by an attachable-type disposable wearing article including waist elastic members fixed to an end flap, and standup gather parts located on opposed sides in the width direction WD. The front edges of the back laid-down portions are backwardly away from the back edge of an absorber body. First area located backward of the front edge, and second area located between the front edge and the back edge are provided, the second area is raised along the back edge as the standup gather parts contract, and with a portion of the waist stretchable region located in the second area contracted in the width direction WD, ridges extending from the boundary between the first and second areas toward the back edge are formed repeatedly in the width direction WD in the top face of the second area.

Abstract: A fibrous cellulose having an excellent resin reinforcing effect, a method for manufacturing the fibrous cellulose, and a resin composition having high strength. The fibrous cellulose is microfiber cellulose having an average fiber diameter of 1 ?m or more, and is hydrophobically modified. The method for manufacturing fibrous cellulose includes defibrating raw material fiber to obtain microfiber cellulose with an average fiber diameter of 1 ?m or more, and hydrophobically modifying the microfiber cellulose. Further, the resin composition contains the fibrous cellulose and resin.

Abstract: An attachable-type disposable wearing article including waist elastic members fixed to an end flap, standup gather parts located on opposed widthwise sides, a linear first bending part extending in the width direction from a front edge of one of the back laid-down portions to a front edge of the other, and a linear second bending part extending in the width direction and spaced forwardly apart from the first bending part, a first area adjacent backward to the first bending part and a second area between the first and second bending parts, the waist stretchable region is provided at least between the opposed right and left back laid-down portions, and the first bending part has lower rigidity compared to the first area and the second area.