How to Start Biodegradable Diapers Manufacturing Unit
Biodegradable Diapers are having huge demand in India and Global. Diaper companies produce disposable biodegradable diapers that contain materials that are less harmful to the environment. In some cases, companies are combining both cloth and eco-friendly disposable components to make what is referred to as a “hybrid” diaper. GroVia offers one of the best known hybrid diapers, which lets you choose between cloth absorbency or a disposable absorbency layer which is made primarily from biodegradable and compostable materials. These have the added benefit of being free of chlorine and perfumes, with a core made of sustainably harvested wood pulp fibers. This type of absorbency layer can be used and thrown away just like a disposable diaper, except that it is designed to decompose much faster.
Hybrid diapers can be an easy, eco-friendly solution to the problem of disposable diapers.
Baby diaper may be a newly developed product for India, where as for European countries it has become a general necessity for newly born child caretaking. It was developed & marketed by a Swedish firm some time in the year 1958. As a matter of fact a diaper is used for wrapping the newly born or pretty young children who have not get developed the fixed routine for making water or latrine. He or she may discharge at any time which creates a lot of trouble to his mother or caretaker. Who has no convenient place or time to attend the baby while for an outing, shopping, going to movies or friends & relatives? To avoid all trouble they just wrap their babies with the diaper & baby may discharge whenever he feels to. It can retain the wetting for about two hours or so. Till then his mother finds a suitable time & place & removes the diapers, through it away & replace now one. This way it has given a lot of relief to new mothers.
A disposable diaper consists of an absorbent pad sandwiched between two sheets of nonwoven fabric. The pad is specially designed to absorb and retain body fluids, and the nonwoven fabric gives the diaper a comfortable shape and helps prevent leakage. These diapers are made by a multi-step process in which the absorbent pad is first vacuum – formed, then attached to a permeable top sheet and impermeable bottom sheet. The components are sealed together by application of heat or ultrasonic vibrations. Elastic fibers are attached to the sheets to gather the edges of the diaper into the proper shape so it fits snugly around a baby’s legs and crotch. When properly fitted, the disposable diaper will retain body fluids which pass through the permeable top sheet and are absorbed into the pad.
Disposable diapers are a relatively recent invention. In fact, until the early 1970s mothers had no real alternative to classic cloth diapers. Cotton diapers have the advantage of being soft, comfortable, and made of natural materials. Their disadvantages include their relatively poor absorbency and the fact that they have to be laundered. Disposable diapers were developed to overcome these problems. The earliest disposables used wood pulp fluff, cellulose wadding, fluff cellulose, or cotton fibers as the absorbent material. These materials did not absorb very much moisture for their weight, however. Consequently, diapers made from these materials were extremely bulky. More efficient absorbent polymers were developed to address this issue.
Since the 1970s, disposable diaper technology has continued to evolve. In fact, nearly 1,000 patents related to diaper design and construction have been issued in the last 25 years. Today’s diapers are not only highly functional, they include advanced features such as special sizing and coloring for specific gender and age, color change indicators to show when the child is wet, and re-attachable VelcroTM-type closures. These innovations have enabled disposables to capture a large share of the diaper market. In 1996, disposable diaper sales exceeded $4 billion in the United States alone. Proctor and Gamble and Kimberly Clark are the two largest brand name manufacturers, and their sales account for nearly 80% of the market. Private label manufacturers that produce store brands and generic diapers account for most of the remaining 20%.
Every diaper, regardless of brand, has the same five functional parts:
- Waterproof outer layer or shell. Usually a petroleum-based plastic that holds the diaper together.
- Absorbent core. This is the most important part of a diaper because it prevents leakage. It’s usually made up of a mix of pulp — wood, wheat, or corn-based materials — and Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP), chemical crystals that expand to lock in liquid and can retain 30 times their weight, also known as super absorbent gel.
- Inner layer. Also referred to as the liner or top sheet, this is the part of the diaper that has the most contact with the baby’s skin and is usually made up of a polypropylene fabric (more on this in a minute). Sometimes it also includes polyester or cotton for cushioning.
- Fasteners. U.S. diapers mostly use Velcro, which is repositionable (and a lot more forgiving than the old-school plastic tape bands).
- Stretchier. The technical term for the elastic bands around the legs and waist.
First Steps Toward Industry Startup
Before you start any new business or manufacturing unit, you need to identify your skills and what kind of businesses you can start and then you need to calculate investments related to land and building (rented or owned), Cost of Plant and Machinery, Labor Cost, Raw Material and at-least 2-3 Months Working Capital.
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BANKABLE PROJECT REPORT
Before you start any industry, you need to get project report prepared. Readers who do not know about project report, let me explain - A Project Report is a document which provides details on the overall picture of the proposed business. The project report gives an account of the project proposal to ascertain the prospects of the proposed plan/activity.
Project Report is a written document relating to any investment. It contains data on the basis of which the project has been appraised and found feasible. It consists of information on economic, technical, financial, managerial and production aspects. It enables the entrepreneur to know the inputs and helps him to obtain loans from banks or financial Institutions.
The project report contains detailed information about Land and buildings required, Manufacturing Capacity per annum, Manufacturing Process, Machinery & equipment along with their prices and specifications, Requirements of raw materials, Requirements of Power & Water, Manpower needs, Marketing Cost of the project, production, financial analyses and economic viability of the project.
Below are few mandatory details you should include in your project report:
- Present Market Position and Expected Future Demand,
- Market Size,
- Statistics,
- Trends,
- SWOT Analysis and
- Forecasts.
Report provides a comprehensive analysis from industry covering detailed reporting and evaluates the position of the industry by providing insights to the SWOT analysis of the industry.
Report should include:
- Plant Capacity,
- requirement of Land & Building,
- Plant & Machinery,
- Flow Sheet Diagram,
- Raw Materials detail with suppliers list,
- Total Capital Investment along with detailed calculation on Rate of Return,
- Break-Even Analysis and
- Profitability Analysis.
The report should also provides a bird's eye view of the global industry with details on projected market size and then progresses to evaluate the industry in detail.
I hope this help, please keep me posted if you have any query related to industry startup or need any suggestions.
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Sudhir Gupta
Sudhir Gupta
CEO, Engineers India Research Institute
New Delhi, India
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