Procter & Gamble has honored two nonwovens producers with its Partner of the Year Awards for 2024. These awards celebrate the impact of the company's diverse network of external business partners or suppliers and recognizes the very best with a P&G Partner of the Year Award. This award goes to suppliers that have gone above and beyond in delivering sustained value to our business and the consumers P&G serves. This year, P&G also recognized a distinguished group of five suppliers with its Supplier Impact Award for their key contributions in the areas of environmental sustainability and equality and inclusion, which are fundamental to marketplace success.
Nonwovens producers Gulsan Group and Sandler AG received awards. Gulsan, a manufacturer of film, nonwoven and tapes to P&G’s Baby Care business, is based in Gaziantep, Turkey. Sandler, a nonwovens manufacturer based in Schwarzenbach/Saale, Germany, is described by P&G as a leader in the nonwoven material category, enabling P&G to make continuous investments in state-of-the-art manufacturing technology, online monitoring systems in production and comprehensive testing.
Additionally, Nippon Shokubai, a supplier of a superabsorbent polymers to baby care, was one of five companies to receive the Supplier Impact Award.