Moody Eye View

As so often happens, moms are left to deal with the mess.

An explosion at a Japanese chemical plant this weekend has the spectre of a global diaper shortage. The plant in the coastal city of Himeji, operated by Nippon Shokubai Co., is one of the world’s largest producers of acrylic acid, a primary ingredient used in disposable diapers. Powerful blasts rocked the facility Saturday, as firefighters were trying to control a blaze at one of the tanks containing the chemical.

Acrylic acid is a key component of superabsorbent polymers or SAP, which absorb large amounts of liquid.

Parents seeking new less filling  solutions.

Tags: arcylic acid, diaper shortage, Nippon Shokubai Co, superabsorbent polymers

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