ABENA

ABENA is a Danish family company from Aabenraa that makes and distributes incontinence products. Jens Terp-Nielsen founded it in 1953, and the Terp-Nielsen family still owns it. The first incontinence products came off its own production lines in 1988. ABENA now reports more than 2,100 employees, 16 subsidiaries and business in more than 95 markets.

Features

• Incontinence products produced in Denmark, plus own sites in Sweden and France
• Abri-Flex and ABENA Pants, which the company says carry the Nordic Swan Ecolabel
• Special products such as ABENA San Special Fecal, introduced for care facilities
• Business areas for healthcare, retail and industry, with a large product assortment sourced worldwide

Good to know

ABENA sells mainly to care facilities, healthcare providers and distributors, and less directly to consumers. The company also makes baby diapers under the Bambo name, which is listed separately in this directory as Bambo Nature.