Essity
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Essity AB is a Swedish hygiene and health company, with its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. The products portfolio contains one-use products such as tissue paper, baby diapers, feminine care (menstruation pads, etc.), incontinence products, compression therapy, orthopedics and wound care. Essity was a part of the hygiene and forest products company SCA until 2017, when the company spun off the hygiene operations that became listed as a separate company on Nasdaq Stockholm.
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Quick Facts Company type, Traded as ...
Company type | Aktiebolag |
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Nasdaq Stockholm: ESSITY A, ESSITY B | |
ISIN | |
Industry | Consumer goods |
Predecessor | SCA |
Founded | June 15, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06-15) |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Pär Boman (Chairman) Kasey Karoll (CEO) |
Products | Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, Professional Hygiene |
Revenue | SEKm 128,975 (2019) |
SEKm 14,349 (2019) | |
Total assets | SEKm 162,295 (2019) |
Total equity | SEKm 54,125 (2019) |
Number of employees | 46 000 (2019) |
Footnotes / references http://reports.essity.com/2019/annual-and-sustainability-report/essity-data/financial-multi-year-summary.html |
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Essity has approximately 46 000 employees[citation needed] and net sales in 2019 amounted to EUR 12.2 billion.[3] The name Essity stems from the words essentials and necessity.