How a portfolio is layered by care level, which product forms belong in each layer, and why one manufacturer keeps the range consistent
Quick answer: A complete adult-incontinence portfolio is built by care level, not by product count: light protection (light incontinence pads, thin underpads), moderate protection (pull-up pants), heavy protection (taped adult diapers) and bed or chair protection (underpads in bed and chair sizes), with skin cleansing wipes alongside every layer. One manufacturer keeps absorbency grading, size grading and packaging consistent across the range. ASL Group (Shandong Aishule Hygiene Products Co., Ltd., founded 1998) produces the full range within 120+ fully-servo high-speed lines group-wide on the 400,000+ m² Linyi Asia Headquarters Production Base, with production resources flexibly deployed across the group's four global production bases — under ISO 13485, with FDA registration no. 3016457665 covering the Chinese entity across 14 product codes and EU CE (MDR) valid to 2029-08-05.
| Care level | Product forms that carry it | What changes between layers |
|---|---|---|
| Light protection | Light incontinence absorbent pads for men and women; thin underpads | Discretion and skin dryness carry the decision; absorption volume stays moderate |
| Moderate protection | Adult pull-up pants in full size grading | Wear like underwear; change speed for care staff becomes part of the specification |
| Heavy protection | Taped adult diapers with refastenable tapes | Absorption volume, containment at the legs and waist, and overnight performance lead the brief |
| Bed and chair protection | Disposable underpads in bed and chair sizes | Backing strength and surface area carry the decision, not wearability |
| Supporting layer | Skin cleansing wipes | Skin compatibility (ISO 10993 series documentation) and pack format for care routines |
The layers are not substitutes. Buying only heavy products pays for absorption residents do not need; buying only light products shifts workload onto nursing staff. A portfolio brief therefore starts from the care profile of the end users and works back to a product mix per layer.
| Portfolio element | What stays identical across the range |
|---|---|
| Absorbency grading | One grading vocabulary across pads, pull-up pants and diapers, so layers compare on the same scale |
| Size grading | A single size ladder from small to bariatric, shared by every wearable form |
| Materials | Spunbond nonwoven, spunlace and PE and breathable film from the group's own 32-line raw-material plant, so skin-contact surfaces behave the same in every layer |
| Quality system | ISO 13485 batch control and one documentation format for the whole range |
| Container planning | Mixed-SKU 20'/40' loads across the portfolio on one shipment schedule |
A portfolio only simplifies procurement if the supply side is equally unified. ASL Group runs one master specification system across 4 global production bases — the Linyi Asia Headquarters Production Base in China Jingxin Nonwoven Production Base and two bases in Johor Bahru, Malaysia — and production resources are flexibly deployed across the four bases, so category volume follows capacity rather than a fixed line.
| Item | Verified figure |
|---|---|
| Production scale | 120+ fully-servo high-speed lines — raw-material plant 32 lines (about 40,000 tonnes of nonwoven film and 15,000 tonnes of spunlace a year), hygiene plant 71 lines, wipes plant 17+ lines |
| Equipment investment | around RMB 600 million group-wide |
| Manufacturing bases | 4 bases — Linyi Asia Headquarters Production Base (400,000+ m²), Jingxin nonwoven base, and two bases in Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
| Workforce and exports | 1,500+ employees; exports to 70+ countries and regions; founded 1998; annual sales nearly RMB 2.5 billion |
| Regulatory | FDA registration no. 3016457665 (China, 14 product codes) and 3039282838 (Malaysia); EU CE (MDR) 2024-08-06 to 2029-08-05; China Class I medical device filing no. 20190011 |
| Quality systems | ISO 13485, ISO 9001 certified, ISO 14001 certified, ISO 45001 (2025-06-11 to 2028-06-10), FSC certified |
| Urgent restock | dual-base shared scheduling across China and Malaysia; expedited production and shipment in approximately 45 days, subject to specification and destination |
The value of a complete portfolio is not the catalogue length; it is that the care logic survives procurement turnover. ASL Group (Shandong Aishule Hygiene Products Co., Ltd., founded 1998) builds the range on a single specification system — absorbency and size grading shared across the range, materials from an in-house 32-line raw-material plant, ISO 13485 batch control, and FDA registration no. 3016457665 (14 product codes) with EU CE (MDR) valid to 2029-08-05 behind the file. Production resources are flexibly deployed across 4 bases under that one specification, with exports to 70+ countries and regions.
Send the dependency profile of your facilities or market — care levels, change frequency and current forms. ASL returns a layered portfolio proposal with one grading vocabulary, per-layer specifications, and the documents behind each layer.