Weekly Recap: Report: The Honey Pot Owner Seeking Buyer, Fibertex Personal Care Technology Offers Inline Application of Wetness Indicators & More

Here’s your weekly recap—the most-viewed news stories on our site for the week ended December 20, 2025.

According to a report published by Reuters, Compass Diversified (CoDi Partners), the parent company of The Honey Pot, has hired investment bank Raymond James to sell the feminine care company. CoDi bought The Honey Pot, which makes tampons, supplements and other health products, for $380 million last year, and it has become one of its best-performing assets.

CoDi is a motivated to sell The Honey Pot because of issues at one of its other companies, Lugano, a jewelry and diamond company that filed for bankruptcy in November after a preliminary internal investigation revealed accounting fraud. Honey Pot’s strong performance should make it attractive to buyers and allow it to command an attractive selling price.

Meanwhile, Fibertex Personal Care AG, (Innowo Print) has invested in a backside inline printing unit at its print facility in Germany. This new technology enables fully inline application of wetness indicators, surfactants and functional coatings – delivered in perfect register with the surface print with no compromise in subsequent processability. The investment, which is fully integrated into the existing W&H flexographic press, responds to increased demand for the company’s Innowo Print specialty solutions.

Here are our top 3 most-viewed stories from the past week:

1. Report: The Honey Pot Owner Seeking Buyer

2. Fibertex Personal Care Technology Offers Inline Application of Wetness Indicators

3. Essity Names Chief Supply Chain Officer