Private company
Essity
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Global hygiene and health company
Essity AB (commonly known as Essity) is a Swedish multinational company specializing in hygiene and health products headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Established in 2017 through a spin-off from the forest products company Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), Essity operates in approximately 150 countries and serves more than one billion people worldwide with its range of products Essity's name is derived from the words "essentials" and "necessity," reflecting its focus on essential hygiene and health products.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryhealth care industry1
- HeadquartersStockholm1
- Websitewww.essity.com
- Legal formaktiebolag1
- LEI549300G8E6YUVJ1DA1533
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressBox 200, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden3
- Registered withSwedish Companies Registration Office, 556325-55113
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Essity AB (commonly known as Essity) is a Swedish multinational company specializing in hygiene and health products headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Established in 2017 through a spin-off from the forest products company Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), Essity operates in approximately 150 countries and serves more than one billion people worldwide with its range of products Essity's name is derived from the words "essentials" and "necessity," reflecting its focus on essential hygiene and health products.2
Corporate structure
Essity sits at the top of its group. 86 entities, 30 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Essity Stockholm, Sweden
- BSN medical Hamburg, Germany
- Essity Germany Mannheim, Germany
- Productos Familia Medellín, Colombia
- BSN MEDICAL (AUST.) PTY LTD Subsidiary · Melbourne, Australia
- BSN MEDICAL DC SA DE CV Subsidiary · Delicias, Mexico
- BSN MEDICAL INC. Subsidiary · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- BSN Medical Inc. Subsidiary · Laval, Quebec, Canada
- BSN MEDICAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT C.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- BSN MEDICAL LIMITED Subsidiary · Hull, United Kingdom
- BSN MEDICAL SA DE CV Subsidiary · Reynosa, Mexico
- BSN MEDICAL SAS Subsidiary · Kingston Upon Hull, United Kingdom
- BSN-RADIANTE SAS Subsidiary · Le Mans, France
- BSN medical Sweden Holdings AB Subsidiary · Gothenburg, Sweden
- BSN-Jobst GmbH Subsidiary · Emmerich am Rhein, Germany
- ESSITY ALPHABET HOLDING B.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- ESSITY AUSTRALASIA LIMITED Subsidiary · Auckland, New Zealand
- ESSITY AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD Subsidiary · Melbourne, Australia
- Essity Austria GmbH Subsidiary · Pernitz, Austria
- ESSITY BELGIUM Subsidiary · Machelen (Brab.), Belgium
- ESSITY CANADA INC. Subsidiary · Oakville, Ontario, Canada
- ESSITY CAPITAL B.V. Subsidiary · Zeist, Netherlands
- Essity Czech Republic s.r.o. Subsidiary · Prahna, Czechia
- Essity Denmark A/S Subsidiary · Lillerød, Denmark
- ESSITY DISTRIBUTION B.V. Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- ESSITY DO BRASIL INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDA Subsidiary · Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Essity Forsakringsaktiebolag (Essity Försäkringsaktiebolag) Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
- and 55 more
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Products and brands
- personal care product
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
- Essity Germany
- Issviva
Subsidiaries (GLEIF)
Also consolidated
From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.
Acquisitions
- Jun 15, 2017Acquired Essity Germany1
Timeline
- 2017Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.essity.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/essity1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/essity1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCv5LMehTcMvdcUUpEVNTVGA1
- WikipediaEssity
- WikidataQ30938280
Sources
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- 1WikidataEssity on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaEssity on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsEssity logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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