Essity: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Essity (STO: ESSITY-B) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden that owns 6 consumer brands across 2 categories.[1]
Essity was created in 2017 when the Swedish forestry group SCA separated its hygiene business from its forest products, and it is one of the largest tissue and hygiene companies in the world. Its brands lead in feminine care, incontinence and consumer tissue across Europe and Latin America.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Essity AB
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden
- Founded
- 2017
- Tickers
- STO: ESSITY-B
- Wikidata
- Q29584859
- Website
- www.essity.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Essity in numbers
- Essity owns 6 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is personal care & beauty with 5 brands.[1]
- 3 of its brands originated outside Sweden.
Everything Essity owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Essity own?
Essity owns 6 consumer brands tracked here, including JOBST, Tork, Zewa, TENA, Libresse and Cushelle.
Is Essity a Swedish company?
Yes. Essity is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and was founded in 2017.
Who owns Essity?
Essity is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as ESSITY-B on the STO.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Essity AB Annual and Sustainability Report 2025 — Essity AB, Annual report, published 5 March 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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