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Ukushintsha kwezibalo zabantu kubumba kabusha buthule isimo semakethe yabathengi yomhlaba wonke. I-Europe ibhekene nezinguquko eziphawulekayo zezibalo zabantu, nomphakathi osekhulile uba ngokoqobo elingenakuphikwa. Njengoba inani labantu asebekhulile liqhubeka nokukhula, isidingo semikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwezempilo okukhethekile sikhula ngokushesha.
Phakathi kwalokhu, imakethe yomkhiqizo we-incontinence ikhombisa amandla amakhulu, iba yingxenye ebalulekile yokunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nokwesekwa kokuphila kwansuku zonke.
Lo mkhuba awubonisi nje kuphela izidingo zomphakathi ezithuthukayo kodwa uveza namathuba amasha ezimboni ezihlobene.
Kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2024, i-European Union yayinabantu abalinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-449.3. Ukuhlukaniswa kwezibalo zabantu kubonise ukuthi u-14.6% bekuyizingane (iminyaka engu-0-14), futhi ithimba leminyaka yokusebenza (iminyaka engu-15-64) lalingu-63.8% wesamba,njengoba isihloko sabonisa.
Lokhu kushintshwa kwenani labantu kubumba kabusha izimakethe zabathengi, okuqhubekisela phambili ukukhula okuqhubekayo kwesidingo semikhiqizo yokungakwazi ukuzithiba.
Umkhuba wokuguga usabalele ezizweni zonke zaseYurophu, ikakhulukazi emazweni afana ne-Italy, iJalimane, iPortugal, neFinland, lapho ingxenye yezakhamuzi ezineminyaka engu-65 nangaphezulu isivele ingaphezu kwama-22%.
Ukuguga kwabantu akuphonseli inselelo izinhlelo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo kuphela kodwa futhi kukhuthaza ukukhula okusheshayo ezimakethe ezihlobene nokunakekelwa kwabadala, okuhlanganisa nemikhiqizo yokungakwazi ukuzithiba.
i-rend ayibonisi nje kuphela izidingo zomphakathi ezithuthukayo kodwa futhi iveza amathuba amasha ezimboni ezihlobene.
Imakethe yemikhiqizo ye-incontinence yomhlaba wonke ikhula kakhulu. Ngokwezibalo ze-QYR (i-Hengzhou Bozhihui), ukuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo engasebenzi emhlabeni wonke kufinyelele ku-$14.59 billion ngo-2024 futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kufinyelele ku-$26.8 billion ngo-2031, ngenani lokukhula elihlanganisiwe lonyaka (CAGR) lika-9.2% (2025-2031).
I-Europe iyimakethe yomkhiqizo omkhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, ebalwa cishe ngama-25% esabelo semakethe. Ngasikhathi sinye, iYurophu isebenza njengendawo ebalulekile yokukhiqiza nokusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo engasebenzi, ebambe isikhundla esibalulekile emakethe yomhlaba.
Lo mgudu wokukhula uqhutshwa ngokuyinhloko yizici ezimbili: okokuqala, ukukhula kwesidingo semikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwe-incontinence emhlabeni jikelele kudlule lokho kwamanabukeni ezinsana; okwesibili, iNyakatho Melika kanye ne-Europe yizifunda ezimbili ezinkulu zokukhiqiza imikhiqizo ye-incontinence, ngasinye sinesabelo esikhulu semakethe ngo-2024.
Mayelana nokuncintisana kwemakethe, abakhiqizi abakhulu bomhlaba wonke bemikhiqizo ye-incontinence bahlanganisa uKimberly-Clark, i-SCA, i-Unicharm, i-Procter & Gamble, kanye ne-First Quality Enterprises. Abakhiqizi abaphezulu abahlanu bebonke babamba ngaphezu kuka-70% wesabelo semakethe.
Lokhu kugxilwa kwezimakethe kukhombisa izithiyo zemboni yezobuchwepheshe kanye nemikhiqizo.
Kukhona ukuhlobana okuqondile phakathi kokuguga kwabantu kanye nesidingo semikhiqizo yokungakwazi ukuzithiba. Njengoba abantu bekhula, imisebenzi yomzimba iyancipha kancane kancane, okwenza izinkinga zezempilo ezifana nokungakwazi ukuzithiba komchamo zande kakhulu.
Imikhiqizo ye-Incontinence isibalulekile kubadala abaningi ukuze balondoloze izinga lempilo yabo nesithunzi.
Idatha ibonisa ukuthi abathengi bemikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwe-incontinence abahlanganisi abathengi ngabanye kuphela kodwa nenani elandayo lezikhungo zokunakekela abantu abadala njengamakhaya asebekhulile. Njengoba ukuguga komphakathi kukhula, isibalo nesilinganiso salezo zikhungo kulindeleke ukuthi siqhubeke nokukhula, siqhubekisele phambili isidingo semakethe semikhiqizo yokungakwazi ukuzithiba.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nemakethe yamanabukeni ezingane, imakethe yamanabukeni abantu abadala ikhombisa ukukhula okuqinile. Lo mkhuba ugqame kakhulu kwezomnotho ezithuthukile njenge-Europe kanye ne-United States, lapho ukuguquguquka kwezibalo zabantu kube umshayeli oyinhloko wokwanda kwemakethe yomkhiqizo wokungalawuleki.
Ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo ezihlukene zabasebenzisi, isigaba somkhiqizo we-incontinence siyaqhubeka nokukhula futhi sisungula izinto ezintsha. Iminikelo yamanje yemakethe ngokuyinhloko ihlanganisa amanabukeni angakwazi ukuzibamba, amaphedi okunakekela, nezinto zokuhlanza.
Idizayini nokusebenza kwamanabukeni angakwazi ukuzibamba kuthuthukiswa okuqhubekayo, okugcizelela ukuphefumula, ukunethezeka, nokuvikela ukuvuza. Imikhiqizo eminingi futhi ihlanganisa imiklamo ehlakaniphile yokunciphisa ukuphoxeka ngesikhathi sokusetshenziswa, ukubhekana kangcono nezidingo ezingokwengqondo zabasebenzisi.
Eminyakeni yamuva nje, amanabukeni abantu abadala enze intuthuko ebalulekile kubuchwepheshe bokumuncwa, ukunethezeka kwezinto ezibonakalayo, nokugqokwa okunobuhlakani. Eminye imikhiqizo yeprimiyamu ihlanganisa nobuchwepheshe obuhlakaniphile ukuqapha nokwazisa abasebenzisi uma sekuyisikhathi soshintsho, okuthuthukisa kakhulu ukuzizwisa komsebenzisi.
Abakhiqizi futhi baya ngokuya bebeka phambili ukusimama kwemvelo ngokwakha izinto ezibolayo eziphilayo kanye nemikhiqizo yokungakwazi ukuzithiba engasetshenziswa kabusha, ihambisane nenkambiso yomhlaba wonke eya entuthukweni esimeme.
Ngenkathi imakethe yomkhiqizo we-European incontinence inamandla amakhulu, iphinde ibhekane nezinselelo eziyinkimbinkimbi ezidinga ukuzulazula kwamasu. Imboni ibonakala ngokuncintisana kwamanani okuqinile, ikakhulukazi engxenyeni yezimakethe ezinkulu, lapho amalebula angasese abathengisi encintisana kakhulu nemikhiqizo esunguliwe. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abathengi baseYurophu babonisa okulindelwe okuphezulu kakhulu kwekhwalithi yomkhiqizo - abafuni nje ukuvikelwa okuthembekile kokuvuza kodwa futhi nokuphefumula okuphakeme, izici zempilo yesikhumba, nemiklamo ehlakaniphile. Lokhu okulindelekile kuhambisana nezindinganiso ezikhulayo zokuthobela eziqinile kuwo womabili amazinga e-EU kanye kazwelonke, ikakhulukazi mayelana nokuphepha komkhiqizo, izimangalo zemvelo, nemithetho yamakhemikhali efana ne-REACH, okudala indawo yokulawula eyinkimbinkimbi izinkampani okufanele ziyizule ngokucophelela.
Kodwa-ke, lezi zinselelo ziqhathaniswa namathuba avelele avela ekuguquguqukeni kwezimakethe. Ukwanda kokuqwashisa ngezinkinga zokungazithinti kufakazelwa ukwanda kwezinkulumo zomphakathi kanye nezinhlelo zemfundo kuzo zonke izinhlelo zezempilo zaseYurophu. Lokhu kuhambisana nokuncipha kancane kancane kwezithiyo zomphakathi ezithinta lesi simo, kugqugquzelwa izingxoxo ezivuleleke kakhudlwana kanye nokwamukelwa kusengaphambili kwezixazululo zokuphatha. Ngenxa yalokho, inani elandayo labathengi bafuna ngokuqhubekayo izixazululo zochwepheshe kunokuthembela ekulungisweni kwesikhashana, okubonisa ukuzimisela okukhulu ukutshala imali emikhiqizweni yeprimiyamu ebhekana nezidingo zabo ngokweqiniso.
Ukunwetshwa okuqhubekayo kwe-e-commerce kuguqule ngokuyisisekelo ukufinyelela emakethe kubakhiqizi bemikhiqizo abangakwazi ukuzithiba. Iziteshi zokuthengisa eziku-inthanethi zamanabukeni angakwazi ukuzithiba nemikhiqizo ehlobene zinikeza ukunethezeka okungakaze kubonwe kanye nokuvikelwa kobumfihlo - izici ezimbili ezibaluleke kakhulu abathengi abaphethe lesi simo. Lesi siteshi sibonakala sithandwa ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabantu abadala abanolwazi ngobuchwepheshe abajabulela ukulethwa kwekhaya ngobuhlakani, kuyilapho siheha abathengi abasebasha abalazisa ikhono lokuqhathanisa kalula imikhiqizo nokufinyelela imininingwane enemininingwane ngaphambi kokuthenga.
Ukuqanjwa kabusha kwezobuchwepheshe kumelele umshayeli wokukhula onamandla kakhulu kulo mkhakha wokuncintisana. Abakhiqizi ababeka phambili I-R&D yokuthuthukisa imikhiqizo yesizukulwane esilandelayo yokungaziphathi kahle nge-absorbency ethuthukisiwe ngobuchwepheshe obuthuthukisiwe be-SAP, ukunethezeka okuphezulu ngezinto ezithuthukisiwe nemiklamo ye-ergonomic, nokusimama okunengqondo kwemvelo ngokusebenzisa izakhi ezibolayo kanye nemizila yekhabhoni encishisiwe iya ngokuya ibamba isabelo semakethe. Lezi zindlela ezintsha ziba izahlukanisi eziyinhloko ezivumela imikhiqizo ukuthi yeqe ukuncintisana okusekelwe emananini futhi yakhe ukwethembeka kwabathengi okuhlala njalo endaweni yemakethe yomkhiqizo we-European incontinence ethuthukayo.
Ukungakwazi ukuzibamba abakhiqizi bemikhiqizo nabasabalalisi bemikhiqizo, ukusebenzisa amathuba emakethe yaseYurophu kudinga indlela enamasu amaningi.
Ukuthola ukuqonda okujulile ngezidingo ezithile zabathengi asebekhulile kubalulekile, okuhlanganisa imikhuba yabo yokuphila, izici zomzimba, nokukhathazeka okungokwengqondo.
Ukuthuthukisa imikhiqizo eklanyelwe izidingo zasendaweni kuzo zonke izimakethe zaseYurophu kuyisihluthulelo sempumelelo. Isibonelo, abathengi emazweni aseNyakatho Yurophu bangase babeke phambili izici ezivumelana nemvelo, kuyilapho abathengi base-Southern Europe bangagxila kakhulu ekunethezekeni nasekuphefumuleni.
Ukusungula iziteshi ezihlukene zokusabalalisa nakho kubalulekile, okuhlanganisa okuthengiswayo kwendabuko, iziteshi zezokwelapha ezikhethekile, nezinkundla ze-e-commerce. Ukwakha ubudlelwano besikhathi eside namakhasimende e-B2B njengamakhaya asebekhulile nabahlinzeki besevisi yokunakekela ekhaya kuqinisekisa ukukhula kwebhizinisi okuzinzile.
Uma sibheka phambili, imakethe yomkhiqizo we-incontinence izoqhubeka nokukhula njengoba inani labantu abagugayo laseYurophu likhula. Imikhiqizo izoba ekhethekile kakhulu, ibe ngeyakho, futhi ihlakaniphe ukuze ihlangabezane kangcono nezidingo zabasebenzisi abahlukahlukene.
Kubakhiqizi bemikhiqizo abangakwazi ukuzithiba, imakethe yaseYurophu iveza izinselelo namathuba amakhulu ebhizinisi. Njengoba umkhuba wokuguga uphikelela, isidingo sekhwalithi ephezulu, ama-incontinence diaper akhululekile kanye namanabukeni abantu abadala azokhula kuphela.
Izinkampani ezingakwazi ukuqonda ngokugcwele izidingo zabathengi asebekhulile futhi zithuthukise imikhiqizo ebhekana ngempela nezindawo zobuhlungu zabasebenzisi zizovikela isikhundla esiphambili kuleli gagasi lomnotho wesiliva.