Who owns Moltex?
Moltex is owned by Ontex (Belgium, Euronext Brussels: ONTEX).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ontex Group NV Annual Report 2025, 13 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ontex Group NV reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Aalst
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Tissue & paper hygiene › Diapers & baby wipes
- Parent ticker
- Euronext Brussels: ONTEX
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Moltex
Moltex is Ontex's eco-conscious baby care brand, invented, developed and sold in Germany: premium diapers and pants made in the European Union with a topsheet of 100 per cent natural origin and a cotton-enhanced backsheet, free from perfume, lotion, chlorine and latex. They are dermatologically tested, Oeko-Tex certified and carry the EU Ecolabel, are made with green electricity and packed in recycled bags. Moltex Baby-Hygiene GmbH of Mayen is a wholly owned Ontex subsidiary.
Ownership timeline of Moltex
Where Moltex sits in Ontex
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ontex
Ontex controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in diapers & baby wipes, and who owns them
The 25 brands in diapers & baby wipes on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Kimberly-Clark, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| GoodNites | Kimberly-Clark | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BBTips | CMPC | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Barlie | Golrang Industrial Group | 🇮🇷 Iran |
| Anerle | Hengan | 🇨🇳 China |
| Luvs | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| MamyPoko | Unicharm | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Savlon Twinkle | ACI Limited | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| Pee&Poo | Artsana | 🇮🇹 Italy |
About the owner: Ontex
Ontex is a publicly listed company headquartered in Aalst, Belgium, founded in 1979. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as Euronext Brussels: ONTEX.
Ontex is a Belgian maker of baby care, feminine care and adult care products which its 2025 annual report describes as a leading international developer and producer serving both retailers and healthcare, primarily in Europe and North America. Most of what it makes carries a retailer's name rather than its own; the group employs around 5,000 people, with plants and offices in twelve countries and products sold in around 100. Founded in Aalst in 1979 making mattress protectors for Belgian institutions, it spent 2025 completing a retreat from emerging markets, selling its Brazilian business to Softys and its Turkish business, with the Canbebe and Canped brands, to Dilek Grup.
🇩🇪 Moltex and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Moltex among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Moltex?
The parent company of Moltex is Ontex, a publicly listed company headquartered in Belgium.
Is Moltex German or Belgian?
Moltex originated in Germany, but it is owned today by Ontex, which is headquartered in Belgium. So Moltex is a German-origin brand under Belgian ownership.
Is Moltex still owned by Ontex?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Moltex is still owned by Ontex. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] Ontex Group NV Annual Report 2025 — Ontex Group NV, Annual report, published 13 March 2026; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [2] Ontex — Moltex — Ontex Group NV, Official document; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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