THE INVENTION CONCERNS A METHOD FOR PRODUCING PANT-TYPE ABSORBENT ARTICLES EACH ARTICLE (21) INCLUDING A CHASSIS STRUCTURE HAVING AT LEAST ONE ELASTIC PANEL AND AN INTEGRATED ABSORBENT CORE COMPONENT (32), THE METHOD INCLUDING A CONTINUOUS PANT-FORMING PROCESS COMPRISING FORMING THE CHASSIS STRUCTURE AND INCORPORATING THE ABSORBENT CORE COMPONENT (32) INTO THE CHASSIS STRUCTURE. THE AT LEAST ONE ELASTIC PANEL IS FORMED BY A) SEPARATELY PRODUCING A TWO-LAYER LAMINATE (8) COMPRISING A FIRST NON-ELASTIC FIBROUS NONWOVEN WEB (1) AND AN ELASTIC FILM (6), B) ACTIVATING THE TWO-LAYER LAMINATE (8) BY INCREMENTAL STRETCHING IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION TO RENDER THE TWO-LAYER LAMINATE (8) ELASTICALLY STRETCHABLE, C) STRETCHING THE ACTIVATED TWO-LAYER LAMINATE (8) BY 35-200% IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION, D) INTRODUCING THE TWO-LAYER LAMINATE (24,25) IN THE PANT-FORMING PROCESS, AND E) LAMINATING THE ELASTIC FILM (6) OF THE STRETCHED TWO-LAYER LAMINATE (24,25) TO AN ELASTIC OR NONWOVEN CHASSIS COMPONENT (39,40,23,54). THE INVENTION ALSO RELATES TO AN ABSORBENT PANT-TYPE ARTICLE PRODUCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE METHOD. (FIG. 2)
