Absorbent article

An article for absorbing fluid, which comprises, successively from a first face thereof to an opposite face, a fluid-permeable topsheet (1), a fluid-receiving region (6), a fluid-storage region (7), and a fluid-impermeable backsheet (2), the fluid-receiving region being formed of a dry laid web of staple, permanently hydrophilic, synthetic fibers, the web having a bulkiness, as measured under a pressure of 2 kPa, of at least 15 cm3/g, and a thickness of from 1 to 10 mm, the fluid-receiving region being adapted to release to the fluid-storage region at least 99% of the fluid which it receives, wherein 100% of the fibers of the fluid-receiving region are bicomponent fibers, each fiber comprising a polypropylene portion, and a portion which has a surface exposed to the exterior of the fiber and which is formed of a polyethylene resin with a wetting agent incorporated therein.