A method for producing a sanitary article wearable in the manner of pants, comprising: - a first side panel and a second side panel, each side panel (16, 18) having a first end region (161, 181) and a second end region (162, 182), - a first and a second side material (22, 24) intended to be fixed (61, 62) respectively to said first and second side panel (16, 18), said first and second side material (22, 24) having respectively a first end edge (221, 241) and a first end region (222, 242) adjacent thereto, a second end region (223, 243), an intermediate region (224, 244) between said first and second end region (222, 242 and 223, 243), a first surface (220, 240) and a second surface (225, 245), and - a central web intended to be fixed to said first and second side material (22, 24), the method comprising the steps of: - positioning said first side panel and said second side panel in a configuration of partial overlap, so that said first end region of said first side panel and said first end region of said second side panel are in contact with each other in an overlapping region, while said second end regions (162, 182) of said first and second side panel (16, 18) remain uncovered, - provisionally joining said first end regions (161, 181) of said first and second side panel (16, 18), so as to form a temporary laminate having a first surface and a second surface, - joining (61, 62) said second end regions (162, 182) of the respective first and second side panel (16, 18) of said temporary laminate respectively to said first end regions (222, 224) of each side material (22, 24), - bringing into contact at least one portion of said second surface (225, 245) of each side material (22, 24) with said second surface of said temporary laminate, and - joining said central web to said first and second side material (22, 24). - a first side panel and a second side panel, each side panel (16, 18) having a first end region (161, 181) and a second end region (162, 182), - a first and a second side material (22, 24) intended to be fixed (61, 62) respectively to said first and second side panel (16, 18), said first and second side material (22, 24) having respectively a first end edge (221, 241) and a first end region (222, 242) adjacent thereto, a second end region (223, 243), an intermediate region (224, 244) between said first and second end region (222, 242 and 223, 243), a first surface (220, 240) and a second surface (225, 245), and - a central web intended to be fixed to said first and second side material (22, 24), - positioning said first side panel and said second side panel in a configuration of partial overlap, so that said first end region of said first side panel and said first end region of said second side panel are in contact with each other in an overlapping region, while said second end regions (162, 182) of said first and second side panel (16, 18) remain uncovered, - provisionally joining said first end regions (161, 181) of said first and second side panel (16, 18), so as to form a temporary laminate having a first surface and a second surface, - joining (61, 62) said second end regions (162, 182) of the respective first and second side panel (16, 18) of said temporary laminate respectively to said first end regions (222, 224) of each side material (22, 24), - bringing into contact at least one portion of said second surface (225, 245) of each side material (22, 24) with said second surface of said temporary laminate, and - joining said central web to said first and second side material (22, 24).