Kimberly-Clark Corp: Maker of Personal Care Products

Imagine a world without disposable products like diapers or paper towels and tissues? That would be mortifying! Thanks to companies like Kimberly-Clark Corporation, our personal care products are made more accessible to the market. This global American personal care corporation specializes in products that are mostly paper-based and are consumed on a daily basis.

Kimberly-Clark is headquartered in Irving, Texas and is the maker of well-loved brand names like Kleenex, Kotex, HUggies, Wypall and Scott and Andrex. The company is a Fortune 500 business and produces tons of utility wipes, facial tissue, feminine hygiene products, toilet paper, disposable diapers and scientific cleaning wipes on a daily basis. These products are marketed around the world and generates more than $21.15 billion in annual revenue. Statistically speaking, 1 out of every 4 people around the world makes use of the products of Kmberly-Clark. Kleenex is considered as the world’s first facial tissue. The business has grown into a billion dollar venture and continues to meet the demands of almost a quarter of the world’s population.

Billions of people trust on the items marketed by the company in more than 175 countries. To address their production rate and at the same time their global presence, they have manufacturing facilities in over 37 countries. The business has been around since 1872 and has continuously innovated their products to meet the ever changing demands of their consumers. The majority of their brand names shares the number 1 or 2 spot in brand preference in more than 80 countries.

For more than 120 years of its existence, the business has sought the assistance of their in house experts and scientists to make the business remain sustainable. Through their efforts to make the world a better place, they have invested in various technologies to address the need of trees for their products. Today, the majority of their products is made of wood fiber that are not just recyclable but are also eco-friendly.