Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care and consumer tissue products in the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The company's Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Thinx, Poise, Depend, Plenitud, Softex, and other brand names. Its Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names. The company's K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, personal protective equipment, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and KleenGuard brands. It also sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and away-from-home use products directly to distributors, manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is facing scrutiny from union representatives who claim the company is misleading the public regarding job losses associated with its decision to move operations overseas. The union asserts that approximately 200 employees will be laid off at the Neenah, Wisconsin facility as part of this transition. The representatives argue that the company's communications do not accurately reflect the impact of these layoffs on the local workforce. This situation has raised concerns about the future of jobs in the region and the company's commitment to its employees amidst ongoing operational changes.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is planning to shift four production lines from its facility in Fox Crossing, Wisconsin, to locations in Malaysia and Vietnam. This strategic move is part of the company's efforts to optimize its operations and reduce costs. While the article does not specify the exact number of employees affected by this transition, it indicates that the shift will impact the workforce at the Fox Crossing site. The decision reflects broader trends in manufacturing as companies seek to enhance efficiency and competitiveness in the global market.
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