Plants close as Kimberly-Clark grows

IRVING – Kimberly-Clark has announced that it will close 10 plants and eliminate upwards of 5000 jobs, the equivalent of 13% of its workforce, as part of the its 2018 Global Restructuring Program. As part of the internal overhaul, which is expected to be the biggest change at the company in the last 15 years, K-C will save around US$500 million by 2021.