Huggies, Kleenex Maker To Invest $2B To Expand U.S. Manufacturing

The company behind the Huggies, Kleenex, Depend and Poise brands is ramping up its U.S. manufacturing.

Kimberly-Clark plans to expand its operations over the next five years with over $2B in investments, it announced Thursday. The investments are centered around two major projects in Ohio and South Carolina.

The projects — in Warren, Ohio, and Beech Island, South Carolina — are expected to create more than 900 jobs in industrial automation and advanced manufacturing.

"This landmark investment represents a strategic bet on the American consumer and our ability to drive innovation-led sustainable growth for Kimberly-Clark," Russ Torres, group president of Kimberly-Clark North America, said in a statement.
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RSK: Having grown up in the Fox Valley, Kimberly-Clark was a huge part of the local economy.