Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is an American corporation that produces mostly paper based consumer products. Kimberly-Clark brand name products include "Kleenex" facial tissue and "Huggies" disposable diapers. Based in Dallas, Texas, it has approximately 63,900 employees.
| Financial Information | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2001 | |
| Total revenue (US$M) | 13,566.3 | 14,524.4 |
| Net Earnings (Loss) (US$M) | 1,674.6 | 1,609.9 |
Its stock symbol on the NYSE is KMB.
Kimberly-Clark was founded in 1872 in Neenah, Wisconsin, with $30,000 capitalization. Their first business was running paper wood pulp mills. In 1995 Kimberly-Clark merged with the Scott Paper Company in a US$9.4 billion merger.
