Kimberly-Clark Corporation (pronounced Kimberly-Clark Corporation ) is an American corporation, one of the leaders in the production of products for healthcare, personal, professional and industrial hygiene. The headquarters of the company is located in the city of Irving ( Texas ).
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation | |
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| Type of | Public company |
| Exchange listing | |
| Base | 1872 |
| Founders | John Kimberly and Charles Clark |
| Location |  USA : Irving ( Texas ) |
| Key figures | Thomas J. Folk (Chairman and CEO) |
| Industry | Light industry |
| Products | Health, personal, professional and industrial hygiene products |
| Turnover | ▲ $ 19.746 billion (2010) |
| Net profit | ▼ $ 1.843 billion (2010) |
| Number of employees | 57 thousand (2011) |
| Affiliated companies | |
| Site | www.kimberly-clark.com |
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History
Founded in 1872 in the city of Nina (Neenah), Wisconsin , USA , by John Kimberly (John Kimberly) and Charles Clark (Charles Clark).
In 1920, the company's first product for consumers was invented - Kotex women's pads. Also in the 1920s, Kleenex facial wipes appeared. In addition, it is believed that the corporation was the first to invent toilet paper in rolls (1890), paper towels (1907) and disposable special clothing [1] .
Mergers and Acquisitions
In 1995, Kimberly-Clark completed the largest deal in its history - a merger with Scott Paper Company.
In the 2000s, the company took over several companies, in particular, the manufacturer of medical masks Tecnol (2000), the company Safeskin (a manufacturer of medical gloves), the company Ballard (a manufacturer of devices that help reduce pain after operations and injuries) [1] .
Owners and management
All shares of the company as of mid-2010 were freely traded on the stock exchange; the largest institutional investor is State Street Global Advisors (3.72%) [1] .
Chairman and CEO of the company is Thomas J. Falk .
Activities
The main trademarks of the company are Huggies , Kleenex , Kotex , Scott, Kimcare, Wypall, Kimtech, KleenGuard; sales of the company's products are carried out in more than 150 countries [2] .
The number of employees in 2011 is 57 thousand people. Revenues in 2010 amounted to $ 19.746 billion (an increase of 3.3% compared to the same period last year), net profit - $ 1.843 billion (a decrease of 2.2%) [3] .
Kimberly Clark in Russia
The Kimberly-Clark company opened its representative office in Russia in 1996. In 1997, the company has already begun shipping products to Kazakhstan, Georgia and Ukraine. In 1999, the Kimberly-Clark office in Ukraine began operating. Since 2001, the company has opened 5 warehouses in Russia and the CIS for the storage of products imported from Western Europe and Korea. In 2007, Kimberly-Clark entered the top ten Russian Best Employers. The main competitors in the Russian market are P&G , Colgate-Palmolive , Johnson & Johnson .
In the summer of 2010, she launched a plant for the production of personal hygiene products in the Moscow region, near the city of Stupino , about 100 km southeast of Moscow, occupying about 40 hectares of area. The plant produces personal care products under the brand name Huggies [4] [5] [2] .
Kimberly-Clark's CEO for Eastern Europe is Aaron Powell.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Maria Dranishnikova . “Russian mothers are great fashionistas”, - Thomas J. Folk, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Kimberly-Clark // Vedomosti, 08/03/2010, No. 142 (2660)
- ↑ 1 2 Welcome to Kimberly-Clark // kimberly-clark.com (Retrieved August 3, 2010)
- ↑ Company on money.cnn.com
- ↑ Who are we . // kimberly-clark.ru. Date of treatment June 14, 2012. Archived June 28, 2012.
- ↑ Kimberly-Clark Corporation announces the start of construction of the first plant in Russia