A company that makes one-fourth of America’s toilet paper has announced a $200 million expansion of its Aiken County facility expected to bring 150 more local jobs.
The project is part of Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s $2 billion domestic expansion – its biggest in more than 30 years.
Kimberly-Clark’s largest production plant is in Beech Island, built in 1968 and now employing between 1,500 and 2,000 workers. The company makes toilet paper under brands including Scott and Cottonelle. It also produces paper towels, Huggies diapers, Kleenex facial tissue and Kotex feminine products…