Kimberly-Clark Manufacturing Site to Transition to 100% Renewable Energy

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27 March 2025

A tissue manufacturing facility in Koblenz, Germany is on track to move to 100 per cent renewable energy by 2029. 

Kimberly-Clark, which has brands such as Kleenex, Scottex, Scott, WypAll, Page & Hakle in its portfolio, will produce toilet paper, hand towels and wipers with significantly less carbon emissions than before. By switching to a natural gas boiler, hood heaters and related infrastructure to electric over 13,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide (MTCO2e) will be saved annually at the Koblenz facility.

This will be Kimberly-Clark’s first tissue manufacturing facility globally with a pathway to transition its operations to 100 per cent renewable energy. 

The investment has been made possible by a grant from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and by sourcing electricity demand via a portfolio of European power purchase agreements of offsite renewables. Three virtual solar power purchase agreements in Italy and Spain will generate enough renewable electricity to cover the total needs of the Koblenz facility.

“Announcing our first Kimberly-Clark tissue manufacturing site globally with a pathway to 100 per cent renewable energy is an incredible milestone that demonstrates how we continue to progress on our decarbonisation journey, through innovative cross-sector collaboration," said Lisa Morden, Chief Sustainability Officer at Kimberly-Clark. 

“We are proud to execute this decarbonisation project that will unlock new technologies for Kimberly-Clark, enabling us to tackle the challenge of reducing direct greenhouse emissions, which represent 60 per cent of our total emissions.” 

Picture: an aerial photograph of the site in Koblenz. Image Credit: Kimberly-Clark

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 27 March 2025

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