Kimberly-Clark Announces Price Increases for North American Consumer Products Business
According to the company, the increases are necessary to help offset significant commodity cost inflation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced today that it is notifying customers in the U.S. and Canada of plans to increase net selling prices across a majority of its North America consumer products business. The increases will be implemented almost entirely through changes in list prices and are necessary to help offset significant commodity cost inflation.
The percentage increases are in the mid-to-high single digits. Nearly all of the increases will be effective in late June and impact the company’s baby and child care, adult care and Scott bathroom tissue businesses.
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