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Kimberly Clark Kimberly Clark is planning to shed about 135 jobs in Brighton, in order to outsource its accounts and finance functions to other countries. 22-Sep-2006 Kimberly Clark has won planning permission for a £20m expansion at its paper mill in Barrow, which should create 55 new jobs over the next few years. 06-Oct-2005 Kimberly Clark is seeking planning permission for a £25m investment at its paper mill in Barrow, which will involve the installation of extra drying equipment. 24-Sep-2002 Kimberly Clark is to set up a European service centre in Brighton, with the creation of about 300 jobs, and a site will be chosen next year. 03-Oct-2000 Kimberly Clark has started work on a £33m expansion project at its tissue mill in Barrow, which will include a series of improvements that will restore its position as the largest such facility in Europe. 29-Dec-1999 Kimberly Clark is to invest £7.5m in a new distribution facility at its tissues factory in Flint, North Wales, and logistics companies are being invited to tender for the contract to operate the warehouse. 18-Jun-1999 Kimberly Clark has won government approval for the construction of a 13MW gas-fired heat and power station at its paper mill in Barrow-in-Furness. 08-May-1999 Kimberly Clark is to close its hygiene products factory at Deeside Industrial Park in Flintshire, with the loss of more than 90 jobs. 22-Oct-1998 Kimberly Clark is cutting 300 jobs at its paper mill in Maidstone, Kent. 22-Feb-1996 Kimberly Clark is to sell its Prudhoe plant and some of its UK tissue brands in order to gain European approval for its takeover of Scott Paper. 17-Jan-1996 Kimberly Clark has offered to sell-off 25% of its UK capacity following its acquisition of Scott Paper, in order to obtain approval for the merger from the European Commission. 18-Dec-1995 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007