# Suzano to acquire 51% stake in tissue JV with Kimberly-Clark

Brazil's Suzano will acquire a 51% controlling stake in a newly created joint venture with Kimberly-Clark for $1.734 billion in cash. The JV will focus on consumer and professional tissue products across more than 70 countries.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-06-01
- Where: Netherlands, Netherlands
- Value: $1.73B
- Status: announced
- Products: tissue paper, toilet paper, paper towels, napkins, facial tissues
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Suzano](https://endata.com/companies/4145.md) (acquirer)
- [Kimberly-Clark](https://endata.com/companies/7540.md) (target)

## Sources

- [asiantrader.biz](https://www.asiantrader.biz/cma-clears-suzano-kimberly-clark-tissue), 2026-05-29: "The deal will see Brazil’s Suzano, the world’s largest pulp producer, acquire a 51 per cent controlling stake in a newly created joint venture, with Kimberly-Clark retaining the remaining 49 per cent."

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