# Kimberly-Clark invests €15M in tissue converting line at Villey-Saint-Etienne

Kimberly-Clark invested approximately €15 million in a hand towel tissue converting line at its Villey-Saint-Etienne facility in France. The line reached full capacity of 15,000 tpy in September 2016, creating 28 permanent jobs.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-11-03
- Where: Villey-Saint-Etienne, France, France
- Value: $16.5M (15.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 28
- Starts operating: Jan 2016
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 15,000 tpy
- Products: hand towel tissue
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [tissueworldmagazine.com](https://www.tissueworldmagazine.com/latest-headlines/k-c-invests-e15m-in-tissue-converting-line-at-villey-saint-etienne-plant/), 2016-11-03: "The business and mill's dynamism allowed us to create 28 permanent jobs at the site in the last 12 months."

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