Two years after making a "natural forest-free" paper sourcing commitment, Kimberly-Clark is building a manufacturing plant to scale its use of hesperaloe, one of 70 regenerative natural fibers it has tabbed as an alternative to wood pulp. The consumer products company hasn't declared a deadline for its "natural forest-free" pledge - beyond saying it will be after 2030 - but it achieved a 50 percent reduction in fiber use from natural forests in …
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