Kimberly-Clark’s 2030 sustainability goals include a commitment to reducing its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2015 base year. At its Salamanca manufacturing facility in western Spain, the recent installation of a biomass boiler will lower natural gas consumption at the facility by 40% and reduce direct carbon emissions by 40%.
The Salamanca facility produces toilet paper and facial tissue for consumers in Spain, France and the Benelux region. Each day, the facility makes 165 tonnes of paper and manufactures 1.7 million toilet paper rolls.
The biomass boiler was installed this fall and is a first for Kimberly-Clark’s manufacturing facilities in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, and only the second of its kind globally for the company. Biomass is a renewable form of energy, and in this case, is mostly waste forest residues sourced from within 100 kilometers of the facility.
The new biomass boiler represents a significant milestone in the plant’s decarbonization roadmap and will contribute to Kimberly-Clark’s 2030 climate goals, which were approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative and are aligned with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is an American multinational personal care corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products.
