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Kimberly-Clark Professional to Showcase Total Solutions for the Aviation Industry at NBAA 2015
Initiatives Include Innovative Products and Services to Improve Performance of Key Manufacturing, Maintenance and Repair Processes; Strategic Collaboration With Eastman Aviation Solutions

ROSWELL, Ga., Nov. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Professional, a division of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, will showcase its innovative solutions for the aviation industry at NBAA 2015, the National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition, which takes place November 17 – 19, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Located in the Las Vegas Convention Center at Booth C13201, Kimberly-Clark Professional will be demonstrating a range of wiping solutions and personal protection products to elevate the performance of critical manufacturing and return-to-service tasks.

Among the solutions to be featured by Kimberly-Clark Professional are its Jackson Safety G29 Solvent Protection Glove, engineered to provide greater hand protection and improved dexterity for aviation workers using solvents, hydraulic fluids or turbine oils, and its Kimtech A2 Aviation Wipes for Abrasive Surfaces, with low-lint properties that reduce the risk of contamination when preparing composite surfaces for bonding and painting.

In addition to providing precision performance products, Kimberly-Clark Professional offers the Efficient Workplace program, an on-site assessment that helps aviation companies identify simple ways to make their facilities healthier, safer and more productive. The company is also collaborating with Eastman Aviation Solutions, a division of Eastman Chemical Company and the maker of SKYDROL® aviation hydraulic fluids, to develop integrated solutions that make surface preparation and maintenance servicing tasks more efficient.

"This marks Kimberly-Clark Professional's first appearance at the NBAA convention and underscores our mission to deliver solutions to business aviation customers that routinely optimize their performance," said Stephen Burn, Global Aerospace Marketing Leader, Kimberly-Clark Professional.  "As a company with a heritage of innovation and a long history in corporate aviation, we bring insights and expertise to meet the needs of general aviation operators, as well as original equipment manufacturers and maintenance & repair organizations.  Working with industry leaders like Eastman Aviation Solutions, we are advancing the development of customized tools that increase efficiency, reduce waste and costs, and keep aviation workers safer, healthier and more productive."

About Kimberly-Clark Professional
Kimberly-Clark Professional partners with businesses to create Exceptional Workplaces, helping to make them healthier, safer and more productive. Key brands in this segment include: Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech and Jackson Safety. Kimberly-Clark Professional, located in Roswell, Georgia, is one of three Kimberly-Clark business sectors. To see how Kimberly-Clark Professional is helping people around the world to work better, please visit www.kcprofessional.com.

About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries.  Every day, nearly a quarter of the world's population trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being.  With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No.1 or No. 2 share positions in 80 countries.  To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more about the Company's 143-year history of innovation, visit www.kimberly-clark.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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SOURCE Kimberly-Clark

For further information: George McGrath, McGrath Business Communications, 212-404-2281, [email protected]; or Ginny Dunn, Kimberly-Clark Professional, 678-352-6366, [email protected]