Kimberly-Clark Corp. purchased the 33.3
percent interest in Taiwan Scott Paper Corp. held by Goldsun Development &
Construction Co. Ltd. The transaction is valued at about $40 million and is
expected to close by the end of this year.
This is K-C’s second major investment in
Taiwan in the last six months. In June, the company acquired the majority of
shares in S-K Corp., K-C's former licensee in Taiwan.
Paul Geisler, Kimberly-Clark Asia-Pacific
Group president, said: "The transaction will provide Kimberly-Clark with
100 percent ownership of Taiwan Scott as we move towards merging it with S-K
Corporation in mid-2001.”
An application to merge S-K Corporation and
Taiwan Scott Paper Corporation was approved in October by the Taiwan Fair Trade
Commission. Sales of the combined companies in Taiwan are expected to exceed $250
million next year.
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