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The most-viewed story on our website in May was the news of Essity inaugurating a new automated distribution center in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia. Equivalent to an 18-story building, it is Latin America’s tallest automated self-supporting warehouse. The facility improves operational efficiency and sustainability, while handling 45% of Essity’s sales in Colombia and accelerating the dispatch processes by 33%.

In other news, Kimberly-Clark will invest $2 billion over the next five years in its North America business, marking the company’s largest domestic expansion in more than 30 years. Amid rising demand for its consumer brands, which include Huggies diapers, Kleenex tissue, Depend incontinence products, Scott kitchen towels, and Cottonelle bath tissue, these investments will significantly enhance its U.S. manufacturing capacity, accelerate its innovation plans and support its ambitious growth targets. This broad-based investment program centers on two transformative projects: a new advanced manufacturing facility in Warren, OH, and an expansion of its Beech Island, SC, site with a state-of-the-art automated distribution center. It also includes additional capital expenditure linked to innovation and automation upgrades across its North America supply chain network.

Here are the top 10 most-viewed news items on Nonwovens-Industry.com for the month of May.

1. Essity Opens Distribution Center in Colombia
2. Kimberly-Clark to Invest $2 Billion in North American Manufacturing
3. General Nonwovens Announces €40 Million Investment
4. China's Nonwovens Output Records the Largest Post-Pandemic Growth
5. International Paper Uzbek Invests in Spunlace Line
6. Harrisons Launches Industrial Range of Wipes
7. GreenCore Diapers Launch European Production
8. Kimberly-Clark to Transfer U.S. Stock Exchange Listing to Nasdaq
9. Cottonsie Launches Disposable Cotton Diaper
10. Ontex Introduces of 360° Anti-Leak Barriers in Diapers