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Kimberly-Clark Looks Past Trees for Future Paper Products
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· August 20, 2026
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Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Irving-based consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark Corp. patented a technology platform that transforms plant fibers from hesperaloe, a drought-tolerant succulent, into sustainable material. The process of converting hesperaloe i...
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What is this story about? Dallas Innovates, Every Day: Here's what's new + next in North Texas. Irving-based consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark Corp. patented a technology platform that transforms plant fibers from hesperaloe, a drought-tolerant succulent, into sustainable material. The process of converting hesperaloe i...
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