Kimberly-Clark Signs Innovative Green Hydrogen Deals in the UK

Kimberly-Clark Signs Innovative Green Hydrogen Deals

fmindustry.com | 31 July 2025

Kimberly-Clark which manufactures leading household name brands including Andrex and Kleenex has become the first major consumer products company in the UK to make a significant commitment to green hydrogen and a more sustainable future.

On 23 July, the company and its energy partners Carlton Power and HYRO (a joint venture between Octopus Energy Generation and RES), announced an investment of more than £125 million into the emerging energy solution at its two plants in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria and Northfleet, Kent. The two sites produce nearly one billion Andrex toilet rolls and over 150 million boxes of Kleenex tissues every year. Through the investment, Kimberly-Clark expects to see a 50 per cent reduction compared to its 2024 consumption of natural gas across its UK production lines from 2027.

The two long-term off-taker hydrogen supply agreements signed with energy partners Carlton Power, and HYRO will mean a green hydrogen facility is installed next to Kimberly-Clark’s Barrow plant, while a separate facility will be built on Kimberly-Clark’s Northfleet plant.


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The Barrow hydrogen project will supply 100GWh of hydrogen per annum while the Northfleet project will supply 47GWh per annum. Collectively the displacement of natural gas with hydrogen will reduce carbon emissions by 28,500 tonnes per annum, equivalent to removing approximately 20,000 petrol cars off the road every year*...more
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