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What Is Hesperaloe Fiber and Why Is Kimberly-Clark Investing in It?

calendar_today September 3, 2026 person Bruce Janda domain resourcewise

Hesperaloe is a desert plant with unusually long, slender fibers that could provide an alternative to northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK) in premium tissue products. Kimberly-Clark is investing in Hesperaloe because the fiber may offer the combination of strength and softness tissue producers need while reducing dependence on a constrained Canadian softwood pulp supply.

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