Scott Paper Limited
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Scott Paper Limited is Canada's leading manufacturer and distributor of towel and tissue products for consumer, in-home, use and for commercial, away-from-home, use. Formerly a majority-owned subsidiary of Scott Paper Company, it was acquired by Kruger Inc. of Montreal, Quebec in 1997 following Scott's merger with Kimberly-Clark, due to a ruling from the Canadian Competition Bureau.
The company has operations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Latin America and employs over 10,000 people.
As part of Kruger's purchase of Scott Paper Limited, Kimberly-Clark agreed to transfer several trademarks originally owned by Scott U.S., such as Tournament of Hearts and Purex, to the Canadian firm, and continue to license several others including Scott, Cottonelle and ScotTowels until June 6, 2007, when Kimberly-Clark will be free to introduce new products under those names in Canada. [1] The company is also expected to change its name to Kruger Products by that date. [2] Since 2004 Kruger has been allowed to begin transitioning many of the brands in the latter group to new trademarks owned outright by Kruger.
As well, the "Scotties" brand has been licensed to Kruger until at least 2021, with the possibility of renewal for successive 25-year terms; Kimberly-Clark already owned the Kleenex brand and presumably would have no need to reclaim this trademark.
[edit] Products
- Cashmere bathroom tissue (Eastern Canada only; formerly Cottonelle)
- Purex bathroom tissue (Western Canada only)
- SpongeTowels paper towels (formerly ScotTowels)
- Scotties facial tissue (Note: Another Canadian company, Irving Tissue, owns the U.S. licence)
- White Swan napkins, bathroom tissue, paper towels and facial tissue (value brand)
- Capri bathroom tissue (value brand)
- White Cloud bathroom tissue, facial tissue (U.S. only)
[edit] References
- ^ Regulatory filings - see "Annual information form" for trademark licence explanation - see also Canadian Trade-mark Database
- ^ A recent set of contest rules names the company as "Kruger Products", as does some recent advertising. Also, krugerproducts.com currently redirects to the Scott website.
