The Scott Paper Company was the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of sanitary tissue products with operations in 22 countries. Its products were sold under a variety of well-known brand names, including Scott Tissue, Cottonelle, Baby Fresh, Scottex and Viva. Consolidated sales of its consumer and commercial products totalled approximately $3.6 billion in 1994.[1]
1915 newspaper ad for the toilet paper made by the company.
Scott Paper was founded in 1879 in Philadelphia by brothers E. Irvin and Clarence Scott, and is often credited as being the first to market toilet paper sold on a roll. They began marketing paper towels in 1907, and paper tissues in the 1930s.[3]
In 1927, Scott purchased a Nova Scotian pulp mill, and thus began a long series of acquisitions. It joined with The Mead Corporation in 1936 to form Brunswick Pulp & Paper Company, which used their pulp mill in Georgia to supply both Mead and Scott. The company then bought mills in New York and Wisconsin, and during the 1950s Scott merged with Soundview Pulp Company and Hollingsworth & Whitney Company, which provided timberlands and mills in Washington, Alabama, and Maine.[4]
Scott enjoyed success throughout the 20th century due to their advertising methods, which can be traced back to Arthur Scott, the son of E. Irvin Scott. Scott's hard-sell magazine advertisements of the 1930s focused on warnings that using harsh toilet paper would lead to painful rectal trouble.[5]
In December 1994, Scott sold its printing and publishing papers business, consisting of its wholly owned subsidiary, S.D. Warren, for approximately $1.6 billion.[1]
Acquisition by Kimberly-Clark
In 1995, Scott Paper was acquired by Kimberly-Clark,[6] which continues to use the Scott brand. Scott Paper Limited, its subsidiary in Canada, was sold and became Kruger Inc. As part of the sale of the company, the Baby Fresh baby wipes brand was sold to Procter & Gamble and is now sold under the Pampers brand.[7] The Scotties facial tissue brand in the United States was sold to Irving Tissue.[8] Other divested brands include Cut-Rite, a brand of waxed paper, which was sold to Reynolds Metals in 1986.[9]
The headquarters of the company for many years was located at International Plaza (known then as Scott Plaza) in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, in Greater Philadelphia. The complex at that time consisted of three buildings known as Plaza I, Plaza II, and Plaza III. Plaza I was completed in 1961. Plaza II was completed after 1961. Plaza III was completed in 1969.[10] The complex was constructed for the purpose of serving as Scott's headquarters.[11]
^ abEDGAR - Company Filings (1995-11-08). "Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933". Business of Scott. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
^Collins, Glenn (1995-07-18). "Kimberly-Clark to Buy Scott Paper, Challenging P.& G." The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
^"About Us". Scott Products. Kimberly-Clark. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
^"History of Scott Paper Company – FundingUniverse". Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
^Cross, Mary (2002). A Century of American Icons: 100 Products and Slogans from the 20th-Century Consumer Culture. Greenwood Press. pp. 90–91. ISBN978-0313314810. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^"Kimberly-Clark Completes $9.4-Billion Purchase of Scott Paper: Firm likely to cut jobs, take hefty charge and sell several units".
^Bloomberg Business News (1996-05-24). "P.& G. to Acquire a Baby Products Unit of Scott". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-06. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^"Company News: Kimberly-Clark Moves to Satisfy Antitrust Concerns". The New York Times. 1996-06-05. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
^"United States Environmental Protection Agency Region III Statement of Basis former Scott Paper Research Facility Tinicum Township, PA EPA ID No. PAD001287879 Prepared by Office of Pennsylvania Remediation Land and Chemicals Division." (Archive) Environmental Protection Agency. Section 2: Facility Background p.2. August 2012. Retrieved on September 6, 2012.
^Kostelni, Natalie. "Old Scott Paper HQ for sale." Philadelphia Business Journal. September 16, 2002. 1. Retrieved on September 6, 2012.
External links
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April 05, 2023
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For the episode of The Office see Michael Scott Paper Company The Scott Paper Company was the world s largest manufacturer and marketer of sanitary tissue products with operations in 22 countries Its products were sold under a variety of well known brand names including Scott Tissue Cottonelle Baby Fresh Scottex and Viva Consolidated sales of its consumer and commercial products totalled approximately 3 6 billion in 1994 1 Scott Paper CompanyIndustryPersonal careFoundedPhiladelphia Pennsylvania 1879 FateAcquired by Kimberly ClarkProductsToilet paper paper towelsParentKimberly ClarkThe company was acquired by the Kimberly Clark Corporation in 1995 2 Contents 1 History 2 Acquisition by Kimberly Clark 3 Headquarters 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit Scott Paper Company Plant in Chester Pennsylvania 1915 newspaper ad for the toilet paper made by the company Scott Paper was founded in 1879 in Philadelphia by brothers E Irvin and Clarence Scott and is often credited as being the first to market toilet paper sold on a roll They began marketing paper towels in 1907 and paper tissues in the 1930s 3 In 1927 Scott purchased a Nova Scotian pulp mill and thus began a long series of acquisitions It joined with The Mead Corporation in 1936 to form Brunswick Pulp amp Paper Company which used their pulp mill in Georgia to supply both Mead and Scott The company then bought mills in New York and Wisconsin and during the 1950s Scott merged with Soundview Pulp Company and Hollingsworth amp Whitney Company which provided timberlands and mills in Washington Alabama and Maine 4 Scott enjoyed success throughout the 20th century due to their advertising methods which can be traced back to Arthur Scott the son of E Irvin Scott Scott s hard sell magazine advertisements of the 1930s focused on warnings that using harsh toilet paper would lead to painful rectal trouble 5 In December 1994 Scott sold its printing and publishing papers business consisting of its wholly owned subsidiary S D Warren for approximately 1 6 billion 1 Acquisition by Kimberly Clark EditIn 1995 Scott Paper was acquired by Kimberly Clark 6 which continues to use the Scott brand Scott Paper Limited its subsidiary in Canada was sold and became Kruger Inc As part of the sale of the company the Baby Fresh baby wipes brand was sold to Procter amp Gamble and is now sold under the Pampers brand 7 The Scotties facial tissue brand in the United States was sold to Irving Tissue 8 Other divested brands include Cut Rite a brand of waxed paper which was sold to Reynolds Metals in 1986 9 Headquarters Edit International Plaza The headquarters of the company for many years was located at International Plaza known then as Scott Plaza in Tinicum Township Delaware County Pennsylvania in Greater Philadelphia The complex at that time consisted of three buildings known as Plaza I Plaza II and Plaza III Plaza I was completed in 1961 Plaza II was completed after 1961 Plaza III was completed in 1969 10 The complex was constructed for the purpose of serving as Scott s headquarters 11 See also Edit Philadelphia portal Pennsylvania portal Companies portalAlbert J Dunlap Kleenex Kimberly ClarkReferences Edit a b EDGAR Company Filings 1995 11 08 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 Business of Scott U S Securities and Exchange Commission Retrieved 2014 11 07 Collins Glenn 1995 07 18 Kimberly Clark to Buy Scott Paper Challenging P amp G The New York Times Retrieved 2014 11 06 About Us Scott Products Kimberly Clark Retrieved 2014 11 06 History of Scott Paper Company FundingUniverse Fundinguniverse com Retrieved 2018 08 11 Cross Mary 2002 A Century of American Icons 100 Products and Slogans from the 20th Century Consumer Culture Greenwood Press pp 90 91 ISBN 978 0313314810 Retrieved 4 September 2020 Kimberly Clark Completes 9 4 Billion Purchase of Scott Paper Firm likely to cut jobs take hefty charge and sell several units Bloomberg Business News 1996 05 24 P amp G to Acquire a Baby Products Unit of Scott The New York Times Retrieved 2014 11 06 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a last has generic name help Company News Kimberly Clark Moves to Satisfy Antitrust Concerns The New York Times 1996 06 05 Retrieved 2014 11 06 Wax Paper Reynolds Kitchens Reynolds Consumer Products LLC Retrieved 2014 11 07 United States Environmental Protection Agency Region III Statement of Basis former Scott Paper Research Facility Tinicum Township PA EPA ID No PAD001287879 Prepared by Office of Pennsylvania Remediation Land and Chemicals Division Archive Environmental Protection Agency Section 2 Facility Background p 2 August 2012 Retrieved on September 6 2012 Kostelni Natalie Old Scott Paper HQ for sale Philadelphia Business Journal September 16 2002 1 Retrieved on September 6 2012 External links EditKimberly Clark s Scott Products website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scott Paper Company amp oldid 1119400367, wikipedia, 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