Kimberly-Clark to increase prices on some common items

DALLAS Paper and hygienic product manufacturer Kimberly-Clark announced Friday that prices on a variety of products would increase to keep up with inflation.

The company announced that prices on Huggies diapers, Pull-Ups training pants, Kleenex tissue, Viva towels and Scott and Cottonelle toilet paper would increase by 6 to 8 percent in the third quarter to offset rising costs of raw materials and energy.

Founded in 1872, Kimberly-Clark markets products to 1.3 billion people in 150 countries.