{"id":82680,"date":"2024-06-27T17:16:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T17:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/flint-hundreds-of-jobs-at-risk-at-wet-wipe-factory\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T17:16:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T17:16:09","slug":"flint-hundreds-of-jobs-at-risk-at-wet-wipe-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/27\/flint-hundreds-of-jobs-at-risk-at-wet-wipe-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Flint: Hundreds of jobs at risk at wet wipe factory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hundreds of jobs are at risk after a nappies and wet wipes manufacturer announced it is considering closing one of its sites.<\/p>\n

Kimberly-Clark said the UK government’s deadline to remove plastic from wet wipes by mid-2026 “significantly limits” its ability to adapt its processes in time, meaning it may “no longer be viable” to keep its site running in Flint, Flintshire.<\/p>\n

The manufacturer said phasing out plastics from its baby wipes had “long been part” of its sustainability plans. <\/p>\n

The UK government announced new legislation<\/a> to ban wet wipes containing plastic in April 2024. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Around 220 people are employed at the factory which makes a range of paper products, including Huggies nappies.<\/p>\n

If the closure goes ahead, Kimberly-Clark said the site will stay operational until 2025, and that supporting its staff through the “complex situation” is its “top priority”.<\/p>\n

It said it had already removed a significant amount of plastic from its products. <\/p>\n

A spokesperson said: “Most of our baby wipes use a proprietary technology with 70% natural fibres and 30% plastic added to provide the necessary strength to clean and care for babies’ skin properly.<\/p>\n

“However, we’re unable to meet the UK government’s deadline of mid-2026 as it significantly limits our ability to adapt our consumer manufacturing processes in Flint in time, which means it may no longer be viable to keep our sites operational.”<\/p>\n

The UK government said the ban would reduce plastic and microplastic pollution and “reduce the volume of microplastics entering wastewater treatment sites when wrongly flushed”.<\/p>\n

The Welsh government, which proposed a similar ban<\/a> before the UK government announced its legislation, said the news was “disappointing and distressing” for Kimberly-Clark staff.<\/p>\n

A spokesman said: “Without wishing to pre-judge the outcome of the consultation, our focus is on supporting those who may be affected and supporting them into alterative local employment.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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