Scotties is a facial tissue brand originally owned by the

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'', ...

, created in 1955.

Kimberly-Clark Kimberly-Clark Corporation is an American multinational personal care corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products. The company manufactures sanitary paper products and surgical & medical instruments. Kimberly-Clark brand n ...

, owner of the rival

Kleenex Kleenex is a brand name for a variety of paper-based products such as facial tissue, bathroom tissue, paper towels, tampons, and diapers. Often used informally as a genericized trademark for facial tissue in the United States and Canada, the nam ...

brand, acquired Scott Paper in 1997. For competitive reasons, Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 246 / Friday, December 22, 1995 it was required to resell the Scotties business in the U.S. and sold it to

Irving Tissue Irving Tissue Company Limited is a tissue products producing company, owned by J.D. Irving Limited.http://www.irvingtissue.ca/About.aspx?id=220&LangType=1033 About Irving Tissue It has manufacturing locations in both Canada and the United State ...

while maintaining control of the trademark on the Scotties brand.

Kruger Inc. Kruger Inc. is a Canadian corporation which manufactures publication papers, tissue, lumber and other wood products, corrugated cartons from recycled fibres, green and renewable energy, and wines and spirits. Kruger Inc. operates facilities in Qu ...

separately acquired Scott's Canadian subsidiary, now known as Kruger Products, which sells Scotties tissues there. The brand is well known in Canada for its sponsorship of the

Scotties Tournament of Hearts The Scotties Tournament of Hearts (''french: Le Tournoi des Cœurs Scotties''; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Associat ...

, often simply called the Scotties.

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Scotties' facial tissue
- United States
Scotties' facial tissue
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