Kimberly-Clark to cut about 750 U.S. jobs.(ECONOMIC)

Kimberly-Clark Corp., the Dallas paper product manufacturer, said it will cut about 750 of its U.S. salaried employees by the end of the year.

Kimberly-Clark, which has plants in Conway and Maumelle, said it does not plan to close any of its manufacturing facilities, according to the company's news release. The job cuts primarily will target salaried and non-production employees.

The company didn't say how many job cuts would be made in Arkansas.

"We are not at the point where we are breaking things out on a local or even regional-type level," said Dave Dickson, a spokesman for Kimberly-Clark.

The company said the total number of jobs cut worldwide will be 1,600 in an attempt to streamline its organization. The moves will result in a pre-tax savings of about $150 million, "further strengthening Kimberly-Clark's profitability and cash flow," the news release said.

In 2005, Kimberly-Clark expanded its Conway plant and added 50 jobs.

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