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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.2
 
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION                               SCOTT PAPER COMPANY
DALLAS, TEXAS                                            BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
Contact: Tina Barry                                      Contact: Ed Fishbough
         (214) 281-1484                                           (407) 989-2321
                                                                   Pete Judice
                                                                  (212) 614-4506

 
For Immediate Release:
 
                   KIMBERLY-CLARK/SCOTT PAPER MERGER CLEARED
                            BY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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                          MERGER TO CLOSE LATER TODAY
 
DALLAS and BOCA RATON, December 12, 1995 -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation
(NYSE:KMB) and Scott Paper Company (NYSE:SPP) said they are pleased to have
reached agreement with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
on a consent decree for their proposed merger. At separate meetings in Dallas
and Boca Raton earlier today, shareholders of both companies overwhelming
approved the merger which is expected to close this afternoon.
 
     The consent decree requires the combined company to divest the Scotties
facial tissue business and, consequently, to sell up to two to four tissue mills
in the U.S. Of the four mills Kimberly-Clark will offer for sale, two are in
Neenah, Wis., one is in Marinette, Wis., and the other is in Ft. Edward, N.Y.
Also under the Department of Justice agreement, the company will divest three
brands of wipes -- Baby Fresh, Wash-a-bye Baby and Kid Fresh -- and the Dover,
Del., plant where they are produced.
 
     "We will make every effort to sell the facilities as operating businesses
so the jobs will continue to exist, but under new ownership," said Wayne R.
Sanders, chairman and chief executive officer of Kimberly-Clark.
 
     Earlier today, the European Commission announced the lifting of its
suspension order, allowing the companies to close the merger on the condition
that the companies manage their European operations separately pending
completion of the Commission's review in January.
 
     Under the terms of the merger, Scott shareholders will receive 0.78 of a
share of Kimberly-Clark common stock for each share of Scott common stock. The
combined company will then have a total of approximately 280 million shares
outstanding.
 
     Kimberly-Clark and Scott originally announced their merger agreement on
July 17, 1995. The merger will create a global consumer products company with
approximately $12 billion in annual revenues. The combined company will offer a
diversified product line with such well-known brand names as Kleenex, Scott,
Cottonelle, Viva, Huggies, Kotex and Depend.