According to the company's latest quarterly results, out on Wednesday, European sales at Kimberly-Clark Professional fell 17%.

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Kimberly-Clark Professional's Delyn facility, which makes hand towels, is the only part of the Flint plant that will be affected.

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Euan Anderson, of Kimberly-Clark Professional, said the consultation process on the future of Delyn Mill was being started with "great regret".

BBC: Jobs threatened at Kimberly-Clark factory in Flint