Scotties is a facial tissue brand originally owned by the Scott Paper Company

Scott Paper Company

The Scott Paper Company is a USA-based corporation which manufactures mostly paper based consumer products.Scott Paper was founded in 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by brothers E. Irvin and Clarence Scott, and is often credited as being the first to market toilet paper sold on a roll...

, created in 1955. It is noted for its emphasis on softness.

Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is an American corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products. Kimberly-Clark brand name products include "Kleenex" facial tissue, "Kotex" feminine hygiene products, "Cottonelle", Scott and Andrex toilet paper, Wypall utility wipes, "KimWipes"...

, owner of the rival Kleenex

Kleenex

Kleenex is a brand name for a variety of toiletry paper-based products such as facial tissue, bathroom tissue, paper towels, and diapers. The name Kleenex is a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. Often used as a genericized trademark, especially in the United States, "Kleenex"...

 brand, acquired Scott Paper in 1997. For competitive reasons, Kimberly-Clark was required to resell the Scotties business in the U.S. to Irving Tissue

Irving Tissue

Irving Tissue is a tissue products producing company, owned by J.D. Irving Limited. It has manufacturing locations in both Canada and the United States....

. Kruger Inc.

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. The company is a leader in paper and paperboard recycling in North America. Kruger Inc...

 separately acquired Scott's Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 subsidiary, now known as Kruger Products, which sells Scotties tissues in that country.