SCA in Asia

Regional presence with global capability 

In Asia, SCA aims to elevate hygiene standards and improve the quality of everyday life across the region. We care about making life easier through the development of innovative and high quality products, and about ensuring that the way we work is sustainable: environmentally, socially and economically.  

SCA operates with two regional business divisions in Asia: Hygiene North Asia with Headoffice in China and Hygiene South East Asia with Headoffice in Malaysia. SCA has over 2,000 employees in Asia, responsible for the production, sales and marketing of consumer hygiene products in nearly 20 countries and regions, such as:

  • China Mainland
  • Malaysia
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand 
  • South Korea
  • Singapore
  • Japan
  • Philippines
  • Indonesia
  • Hongkong
  • Vietnam
  • Laos
  • Cambodia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Maldives
  • Brunei
  • Micronesia
  • Seychelles
  • Mauritius

Some of SCA’s renowned personal care and tissue brands in Asia include:  
  • TENA is the worldwide No.1 brand for incontinence care, widely available with a strong presence across Asian markets.
  • Tork is a leading global brand of tissue and professional hygiene solutions, offering cleanliness, comfort and convenience to public and commercial environments such as hotels, offices, restaurants, healthcare institutions and industrial workplaces, now available in selective Asian markets.
  • Drypers offers a complete baby care solution, with a full range of baby diapers and baby toiletries in key South East Asian markets. It is the No.1 baby diaper in Malaysia and Singapore, with a strong position in Thailand. 
  • Tempo is available in selective Asian markets, and is the No.1 market leader for pocket tissue handkerchiefs in Hong Kong with a 70% market share.
  • Libresse® is an international feminine care brand that is available in selective Asian markets. It is currently the No.3 feminine care brand in Malaysia.
  • Libero is the leading baby care brand from Nordic with 60 years professional experience, providing high quality baby diaper, baby toiletries and related baby care products, now available in selective Asian markets.
  • HeyBaby! offers basic open baby diapers in Malaysia and selective developing countries. 

In Malaysia, SCA operates two manufacturing facilities and the country’s largest Integrated Distribution Centre, to support production and regional distribution of personal care products.  

In China, SCA holds a 22.6 percent ownership in Vinda International, one of the leading tissue producers in the country. SCA is also offering door-to-door professional home nursing service by certificated experienced nurses for the Chinese elderly with a JV partner. SCA opened its Global Innovation Center China in Shanghai in 2011, where its regional headquarters for Asia are also located.

SCA also operates a joint-venture company with Unicharm Corporation to distribute TENA products in Japan, the second biggest incontinence care market in the world. 

 

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