April
2012-04-10 10:46
New Terminal Manager in Rotterdam
Roelf Buist (45) has been employed as new Terminal Manager at Interforest Terminal Rotterdam, after Bob de Lange who retires after 12 years on the position.
November
2009-11-27 10:36
Bollsta sawmill applies for environmental permits
Thursday 26 November SCA’s Bollsta sawmill applied for new environmental permits from the County Government Board. The sawmill seeks terms that will allow for the long term development of the operations.
2009-11-16 13:18
SCA invests further in nature conservation
“We know that the quality of nature consideration in our forest management is of a generally high standard. We will now further improve quality through a substantial investment in resources, partly through adding five nature conservation specialists to our team, and partly through a thorough inventory of nature qualities in SCA's forests,” says Mats Sandgren, president of SCA Skog.
October
2009-10-30 13:00
Basic industries in joint venture with Vattenfall
Sweden’s basic industries are now launching a joint project with Vattenfall to secure energy production and electricity supply at competitive prices in the future.
2009-10-30 11:01
SCA Ortviken wins PPI’s Environmental Strategy of the Year Award
On the evening of Wednesday, 28 October, SCA Ortviken received one of the most prestigious prizes in the paper industry, PPI’s Environmental Strategy of the Year Award – Mill Prize.
2009-10-12 16:06
SCA invests SEK 65 million in Bollsta sawmill
SCA invests SEK 65 million in the sawmill in Bollstabruk. The investments comprise a plant for impregnation of wood products, two chamber kilns and an upgrade of the grading mill with increased capacity and camera sorting.
2009-10-02 20:37
SCA comments criticism on nature conservation. Dedicates more resources to planning
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation has raised formal complaints for poor nature consideration in four of SCA’s fellings and for SCA violating the FSC forest management standard. SCA confirms in a comment to the complaints that there are shortcomings in the nature consideration on the sites, but through setting aside forests with high nature qualities adjacent to the felled areas, the company has adequately protected the biodiversity of the forests.
September
2009-09-28 09:48
GraphoNova - brighter than ever!
In line with customer demand, SCA Graphic Laakirchen AG through half a year of dedicated efforts has further developed the paper properties of its improved SC quality GraphoNova.
June
2009-06-23 15:20
SCA Ortviken’s new pulp plant inaugurated - Provides base for continued production increase
“We need strong companies that can make long-term investments even in the bad times,” said the Västernorrland County Governor Bo Källstrand, when he jointly inaugurated the new mechanical pulping line at the Ortviken paper mill in Sundsvall with SCA’s CEO Jan Johansson. The plant represents an investment of nearly SEK 1 billion.
2009-06-10 13:01
SCA guides the trade towards change
The link between cutting CO2 emissions and cutting business costs was the focus of SCA Timber’s 10 June conference on ‘Forests, Wood Supply and the Low Carbon Economy’.
March
2009-03-26 13:49
Tunadal sawmill invests SEK 210 M and reduce staff by 22
Intensive work is going on in SCA’s Tunadal sawmill with the SEK 210 M investment in a new automatic grading mill. The new plant will be operative this summer and will allow for increased production and improved product quality. The new technology is less work intensive and the staff of the sawmill will be reduce by 22, of which five employees will be redundant.
2009-03-26 10:03
SCA takes step into stores - produces solid-wood shelving for IKEA
SCA Timber has now taken a step into IKEA’s shelves in northern Europe with the solid-wood Gorm shelving unit. SCA Timber and IKEA have signed a long-term agreement covering delivery of at least one million shelves annually. SCA’s partner in Kramfors, Sweden, TräTeam, is investing SEK 35 million in equipment for manufacturing and ten employees in two shifts will maintain the shelving production.
2009-03-19 14:00
SCA inaugurates window component plant and provides 24 new jobs in Munksund
On Thursday, 19 March, Norrbotten County Governor Per-Ola Eriksson and SCA CEO Jan Johansson inaugurated SCA’s new window components plant at the Munksund Sawmill in Piteå, Sweden. SCA has invested close to SEK 100 million in a plant for the manufacture of window components. The new plant will produce slightly more than 30,000 cubic meters, five million running meters, of window components in two shifts. Twenty four people were newly employed for the operations, an increase in personnel at the Munksund Sawmill of 20%.
February
2009-02-12 14:48
SCA Östrand applies for new environmental permit
The Östrand pulp mill has applied to the Environmental Court for a new environmental permit.
January
2009-01-30 12:03
Vilhelmina sawmill invests and reduce workforce
SCA’s sawmill in Vilhelmina has invested SEK 4 million, primarily to improve the precision in the sorting of sawlogs. The investment causes redundancies and the sawmill will reduce its workforce with eight employees.
2009-01-07 11:59
Bollsta sawmill invests SEK 24 million
SCA’s Bollsta sawmill invests SEK 24 million in its grading mill. The investment will result in a reduction of the workforce by 13.
December
2008-12-18 16:17
Kristina Enander named manager of Ortviken paper mill
One of Sweden’s largest forest industries is gaining a new manager. Kristina Enander, currently Assistant Production Manager at the Ortviken paper mill, is succeeding Alvar Andersson at year-end as head of the business unit.
2008-12-12 16:34
E.ON and SCA develop energy cooperation in Timrå
Joint press release by E.ON and SCA, 10 December 2008
2008-12-09 16:37
Holmsund sawmill reduce production
Due to the declining demand on the market for wood products, SCA’s sawmill in Holmsund in northern Sweden reduces production 2009 by 20 per cent, from 93 000 cubic metres of wood products to 77 000 cubic metres.
September
2008-09-10 16:40
Eleven employees redundant at Tunadal sawmill
11 anställda på Tunadals sågverk har varslats om uppsägning på grund av den arbetsbrist som uppstått när sågverkets nya vandringstork och kammartorkar har tagits i drift. Tunadals sågverk har investerat ca 100 miljoner kronor i nya virkestorkar som möjliggör en mer rationell drift och högre kvalitet på produkterna.
August
2008-08-14 16:44
SCA switches to "green" diesel
SCA Transforest is switching to the use of environment-friendly diesel at its harbor terminal operations in Sweden. All diesel-driven forklifts, loaders, cranes and trucks at the operations in Umeå and Sundsvall will be switching fuel, from conventional diesel to more environment-friendly synthetic diesel.
July
2008-07-29 16:48
New manager at the Tunadal sawmill
SCA Timber has appointed Ville Huittinen as new manager of the Tunadal sawmill. He is coming from a position as production manager at StoraEnso Timber in Kopparfors and will take on his new tasks with SCA as of 1 September, 2008.
2008-07-03 16:51
The climate in focus in environmental report from SCA Forest Products
Pulp and paper products from SCA Forest Products caused emissions of one million tonnes of carbon dioxide when delivered at customers during 2007. During the same time SCA’s own forests sequestered twice that amount, net, and SCA’s extensive forest fuel operations lead to that emissions of one million tonnes of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels could be avoided.
2008-07-01 16:08
Major interest in SCA’s FSC-certified publication paper
Interest in environmentally certified products is increasing throughout Europe. During the first five months of the year, SCA’s deliveries of FSC-certified publication paper rose by 56 percent compared with the year-earlier period.
April
2008-04-15 09:49
Robust Interforest Terminal capacity increase
Interforest Terminal Rotterdam (ITR) has completed a significant investment programme. The stevedoring company has increased both its transhipment and storage capacity and its service level.
January
2008-01-14 15:37
SCA initiates container traffic to Hamburg
As of 1 March 2008, SCA Transforest and the container shipping company UniFeeder are initiating weekly container traffic between Sundsvall and Umeå in Sweden and Hamburg in Germany. The traffic will also include Kotka in Finland. From Hamburg over seas container traffic connects to all major markets.
2008-01-08 09:50
New Manager at Interforest Terminal London
Hugo Heij has been appointed to succeed Bo Frölander and will join the London operation as of 25 February 2008.
2008-01-08 09:37
New Manager at Transforest Shipping
Nils-Johan Haraldsson, Transforest new Shipping Manager from 1 February 2008.
November
2007-11-23 13:50
Action program to raise level of SCA’s nature conservation
After several fellings with inadequate nature conservation have been observed, SCA is now making comprehensive efforts to ensure good nature conservation in the company’s forestry operations. Through better planning and training as well as follow-up and feedback of results, SCA wants to avoid the repetition of any mistakes.
2007-11-01 13:53
SCA Timber reduces production
Through a number of measures, SCA Timber will reduce its production of solid-wood products by nearly 15% during the first quarter 2008 compared with this year’s production level. In addition to reductions in production at the Munksund and Rundvik sawmills, an extended production stop over the Christmas and New Year holidays will be implemented at all sawmills. A stop on overtime work will also be introduced.
October
2007-10-24 13:54
Rundvik sawmill to cut production. More than 20 employees affected
SCA’s sawmill in Rundvik in Nordmaling Municipality is cutting production from the current level of 240,000 cubic meters of solid-wood products of spruce to 170,000 cubic meters. Statutory negotiations have been initiated with the unions to reduce the workforce by slightly more than 20 positions.
2007-10-17 13:59
Munksunds sawmill cuts production - ten employees redundant
SCA Timber’s Munksund sawmill will reduce production by ten per cent from the turn of the year. The reduced production leads to ten employees becoming redundant.
2007-10-08 14:01
Legionella in water hoses at the Ortviken paper mill
In the ongoing broad investigation at the Ortviken paper mill, increased levels of Legionella bacteria have been found in a few places in the mill. It concerns mainly a number of washing- and firehoses that are seldom in use. In the process water nor in the biological water treatment, no Legionella has been found.
2007-10-02 16:53
Port of Sundsvall to get national priority
The Swedish government’s port strategy commission recommends that the Port of Sundsvall be one of several to be given priority in the future.
September
2007-09-21 14:03
Employee at Ortviken paper mill falls ill with Legionnaire’s disease
An employee at Ortviken paper mill has fallen ill with Legionnaire’s disease and is recovering following hospital treatment. It is not known if there is any connection between the workplace and the cause of the illness, but as a safety measure, an investigation into possible sources of the disease at the mill has commenced immediately.
2007-09-14 14:07
SCA invests SEK 800 million in Ortviken paper mill
SCA is expanding production of mechanical pulp at Ortviken paper mill. The SEK 800 million investment will allow paper production at Ortviken to continue to increase, while providing significant quality improvements. The investment will be completed by spring 2009.
2007-09-14 14:05
SCA and Statkraft in major wind power venture and to study eco-friendly extension of hydropower
SCA and Statkraft are to form a jointly owned company for a major investment in wind power in northern Sweden. The plans involve production of 2,800 GWh of wind power electricity per year in seven wind farms on forest land in Västernorrland and Jämtland, an investment of SEK 16 billion.
2007-09-03 14:37
SCA Transforest starts intermodal loading at the Tunadal port
On Tuesday 4 September SCA Transforest will start intermodal traffic from the Tunadal port in collaboration with Green Cargo, Cargonet and ÖTC. The traffic will initially involve one train departure per day, weekdays, linking Sundsvall and Gothenburg with arrival at the Tunadal port at 08:00 and departure at 16.00 hours.
June
2007-06-23 16:56
Kubal, Norr Wood Products and Mreal to Interforest Terminal Sundsvall
Interforest Terminal Sundsvall and Port of Sundsvall will provide handling and warehouse space for Kubal, Norr Wood Products (NWP) and M-real.
2007-06-12 14:41
SCA and Södra buy timber together in Baltic region
Joint press release from SCA and Södra June 12 2007:
2007-06-07 14:45
SCA to invest SEK 20 M in BioNorr
SCA investerar ca 20 miljoner kronor i SCA BioNorrs pelletsfabrik i Härnösand. Investeringarna omfattar såväl råvaruhanteringen som pelletsproduktionen och kommer att innebära ökad produktion och förbättrad produktkvalitet.
May
2007-05-04 14:48
Production record, more efficient energy use and reduced environmental impact
SCA Graphic Sundsvall reports favorable results for environment, health, safety and energy during 2006. Östrand’s new recovery boiler, Ortviken’s new flue-gas condensation plant, certification in accordance with the Swedish standard for energy management systems and better reporting of incidents are just a few of the initiatives that are already producing positive effects and will continue to do so.
2007-05-01 14:49
SCA acquires Severn Timber
SCA Timber AB today completed the acquisition of British-based Severn Timber Products Ltd, through ratification from the main international SCA Group board. Severn Timber is a major supplier of wood products to the UK builders’ merchant market, with headquarters and planing facilities in Welshpool, Wales.
April
2007-04-27 14:58
SCA invests £3 million in Tunadal Sawmill
SCA Timber AB announces a new investment of just under £3 million in a new progressive kiln for Tunadal sawmill. The new kiln will have a capacity of more than 100,000 cubic metres and will allow the sawmill to increase production and further processing. This is an addition to the investment already announced covering a further seven new chamber kilns at Tunadal, construction of which is already in progress.
2007-04-27 14:54
SCA increases investment in Jämtlamell
Having already invested just under £0.5 million in the Jämtlamell sawmill in Stugun, northern Sweden, SCA Timber AB is increasing its involvement in the sawmill’s future by further investing just over £0.5 million in modernising and upgrading its kilns.
2007-04-17 15:17
SCA Transforest invests five million Euro in new gantry-crane in Rotterdam
SCA Transforest invests five million Euro in a second gantry-crane at its terminal in Rotterdam. This will double the capacity to handle container-goods at the terminal and will enable SCA Transforest to meet the increased demand for northbound goods from customers outside SCA.
2007-04-16 00:00
Sundsvall Municipality becomes principal owner of Sundsvall Hamn
Sundsvall Municipality becomes the principal owner of Sundsvalls Hamn AB and SCA Transforest takes over goods handling.
February
2007-02-23 00:00
Two generations of healthy Zebra fish have lived in the effluent water
In 2006 a chemical biological characterisation was carried out on the effluent water from SCA’s pulp mill Östrand. The purpose was to scientifically show the positive effects of the last ten years of environmental measures.
2007-02-12 00:00
Tunadal Sawmill to invest more than SEK 62 M
Tunadal Sawmill is to invest in excess of SEK 62 M in a new cutting line and seven new chamber dryers. The investments are another stage in SCA’s efforts to make Tunadal a sawmill that produces spruce of a quality matching the best sawmills in Europe.
2007-02-12 00:00
Vilhelmina Sawmill to invest SEK 5 M
SCA is building a new chamber dryer at Vilhelmina Sawmill for SEK 5 M. The sawmill’s production has increased gradually and reached a record level of 110,000 cubic meters of sawn pine wood products in 2006.
2007-02-12 00:00
Bollsta Sawmill to invest SEK 25 M
SCA’s sawmill in Bollsta is investing SEK 25 M in four new chamber dryers. The sawmill’s production has increased gradually over a number of years and reached a record level of 410,000 cubic meters of sawn wood products in 2006.
December
2006-12-13 15:56
SCA's new soda recovery boiler inaugurated
On the day of Saint Lucia, December 13th, the Governor of Västernorrland, Gerhard Larsson, inaugurated the new soda recovery boiler at the Östrand pulp mill in Timrå.
November
2006-11-01 00:00
New warehouse in Rotterdam
Yesterday the SCA board decided to approve SCA Transforest investment request for additional warehouse at the Interforest Terminal Rotterdam.
October
2006-10-12 16:00
SCA starts up new recovery boiler at Östrand pulp mill
SCA starts up new recovery boiler at Östrand pulp mill After two years of work and at a cost of SEK 1.6 billion, the new recovery boiler at Östrand was started up on Monday, October 9. “Everything proceeded well and as scheduled,” says Åke Westberg, Project Manager for the construction of the recovery boiler.
September
2006-09-29 16:03
Professor Pelle Gemmel appointed Assisting Chief Forester at SCA
Pelle Gemmel, Professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp, has been employed as Assisting Chief Forester at SCA Skog.
2006-09-26 00:00
SCA invests six million SEK in the Stugun Sawmill
SCA invests six million kronor in the Stugun Sawmill. The investments will take place in the green sorting and stacking plant and will debottleneck the sawmill. SCA will also invest in truck computers, which will improve logistics and the handling of wood products at the sawmill.
2006-09-15 16:07
SCA invests in Bollsta Sawmill but the workforce will be reduced
SCA invests almost two MSEK in a new press in the grading mill at the Bollsta Sawmill. Negotiations with the trade unions to reduce the workforce in the sawmill are initiated.
May
2006-05-17 16:41
Ulrica Messing inaugurates new quay in Sundsvall Harbour
Joint press release from SCA Transforest, Sundsvall Municipality and Sundsvall Harbour.
April
2006-04-12 17:05
SCA and Jämtlamell extend cooperation
Joint press release from SCA Timber and Jämtlamell.
March
2006-03-14 17:08
Munksund Sawmill seeking to increase production
SCA’s sawmill in Munksund, outside Piteå, Sweden, is developing favorably. Production records were surpassed last year and the level of production is approaching the 400,000 cubic meters of solid-wood products annually that is currently permitted.
2006-03-10 17:10
SCA operates combi-train to Gothenburg
Beginning on 13 April, SCA Transforest will begin operating a combi-train between Sundsvall and Gothenburg. The train will be loaded with containers and initially one train a week will be operated, with the number of departures increasing in the future.
August
2005-08-12 11:42
Increased presence of Legionella bacteria confirmed at Ortviken paper mill
A new and more extensive series of tests has confirmed the discovery made earlier this summer of Legionella bacteria in the wastewater treatment plant at Ortviken paper mill. A more limited presence of the same bacteria has also been discovered to exist at the Östrand pulp plant.
June
2005-06-21 11:44
SCA Transforest acquires all of Interforest Terminal Umeå
SCA Transforest acquires 10 per cent of the shares in Interforest Terminal Umeå by Balticgruppen AB. Interforest Terminal Umeå thereby becomes a fully owned subsidiary of SCA Transforest.
2005-06-14 11:46
Swedish Base Industry Strengthens Energy Supply
Read more in the press release below.
May
2005-05-30 12:00
Wood students receive design award
On Tuesday, 26 April, Gustav Ström and Stina Erhardsson became the winners of the first Wood Design Competition at the Wood Design study program in Kramfors. County Governor Gerhard Larsson presented the award at the Höga Kusten Wood Academy in Kramfors.
2005-05-20 11:56
SCA and Sundsvall Energi expand energy cooperation
SCA and Sundsvall Energi AB are jointly investing SEK 195 M in expanding their energy cooperation.
April
2005-04-14 12:03
SCA Graphic Laakirchen offers FSC-certified publication papers
SCA´s papermill in Austria, SCA Graphic Laakirchen, can as the first supplier offer FSC-certified SC-paper. The papermill has been granted FSC Chain-of-Custody certification and is thereby able to FSC-certify part of its production of Super-Calendered paper for magazines and catalogues.
January
2005-01-12 12:05
Nils-Johan Haraldsson appointed Market Manager at SCA Transforest
Nils-Johan holds a mechanical engineering degree, majoring in pulp and paper technology, and has worked within the sawmill industry since 1999. Most recently, he served as Sales Manager at SCA Timber, with responsibility for sales of solid-wood products to Japan and Southeast Asia.
December
2004-12-08 12:13
SCA re-structures in response to sales growth
SCA Timber Supply is restructuring its business responding to a doubling of sales in 18 months. Key elements of the re-structuring involve investing £1.1 million in a new high-speed wrapping line at Stoke; the announcement of a closer partnership with Severn Timber of Welshpool; moving a proportion of production from Warrington to Stoke-on-Trent, and closing its Warrington site.
November
2004-11-25 12:15
New SCA Presidents in Sundsvall
2004-11-03 12:18
SCA and Norrbotten forest owners sign partnership agreement
Norrbottens Läns Skogsägarförening (the Association of Forest Owners in Norrbotten County) will further process a significant volume of sawn pine products from the Munksund Sawmill under a partnership agreement for contract manufacturing of dried, planed and impregnated products.
October
2004-10-05 12:21
Ådalen entrepreneurs cooperate to sell DIY decks in UK
In a unique cooperative venture, three wood-processing companies in Ådalen, Sweden, together with SCA, have developed a consumer product that is now to be launched on a large scale in 200 building-materials stores throughout the UK. The new product is a modular system in impregnated wood for building terraces, decks and patios. The homebuilder can choose exactly the size and model of outdoor area required, then assemble the precut components using only a screwdriver and a spirit level.
August
2004-08-23 12:52
Jämtlamell and SCA sign marketing deal
The Swedish sawmilling company Jämtlamell has signed a marketing deal with SCA Timber covering UK and France.
2004-08-23 12:23
SCA enhances efficiency at Östrand pulp mill
Read more in the press release below.
2004-08-18 12:54
SCA Östrand pulp mill inaugurates world's most modern wastewater treatment plant
The new wastewater treatment at the SCA Östrand pulp mill is the most modern of its type. The five-stage treatment process is based on the same principles as a natural ecosystem.
June
2004-06-02 13:06
SCA Transforest receives EU Clean Marine Award
Read more in the press release below.
May
2004-05-18 13:44
SCA acquires all of Les Bois de la Baltique
SCA acquires one third of the French solid wood sales company, Les Bois de la Baltique, from Holmen AB. Thereby SCA Timber becomes sole owner of BdB.
April
2004-04-26 13:47
SCA invests in Rundvik Sawmill - Twelve employees redundant
SCA invests SEK 15 million in an optimising cutting line at the planing mill at the Rundvik sawmill. This new equipment will enable a better adaption of the products to the fast-growing Do-it-yourself-market in primarily USA, Japan and UK.
December
2003-12-12 13:53
Significant interest in Green Cargo's new freight car
Joint press release from Grenn Cargo and SCA. Read more below.
May
2003-05-14 13:59
SCA invests MSEK 180 in new bleach plant at Ortviken
SCA invests MSEK 180 in a new bleach plant at the Ortviken paper mill in Sundsvall. The bleach plant will enable Ortviken to continue its development of improved paper qualities. Primarily, the mill’s capacity will increase to produce improved newsprint with higher brightness and better print properties.
2003-05-02 14:01
SCA acquires BCL’s Stoke Distribution Centre
SCA Timber UK has expanded by acquiring the BCL Group’s Stoke-on-Trent central distribution site in a deal announced today, 2 May 2003. The 225,000 sq ft distribution facility currently serves timber product outlets such as major DIY retail chains and builders’ merchants. Some 114 staff from the former BCL facility will join the new organisation, other BCL staff remaining with the BCL Group. The new name for the Stoke operation is SCA Timber Supply Ltd: the company officially came into existence on 1st May 2003.
March
2003-03-03 14:03
SCA takes over Scaninge sawmills
SCA has completed the acquisition of Scaninge Timber’s sawmills after gaining approval from the Swedish Competition Authority. Effective 1 March this year, Scaninge sawmills Bollsta, Graningebruk, Rundvik and Vilhelmina are part of SCA Timber.
February
2003-02-17 14:05
BioNorr invests SEK 60 M to double biofuel production
BioNorr, which has produced fuel pellets since 1992, is investing SEK 60 M in a new production line at its plant in Härnösand, Sweden. As a consequence, the capacity for production of fuel pellets increases from the current 80,000 tons annually to 160,000 tons.
2003-02-14 14:08
New sawmill managers in Bollsta and Tunadal
Jerry Larsson has been appointed new manager at SCA's Tunadal sawmill in Sundsvall. He succeeds Ulf Larsson, who was acting manager. Jerry Larsson is currently manager of the Bollsta sawmill.
2003-02-11 14:09
Final report on cancer cases at Ortviken paper mill. No link found to work environment
In a final report submitted to the Swedish Work Environment Inspectorate regarding the testicle cancer cases at the Ortviken paper mill, it was concluded that it was not possible to detect any link to the work environment. The preliminary results of all investigations were reported previously, but they have now been definitively evaluated and compiled.