The core of SCA’s business is the forest
SCA is an important part of society in Sweden, being an important employer with strong ties to the communities in the north where our industries and businesses are located. We create jobs, we develop infrastructure and we turn a renewable natural resource into export revenues. We are committed to creating value as a sustainable business for our shareholders, customers and employees.
SCA in brief
The core of SCA's business is the forest, Europe's largest private forest holding. Around this unique resource, we have built a well-developed value chain based on renewable raw material from our own and others' forests.
We offer packaging paper, pulp, wood products, renewable energy, services for forest owners and efficient transport solutions.
SCA was founded in 1929 and has its headquarters in Sundsvall, Sweden.
Short facts about SCA
Here is a brief summary about SCA.
Name: Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA)
Founded: November 27, 1929; publicly listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in 1950
Headquarters: Sundsvall
CEO: Ulf Larsson; Chairman: Helena Stjernholm
Employees: ~3,450 at end 2024
Primary sectors: Forestry, Wood Products, Pulp, Containerboard (packaging paper), Renewable Energy (biofuels, wind)
Forestry – Manages ~2.6–2.7 million hectares of forest in northern Sweden and the Baltics, supplying raw material to its industries. Largest private forest owner in Europe.
Wood – Sawn timber and wood products supplied to building-material trades across Sweden, France, and export markets.
Pulp – Produces bleached softwood kraft pulp and CTMP at major pulp mills (Ortviken and Östrand) in Sweden.
Containerboard – Manufacturing packaging paper (kraftliner) at Munksund and Obbola paper mills.
Renewable Energy – Produces and sells biofuels and invests in wind power projects; joint venture biorefinery in Gothenburg with St1 announced in 2021.
Net Sales: SEK 20.2 bn (end 2024)
EBITDA: SEK ~7.1 bn; EBITDA margin: ~35% (2024 figure), ~38% (2023 figure)
Operating Income: SEK 5.03 bn
Share Classes & Listing
SCA has two share classes listed on Nasdaq Stockholm:
SCA A (ISIN SE0000171886) – full voting rights
SCA B (ISIN SE0000112724) – lower voting rights
Ownership Structure of SCA A (approximate)
Institutions ~56.4%
General public ~36.3%
Sovereign wealth funds ~7.2%
Insiders 0.05%
Major holders include:
Industrivärden AB (~11.5%)
AMF Fonder (~9.5%)
Norges Bank (~7.2%)
Our core values
Responsibility
We have a responsibility to nature, each other and future generations. We are also responsible for ensuring that we all feel safe and secure at work and that we are given opportunities to develop. When we assume responsibility, learn more and have fun, we do a better job.
Excellence
We always strive to exceed expectations, by improving ourselves, our products and our services in order to create a sustainably profitable and renewable future.
Respect
Respect for our colleagues, customers and business partners is a given. Treating people as equals and showing mutual respect fosters cooperation and allows us to develop – as people and as a company.
Sustainability to us
The core of SCA's business is the forest, Europe's largest private forest holding. Around this unique resource, we have built a well-developed value chain based on renewable raw material from our own and others' forests.
Trees and humans
Trees and humans. The roots of our partnership go back thousands of years. We have served one another and enlarged the society in which we both live.
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Our businesses
SCA is organized in five business areas: Forest, Wood, Containerboard, Pulp and Renewable Energy. The supporting unit is Sourcing & Logistics.
Innovation and research
Through innovation and development, we continually improve our products and services – and create new ones. We’re also finding better ways to harness the full potential of every tree. Additionally, we’re exploring more opportunities to replace fossil-based materials with renewable resources from the forest.
Our history
Throughout history, SCA has built a well-invested value chain that maximizes the value of each tree. SCA was established in 1929, but the forest had been of great importance to the region long before that.