New head of communications and IR at SCA

Bodil Eriksson, 42, has been appointed Senior Vice President Communications and Investor Relations at SCA. She is currently Executive Vice President Corporate Communications within Axfood AB and will assume her position as of 1 September. Bodil Eriksson succeeds Peter Nyquist, who after ten years within the company in various positions, including the past four years as Senior Vice President Communications and Investor Relations, has decided to leave SCA. Peter Nyquist will remain in his position until after the summer. Stockholm, 18 May 2005 SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA (publ) Communications and Investor Relations For further information, please contact: Jan Åström, President and CEO, +46 70 586 0701 Peter Nyquist, Senior Vice President Communications and Investor Relations, +46 70 575 2906