SCA Sweden joins NET’s comprehensive dangerous goods packaging programme

During September, SCA Sweden came to NET with all its certificates on Dangerous Goods. NET thanks you for your trust and hopes SCA will see it as a right decision in the future...

Hygiene products

SCA is the market leader in incontinence products with TENA brand, inom soft tissue for large consumers (AFH) and within baby diapers with the Libero brand. SCA also has a strong second place within menstrual protection with Libresse brand and within consumer tissue paper with the Edet brand. SCA has two tissue paper facilities and two personal hygiene product facilities in Sweden. 

Packaging

SCAs packaging is the largest actor in Sweden together with Kappa. The Nordic packaging market is consolidated and consists of four dominant players, unlike the fragmented European market. SCA has eight production facilities and two kraftliner mills.

SCA also owns 33.3% of the recycling company IL Recycling. 

Forest Industry Products

SCA manufactures LWC and newsprint at Ortvikens paper mill in Sundsvall in northern Sweden. Östrand's pulpfactory is located in the same region. 

SCA's large forest holdings, 2.6 million hectares, are found in northern Sweden, as are SCA's eight sawmills and two biofuel plants. 

SCA Energy includes wind power, forest fuel and fuel pellets. SCA has wind power collaborations with Statkraft within Vindkraft Norr and with Fred.Olsen Renewables within FORSCA.

History

The SCA Group was officially established in Sweden on 27 November 1929. The company originally consisted of forests, sawmills, pulp mills and power companies. SCA began production of newsprint and built a paper machine in Ortviken in the 1950s. Year 1961 SCA started its first kraftliner machine in Munksund and that became the starting point for SCA's packaging business. 

Year 1975 SCA took its first step towards becoming a hygiene company through the acquisition of the Swedish hygiene company Mölnlycke. This includes soft tissue, diapers, menstrual pads and more incontinence products in the product portfolio.