- CEO
- Ulf Larsson Forestry
- Full Time Employees
- 3,333
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Paper, Lumber & Forest Products
- Address
- Skepparplatsen 1 Sundsvall Sweden 851 88
- IPO Date
- Jul 6, 2021
- Business
- Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ) (SCA) operates as Europe's largest private forest owner, managing approximately 2.7 million hectares of productive forestland primarily in northern Sweden and the Baltic region; the company develops a comprehensive value chain from renewable forest raw materials, producing and selling pulp, containerboard including kraftliner for packaging, solid wood products such as sawn timber, renewable energy solutions encompassing biofuels and wind power, alongside forest owner services and efficient transport solutions. SCA maintains key production facilities at pulp mills in Ortviken and Östrand, containerboard mills in Munksund and Obbola, sawmills, and wind projects, with sales directed to building materials trade in Sweden, France, and export markets across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. Founded in 1929 and headquartered in Sundsvall, Sweden, SCA employs around 3,450 people and reported net sales of SEK 20.2 billion in 2024. In recent developments, SCA established a dedicated Renewable Energy reporting segment in 2023 to support growth in wind power and biofuels; acquired the Fasikan Vind AB wind project and a 36-turbine wind farm in Markbygden to enhance electricity self-sufficiency; entered a joint venture with St1 in 2021 for a Gothenburg biorefinery producing 200,000 tonnes of liquid biofuels annually using SCA-supplied tall oil; signed a new SEK 6 billion credit facility in 2025 as a liquidity reserve; appointed Petteri Kalela as head of Containerboard and Pulp business areas and Per Funkquist as Vice President Sustainability in 2024; and outlined 15-20% production growth at Obbola for 2025 amid ongoing investments in kraftliner capacity.