SCA

Operations

SCA is a global hygiene products and paper company that develops, produces and markets personal care products, tissue, packaging solutions and forest products.

SCA is Europe’s largest private forest owner. Operations are global, with sales in more than 100 countries and manufacturing in approximately 40 countries. The company produces innovative and highly refined products and services. More than half of sales are hygiene products such as toilet paper, kitchen rolls, facial tissue, incontinence products, feminine care products and diapers. SCA is the global market leader in incontinence products.

The Group’s sales are based on a portfolio of strong brands along with products sold under retailers’ private labels. SCA has two global brands – Tena for incontinence products and Tork for tissue for the awayfrom- home (ATH) market – both generating in excess of EUR 1 billion in annual sales. A growing share of sales of SCA’s hygiene products is derived from emerging markets. The company’s packaging solutions are used primarily for food products, industrial products and consumer durables.

SCA - Our ownership perspective

Europe’s leading producer of hygiene products, with a fastgrowing range of personal care products, and of packaging. Europes largest private forest owner.

• Restructured product portfolio with focus on growth in the hygiene segment.
• Strengthened global and regional brands.
• Accelerated pace of innovation.

Ownership focus

Profitability through greater share of Personal Care products and efficiencyimprovement measures in Packaging and Forest Products.

SCA - Performance 2010

• Net sales totaled SEK 109 billion (111).
• Volumes increased in all business areas..
• Profit after financial items rose 16% to SEK 7.5 billion.
• Operating cash flow was SEK 7.4 billion (11.5).