SCA is Europe’s largest private forest owner with a total of 2.6 million hectares. More than 75% is used for the company’s industrial operations, with 5% set aside to preserve important natural value. SCA's forests are managed sustainably, which means that growth exceeds felling, and are managed to the highest standard according to the Forest Stewardship Council.
Forest Products consists of magazine paper, newsprint, pulp, timber, solid-wood products and biofuels. There are strong links between these segments in a value chain that makes optimal use of SCA’s own wood raw material. The business area also supplies the rest of the Group with raw material from SCA's own forests and is responible for parts of the Group's transport and logistics.
SCA specialises in the prime quality segments within magazine paper, SC and LWC paper. These are used for magazines, catalogues and advanced printed advertising, that offer favourable long-term growth in the Western European market.
Operations are mainly based on renewable energy.
SCA is a qualified supplier to the house building, home furnishings and furniture industries for panels, floors, windows, doors and furniture. The shift continues toward more processed and customised components. SCA works in close cooperation with its customers in its principal markets in Scandinavia, France and the UK.
Control of its own wood raw material is a key part of the Group’s long-term strategy. It provides a stable cash flow, reliable supplies and facilitates quality and cost control.
SCA has the following strategic priorities for forest products:
- Continue to shift towards increasingly developed products in high-quality segments.
- Implement rationalisation and efficiency enhancements to achieve higher profitability.
- Further improve integration between forest and industrial operations.
- Utilise the commercial strength of SCA's leading position in the environmental area, its use of a renewable raw material and its recyclable products.
SCA's forest products operations are conducted within one business group: