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SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA (publ)
Corporate Communications
Box 7827, SE-103 97 Stockholm, Sweden
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Stockholm, 10 July 2007
SCA invests in new corrugated board plant in France
SCA is to invest EUR 46 million in a new corrugated board plant outside
Nantes in France. The new production plant will go into operation in 2009
and replace the present plant in the area.
The new plant will enable SCA to raise its level of service to the companies in the
region and offer customized packaging solutions including high-quality printing.
The decision to invest in a new plant in Nantes is necessary to meet increasing
demands from the customers, but John Williams, President of SCA’s Packaging
Europe business area, also points out other important factors behind the
investment.
“We see opportunities to grow in the France Atlantique region with an important
customer group within the food industry. The new plant will meet the stringent
hygiene standards in the production environment, which are crucial for this
customer group. We are creating a highly flexible plant that will also comply with
SCA’s high sustainability requirements and offer our employees an improved
working environment,” says John Williams.
The investment in Nantes will include new, effective equipment which will
reduce the company's carbon dioxide and other emissions. The new plant will
also provide a major improvement in wastewater treatment.
SCA’s packaging plant in Nantes has approximately 180 employees.
For further information, please contact:
Pär Altan, Vice President Press and Media, +46 70 386 52 37
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA is a global consumer goods and paper company that develops, produces and markets personal care products,
tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and solid-wood products. Sales are conducted in some 90 countries. SCA has annual sales in excess
of SEK 101 billion (c. EUR 11 billion) and production facilities in more than 40 countries. SCA had approximately 51,000 employees at the beginning
of 2007. SCA shares are traded on the Stockholm, London and New York stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.sca.com