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SCA TIMBER AB
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SE-851 88 SUNDSVALL
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Tel +46 (0)60-19 30 00
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www.scatimber.com
SCA Timber cuts back production
SCA Timber will cut back production at its sawmills by 10% over the remainder of the
year. The greater part of the production restrictions will take place in conjunction with
the Christmas and New Year holidays.
“We are restricting production to avoid accumulating inventory,” says Jonas Mårtensson,
President of SCA Timber. “Although demand has not fallen, production in primarily Finland
and Sweden has increased more than the market can absorb. We have therefore chosen to
reduce production to achieve a level of supply that is in line with demand.”
The methods used to reduce production at SCA’s sawmills in the four counties in Northern
Sweden will differ slightly as will the point in time for these.
SCA Timber has a production capacity of 2.2 million cubic metres of solid wood products
from spruce and pine, including the production of the jointly owned Gällö Timber. SCA
Timber has 800 employees.
Sundsvall, 25 October 2011
SCA TIMBER AB
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For further information, please contact
Jonas Mårtensson, President SCA Timber, tel +46 70 268 80 90
SCA TIMBER is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of wood-based products, with an annual
production of 2.2 million cubic metres. The product range is supplemented with service and distribution
solutions for customers in the wood industry and builders’ merchant sector.
SCA Timber is part of SCA’s Forest Products business area, which produces publication papers for
newspapers, magazines and catalogues, as well as pulp and renewable energy. SCA Forest Products
also manages SCA's extensive forest holding and supplies SCA's Swedish industries with wood raw
materials, in addition to offering cost-efficient transport solutions to SCA's units.