Our businesses
SCA is organized in five business areas: Forest, Wood, Containerboard, Pulp and Renewable Energy. The supporting unit is Sourcing & Logistics.
The forest is at the heart of SCA’s business – 2.7 million hectares in northern Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Around this unique resource, we have built a strong and well-developed value chain, refining renewable raw material from both our own and others’ forests to meet the needs of today and the future.
Business area Forest
The forest is at the core of SCA’s operations. Around this core, SCA has built an industrial ecosystem that maximizes value creation in and from the forest. Forest land also provides value in the form of energy production from wind power and opportunities for hunting and leisure activities.
Strategy
• Increase growth and harvesting.
• Strengthen competitiveness through increased productivity and efficiency.
• Acquire forest in the Nordic and Baltic regions.
• Increase the precision and quality of biodiversity conservation measures.
Financial key figures
| SEKm | 2023 |
| Net sales | 7,748 |
| EBITDA | 3,511 |
| EBITDA margin, % | 45.3 |
| Operating cash flow | 939 |
| Strategic capital expenditures | 343 |
| Capital employed | 87,683 |
| Return on capital employed, % | 4.0 |
|
Harvesting of own forest, thousand m³sub |
4,951 |
| Average number of employees | 629 |
Business area Wood
Two thirds of the revenue for forest owners come from sawmills. This is why SCA has created a competitive sawmill industry that acts as an economic engine of the forest business and creates the conditions for a competitive fiber-based industry.
Strategy
• Continued profitable growth kept in balance with supply of raw materials.
• Well-invested plants with world-class efficiency and competitiveness.
• Maximize the value of SCA’s high-quality sawlogs through a high raw material yield and customized products.
Financial key figures
| SEKm | 2023 |
| Net sales | 5,158 |
| EBITDA | 550 |
| EBITDA margin, % | 10.7 |
| Operating cash flow | 349 |
| Strategic capital expenditures | 0 |
| Capital employed | 3,490 |
| Return on capital employed, % | 9.4 |
|
Deliveries, wood products, thousand m³ |
1,948 |
| Average number of employees | 895 |
Business area Pulp
Most of the wood that is unsuitable for use in solid-wood products is used to make pulp. A pulp mill also produces green chemicals, green electricity, heating and raw materials for biofuels, for example.
Strategy
• Continue to strengthen competitiveness through increased productivity.
• Realize the full potential of the new CTMP mill in Ortviken.
• Maximize the value of by-products such as electricity, crude tall oil and district heating.
Financial key figures
| SEKm | 2023 |
| Net sales | 6,893 |
| EBITDA | 1,213 |
| EBITDA margin, % | 17.6 |
| Operating cash flow | 993 |
| Strategic capital expenditures | 183 |
| Capital employed | 9,871 |
| Return on capital employed, % | 5.9 |
|
Deliveries, pulp, thousand tonnes |
945 |
| Average number of employees | 537 |
Business area Containerboard
SCA produces containerboard – paper for transport packaging. Integrated paper mills produce green chemicals, green electricity, heating and raw materials for biofuels, for example.
Strategy
• Realize the full potential of the new paper machine in Obbola.
• Continue to offer the market’s best service and product range.
• Continue to evaluate an expansion of the Munksund paper mill with a focus on specialty products, such as white-top and wet-strength kraftliner.
Financial key figures
| SEKm | 2023 |
| Net sales | 5,850 |
| EBITDA | 1,212 |
| EBITDA margin, % | 20.7 |
| Operating cash flow | 706 |
| Strategic capital expenditures | 634 |
| Capital employed | 10,962 |
| Return on capital employed, % | 5.1 |
|
Deliveries, kraftliner, thousand tonnes |
839 |
| Average number of employees | 695 |
Business area Renewable Energy
From the raw materials that are not used for solid-wood products, paper, or pulp, SCA produces energy, green electricity, biofuels and green chemicals. SCA’s forests offer favorable sites for wind power production.
Strategy
Wind power
• Invest in SCA’s own wind power production to achieve a high degree of self-sufficiency in electricity.
• Develop a project portfolio for divestment or investment.
• Maximize wind power on SCA’s land and increase lease income.
Liquid biofuels
• Realize the full potential of the biorefinery in Gothenburg.
• Develop opportunities for a possible biorefinery adjacent to Östrand.
Solid biofuels
• Optimize production, product portfolio and profitability.
• Guarantee access to feedstock fuel.
Financial key figures
| SEKm | 2023 |
| Revenue¹ | 1,879 |
| EBITDA | 690 |
| EBITDA margin, %² | 36.7 |
| Operating cash flow | 609 |
| Strategic capital expenditures | 350 |
| Capital employed | 2,167 |
| Return on capital employed, % | 32.1 |
|
Deliveries, renewable electricity own wind |
149 |
| Average number of employees | 68 |
1) Revenue consists of net sales and other operating income.
2) EBITDA as share of revenue.
Supporting Unit Logistics
Efficient logistics are crucial for a forestry company. Raw materials must be shipped cost-efficiently to industrial facilities and products must be delivered to customers worldwide.
Research & Development Centre
SCA’s innovation process is deeply embedded in the Group’s strategy and business model. Innovation activities are based on market trends, customer and consumer insight, new technology and new business models.
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