SCA’s Year-end Report 2011: Operating profit decreased by 4% (unchanged excluding exchange rate effects)

SCA’s Year-end Report 2011: Operating profit decreased by 4% (unchanged excluding exchange rate effects)

Operating profit, excluding items affecting comparability, decreased by 4% (unchanged excluding exchange rate effects) to SEK 9,224m (9,608). The Board of Directors proposes an increase in the dividend by 5%, to SEK 4.20 (4.00) per share. Net sales decreased by 1% (increased by 4% excluding exchange rate effects and divestments) to SEK 105,750m (106,965).

Innovations in focus throughout SCA Forest Products

FOREST PRODUCTS | “At SCA Forest Products, we focus extensively on innovation in terms of products, business development and creative business solutions. We have to work innovatively to strengthen our competitiveness and to take the best possible advantage of the investments made in our plants," says Ulf Larsson, President of SCA Forest Products.

Event calendar

31 Jan 2012
LARM 2012
04 Feb 2012
Pellets Days in Sweden
07 Feb 2012
CHARM 2012

SCA divests its packaging operations

PACKAGING | SCA’s packaging operations – excluding the two kraftliner mills in Sweden – are divested to DS Smith. The purchase price amounts to EUR 1.7bn on a debt free basis.
“Of SCA’s sales within personal care products, incontinence care represent 56%, baby diapers 27% and feminine care 17%.” Personal Care

SCA receives Russian Product of the Year award

HYGIENE | SCA has for the seventh year in a row received the Product of the Year / Товар года award in Russia for Zewa toilet paper. SCA has also been awarded for the first time for the Zewa handkerchiefs. This success goes line in line with sales increase for both product categories.

SCA at a glance

SCA is a global hygiene and paper company that develops and produces personal care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and solid-wood products. Sales are conducted in some 100 countries. >> Read more about SCA's business.

SCA has many well-known brands, including TENA, Tork, Libero, Libresse, Zewa, Regio, Velvet, Plenty, Sorbent and Edet. Sales in 2010 amounted to SEK 107 billion (EUR 11.3 billion). >> Read more about SCA's brands and products.

SCA has approximately 45,000 employees. >> Read more about career opportunities at SCA.

Some of our brands: Handee UltraCuddlersEdetPlentyTENASaba