Facts & Figures 2011 - SCA

10 Publication papers
Product development in publication
papers and improved printing
technology leads to increased
specialisation and customisation.
In the past, paper containing
mechanical pulp was used exclusively
for certain segments. To an
increasing degree, the focus is on
the end product in the development
and selection of paper.
SCA’s products are becoming
brighter and have a richer feel,
enabling them to compete with
the traditional view of quality.
Within SCA, there is substantial
expertise in relation to wood
fibre, forest and pulp manufacturing
combined with the innovative
capacity to select the right
raw material for the specific pulp
and paper grades.
SCA manufactures LWC and
SC paper, newsprint and im ­
proved newsprint. LWC, Light
Weight Coated, is a coated paper
that gives high brightness as a
result of the clean forest fibre
used. SC paper, Super Calendered,
is a high­gloss publication
paper with a high content of
mechanical pulp and/or recovered
fibre. LWC, SC and improved
newsprint are used primarily in
magazines, catalogues and ad ­
vertising print.
SCA has three paper mills:
Ortviken in Sweden, Laakirchen
in Austria and partly owned
Aylesford Newsprint Ltd in the
UK. The three mills have a total
capacity of 1.8 million tonnes
of publication papers.
PublICATION PAPeRS – COmPeTITORS IN euROPe
Thousand tonnes Capacity in %
UPM-Kymmene
29
Stora Enso
17
Norske Skog
11
SCA
1,830
6
Holmen
6
Burgo-Marchi Group
4
Sappi
4
Palm
3
0 2,000 4,000
6,000 8,000 10,000
The diagram shows the production capacity of leading manufacturers
of publication papers in Europe. SCA is not among
the largest players in publication papers, but instead focuses
on product quality, cost­efficient production and efficient
logistics.