Facts & Figures 2011 - SCA

20 Forestry
SCA Skog manages SCA’s forests
and is responsible for wood procurement
and timber transportation
to industries in Northern
Sweden. The forest holding comprises
approximately 2.6 million
hectares of forestland, of which
2 million hectares is managed for
timber production. SCA Skog
comprises five forest districts, one
unit for wood procurement, two
seedling nurseries and a newly
formed unit for aggregate
products.
The standing forest volume
amounts to 210 million cubic
metres (m 3fo) comprising pine
(43%), spruce (39%), deciduous
trees (13%) and contorta pine
(5%). Growth amounts to 3.9
m 3fo per hectare and year. In
2011, harvesting in SCA’s own
forests amounted to 4.4 million
cubic metres solid wood under
bark (m 3sub), while timber procurement
from private forest
owners amounted to 2.6 million
m 3sub.
STANdING TImbeR
VOlume 1947-2056
3
million m
300
Forecast
Current volume
250
Measured
200
150
100
50
0
47 53
68 76 84 96 06 16 26 36 46 56
Strategic raw material
integration
Integration of SCA’s own wood
raw material is a key aspect of the
company’s strategy, contributing
to a stable cash flow and reliable
supplies, as well as facilitating
quality assurance and cost
control.
Revaluation of forest
holdings
The total value of SCA’s forest
assets in 2011 was SEK 26,729m.
Forest seedlings
SCA’s nursery operation Norr­
Plant consists of the Bogrundet
and Wifstamon nurseries. Some
50 employees work at the facilities,
of whom 32 are seasonal
employees. The total production
capacity is 100 million seedlings
per year. During 2011, SCA
NorrPlant delivered 89.5 million
seedlings, with 38 million going
to SCA’s own forests and the
remainder to external customers.
million m3
5
Cutting plan
Timber harvest
4
3
2
1
PlANNed ANd ACTuAl
hARVeSTING VOlume
1950-2011
0
50 60 70 80 90 00 10
55 65 75 85 95 05