SCA invests in new corrugated board plant in France

SCA invests in new corrugated board plant in France

SCA is to invest EUR 46 million in a new corrugated board plant outside Nantes
in France. The new production plant will go into operation in 2009 and replace
the present plant in the area.

The new plant will enable SCA to raise its level of service to the companies in
the region and offer customized packaging solutions including high-quality
printing. 

The decision to invest in a new plant in Nantes is necessary to meet increasing
demands from the customers, but John Williams, President of SCA's Packaging
Europe business area, also points out other important factors behind the
investment.

“We see opportunities to grow in the France Atlantique region with an important
customer group within the food industry. The new plant will meet the stringent
hygiene standards in the production environment, which are crucial for this
customer group. We are creating a highly flexible plant that will also comply
with SCA's high sustainability requirements and offer our employees an improved
working environment,” says John Williams.

The investment in Nantes will include new, effective equipment which will reduce
the company's carbon dioxide and other emissions. The new plant will also
provide a major improvement in wastewater treatment. 

SCA's packaging plant in Nantes has approximately 180 employees. 


Stockholm, 10 July 2007  


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some 90 countries. SCA has annual sales in excess of SEK 101 billion (c. EUR 11
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