SCA invests SEK 800 million in Ortviken paper mill

SCA invests SEK 800 million in Ortviken paper mill

SCA is expanding production of mechanical pulp at Ortviken paper mill. The SEK
800 million investment will allow paper production at Ortviken to continue to
increase, while providing significant quality improvements. The investment will
be completed by spring 2009.

“Through our just established joint venture with Statkraft, we have now secured
long term supply of electricity at a very competitive price and allows for this
investment. Since our most recent paper machine went into operation in 1995 we
have increased production by almost 50% through fine tuning and investments to
eliminate bottlenecks,” says Kenneth Eriksson, President of SCA Forest Products.
“We have now reached a level where pulp production is restricting the mill's
continued development.”

The major items in the investment are new refiners with high capacity. It is in
the refineries that the raw material, fresh spruce pulpwood, is ground to pulp.
But the investment also involves separating pulp production and customizing it
for the different paper grades.

“Our present pulp mill produces pulp for all our four paper machines,” says
Kenneth Eriksson. “This means we must prepare the pulp in different ways
depending on whether we are producing newsprint or coated publication papers. As
a result of this investment, we will be able to prepare the pulp from the outset
for the product for which it will be used. This will lead to improved product
quality but also means that we will save money and other resources by doing it
right from the start instead of preparing the finished pulp for each
application.”

Work on implementing this investment will start immediately. The new equipment
is scheduled to be installed and in operation by spring 2009.

Sundsvall, 14 September 2007
SCA FOREST PRODUCTS AB
Communications 

For further information please contact 
Kenneth Eriksson, President, SCA Forest Products, +46 60 19 43 40 
Björn Lyngfelt, Communication Director, SCA Forest Products, +46 70 626 82 23

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This information is such that SCA must disclose in accordance with the
Securities and Clearing Operations Act. The information was submitted for
publication on 14 September 2007 at xx.xx CET.


SCA FOREST PRODUCTS produces publication papers for newspapers, magazines and
catalogues, pulp, solid-wood products and forest-based biofuels. SCA Forest
Products also manages SCA's extensive forest holdings, supplies SCA's Swedish
industries with wood raw materials and offers cost-efficient transport solutions
to SCA's units.