SCA

SCA, a leading global hygiene and forest products company, has today inaugurated its first manufacturing facility for personal care and tissue products in India. SCA has been active in the Indian market since late 2013. / SCA

SCA has today, under its Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) program, raised EUR 600m, of which EUR 300m has a tenor of five years and EUR 300m has a tenor of ten years. The Re-offer yield for the five-year bond is 0.54% per year, corresponding to Euro Mid-swaps +0.28 percentage points. The Re-offer yield for the ten-year bond is 1.15% per year, corresponding to Euro Mid-swaps +0.5 percentage points. / SCA

In 2014 SCA delivered its highest profit before tax ever and good organic sales growth. We increased our operating profit, excluding items affecting comparability, by SEK 1,468m. We achieved this thanks to the continued work with our strategic priorities – growth, innovation, and efficiency. During the year SCA strengthened its cooperation with the Chinese company Vinda, in which SCA is the majority shareholder, by transferring its hygiene operations in China, Hong Kong and Macau to Vinda. We also continued our successful innovation work and introduced about thirty innovations and product launches under the Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Saba, Tempo, TENA and Tork brands, among others. Our work on achieving increased cost efficiency continues. / SCA

SCA, leading global hygiene and forest products company, and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC), the only United Nations body devoted solely to the sanitation and hygiene needs of vulnerable and marginalized people, have today entered into an innovative new partnership to break the silence around menstruation for women and girls around the world. SCA and WSSCC will jointly work to educate on menstrual issues and the importance of good hygiene. / SCA