Climate Action 2011-2012

In 2008, SCA set an
environmental target to reduce
emissions from fossil fuels by 20 per cent
by the year 2020, using 2005 as the reference year.
At year-end 2010, emissions had declined by 4.2 per cent
relative to the production level.
Some recent actions to reduce carbon dioxide emissions:
• SCA is investing €50 million in a new lime kiln at
the Östrand pulp mill in Sweden. This reduces
Östrand’s CO 2
emissions from fossil fuels by
80 per cent.
• Extensive investments have been made in wind
power in co-operation with the Norwegian
companies Statkraft and Fred.Olsen Renewables.
• Construction work on a new co-generation plant
has begun in Aschaffenburg, Germany. The new
plant will reduce CO 2
emissions by 10 per cent.
• Life cycle assessments show the carbon footprint
of Libero’s open diaper was reduced by 45 per
cent between 1987 and 2009.
“When waste is inevitable, SCA puts
it to good use. At the manufacturing
facility in Witzenhausen in Germany,
waste is used to power the
co-generation plant that supplies
electricity and heat to the mill.
The surplus energy is sent
to the local grid.”
“SCA’s global ESAVE programme was
launched in 2003 to reduce energy
consumption and CO 2
emissions.
More than 1,300 projects have led
to annual estimated accumulated
savings of 700 GWh of electricity and
1,400 GWh of heat. This corresponds
to €63 million per year.”
“For the past number of years,
SCA has been pursuing a long-term
programme to reduce the group’s
use of fossil fuels. Today, biofuel
accounts for 43 per cent of SCA’s
entire fuel consumption.”
“The carbon footprint of Libresse’s
thin towel was reduced by 29 per cent
between 1997 and 2009.”
SCA is a global hygiene and paper company that develops and produces personal
care products, tissue, packaging solutions, publication papers and solid-wood
products. Sales are conducted in some 100 countries. SCA has many well-known
brands, including the global brands TENA and Tork. Sales in 2010 amounted to
SEK 107 billion (€11.3 billion). SCA has about 45,000 employees.
Jan Johansson
CEO and President, SCA
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA
Box 200, SE-101 23, Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 8 788 51 00 | Email: kersti.strandqvist@sca.com
Web: www.sca.com
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