publicly traded aktiebolag traded as nasdaq stockholm sca b industry personal care founded 1929 ; 87 years ago 1929 headquarters stockholm sweden key people p r boman chairman magnus groth president and ceo products tissue personal care products publication paper sawn wood products wood pulp revenue sek 115.316 billion 2015 1 operating income sek 10.947 billion 2015 1 profit sek 7.452 billion 2015 1 total assets sek 152.372 billion end 2015 1 total equity sek 75.691 billion end 2015 1 number of employees 44 000 december 2015 1 website www.sca.com svenska cellulosa aktiebolaget sca english swedish cellulose company is a swedish consumer goods company and pulp and paper manufacturer with headquarters in stockholm . 2 it has approximately 44 000 employees and a turnover of approximately sek 104 billion 11 1 billion . its main products include personal care products incontinence products baby nappies and feminine hygiene products tissue toilet tissue kitchen towels handkerchiefs napkins etc. publication papers solid wood products and forest based biofuel . the company s ten largest markets are germany united kingdom united states france sweden italy the netherlands spain denmark australia mexico and belgium . sca is europe s largest private owner of forest land with 2.6 million hectares the size of macedonia . sweden s largest forest owner is the governmental sveaskog with 3.3 million hectares an area slightly larger than moldova . contents 1 history 2 sustainability 3 controversy 4 logotype 5 products and brands 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit sca was founded by ivar kreuger in 1929 as a holding company for ten swedish forest industry companies . following kreuger s bankruptcy in 1932 the company came to be controlled by the bank handelsbanken who along with associated funds and companies continue to control sca . axel gustaf torbj rn enstr m was the managing director from 1950 to 1960 and chairman of the board from 1960 to 1965 . 3 in 1975 sca acquired m lnlycke health care a leading western european producer of disposable hygiene products and in 1990 sca acquired transport packaging company reedpack . in 1995 the germany based paper and packaging company pwa was acquired . in 2001 the division wisconsin tissue of the united states company georgia pacific tissue was acquired . in 2004 sca acquired the tissue and hygiene products businesses of carter holt harvey from international paper . in 2007 sca announced it was acquiring the european tissue operations of procter & gamble for 512 million . this was agreed by the european commission in september 2007 . sca will own tempo bess and bluemia brands plus 5 plants in europe and hong kong and own european rights to bounty and charmin . sca will need to divest softis in germany and austria . 4 in 2008 sca increases ownership in chinese tissue company vinda . 5 sca invests usd 240 million in mexico . 6 sca divests parts of its uk packaging operations and closes the new hythe mill . 7 in 2009 closed its tissue mill in pratovecchio 8 italy upgraded the energy plant at the liner mill in aschaffenburg germany 9 and acquired the argentinian hygiene products brands calipso pliss pliss beb and master . 10 in december 2009 sca further invested in personal care products in russia 11 and in reduced emissions at the strand pulp mill sweden . 12 in 2010 sca initiated a project to close its personal care factory in linselles france 13 and divested its asian packaging operations . 14 in july 2010 sca bought the tessy babies and drykids baby diaper brands in mexico and central america . 15 during the autumn 2010 sca started the production of tena incontinence care products and libero baby diapers in veniov russia 16 and entered a r & d co operation with biogaia . 17 sca also celebrated 60 years on the nasdaq omx . 18 in 2011 sca invested eur 290m in expanded tissue capacity in russia and germany as well as the bollsta sawmill in sweden . 19 sca and the norwegian company fred.olsen renewables have formed a jointly owned company to construct a wind farm in v sternorrland in northern sweden . 20 sca has acquired 50 percent of the turkish hygiene products company komili from y ld z holding with diaper brand baby star and feminine care brand rozi 21 as well as 95 percent of the turkish hygiene products company san saglik with incontinence care brands glory and rinacare . 22 sca also acquired the brazilian hygiene products company pro descart with incontinence care brands biocare geri trica and biofral as well as the baby diaper brands babyfral biocare baby plus and drybaby . 23 sca delivered a binding offer to acquire the european tissue operations of pulp and paper company georgia pacific . 24 in 2012 sca divested its packaging operations excluding the two kraftliner mills in sweden to ds smith . 25 sca also acquired georgia pacific s european tissue business . 26 sustainability edit sca has a series of sustainability targets for both nature and people . nature targets climate and energy 27 water 28 fiber sourcing & biodiversity 29 people targets code of conduct 30 sustainable innovations 31 employee health & safety 32 hygiene solutions 33 sca was cited as the best swedish company for carbon dioxide reporting in the global cdp survey 2010 . in 2010 sca was ranked for the sixth consecutive year as one of the world s 100 most sustainable companies by business magazine canadian corporate knights . for the fourth consecutive year sca was named in 2011 one of the world s most ethical companies by the ethisphere institute in new york us . sca has been listed on the ftse4good global sustainability index since 2001 . 34 sca is included in the dow jones sustainability europe index . 35 sca is sponsoring an all female crew for the 2014 2015 volvo ocean race a round the world sailboat race . 36 controversy edit contrary to its public business principles sca s top management has been involved in a scandal of serious misuse of corporate resources . the company built a hunting lodge in the northern part of sweden worth of 100m sek 7.7 m gbp according to media estimates . the lodge was used as a venue to entertain potential business partners . the top management also used sca s private jet to transport family members and even pets to such occasions as a formula 1 grand prix . one time the jet was used empty to bring back a wallet forgotten at the lodge by one management member . 37 logotype edit the company derives its logo from pagan germanic valknut symbol . products and brands edit consumer tissue cosy cushelle danke deeko edet familia favorita feh flen handee handee ultra lovly lady nevax orchid opci n verde plenty purex regio scottis sorbent tempo tessy top handee tuffmate velvet viti vinda and zewa 38 away from home tissue tork familia productos tork and pisa 39 feminine hygiene products bodyform calipso donnasept libresse libresse lifestyle libra nana nuvenia nosotras rozi pliss saba and ladyfree 40 baby nappies diapers and other baby care products libero drypers wee wee dry drykids drypers drypantz hey baby cuddlers pliss beb libero peaudouce tessy babies treasures peque in libero up & go cushi tush babyfral biocare baby plus drybaby babysens and baby star 41 incontinence care products tena glory rinacare biocare geri trica biofral and master 42 containerboard 43 recovered papers lwc paper sc paper uncoated offset and newsprint 44 pulp star celeste and luna 45 solid wood products 46 forest based biofuel and wind power unrefined fuels slash bark sawdust peat refined fuels pellets under the bionorr pellets brand and briquettes and wind energy 47 forests 48 see also edit sweden portal companies portal stora enso upm company holmen sca transforest references edit a b c d e f annual report 2015 . svenska cellulosa aktiebolaget . retrieved 23 may 2016 . addresses . search headquarters and sweden . svenska cellulosa aktiebolaget . retrieved on november 15 2013 . headquarters svenska cellulosa aktiebolaget sca publ box 200 se 101 23 stockholm sweden klarabergsviadukten 63 svenska cellulosa aktiebolaget sca . hoovers . 2008 . retrieved 2008 10 13 . that year axel enstrom became the president of sca and began to consolidate the operations of its subsidiaries creating a single forest company by 1954 . 1 archived november 18 2007 at the wayback machine . 2008 02 20 sca increases ownership in chinese tissue company vinda sca corporate . sca.com . 2008 02 20 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . 2008 09 05 sca to invest usd 240 million in mexico sca corporate . sca.com . 2008 09 05 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . 2008 06 18 sca divests parts of its uk packaging operations and closes new hythe mill focus on value added packaging sca corporate . sca.com . 2008 06 18 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . 2009 03 27 sca initiates actions to restore competitiveness of its tissue supply chain operations in italy and france sca corporate . sca.com . 2009 03 27 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca upgrading energy plant at liner mill in aschaffenburg germany sca corporate . sca.com . 2009 04 28 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca breaks new ground with hygiene acquisition in argentina sca corporate . sca.com . 2009 10 27 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca to further invest in personal care products in russia . sca.com . 2009 12 17 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca to invest in increased efficiency and reduced emissions . sca.com . 2009 12 17 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . 2010 03 25 more efficient production structure increases profitability within baby diapers sca corporate . sca.com . 2010 03 25 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca divests asian packaging operation . sca.com . 2010 04 26 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . baby diapers acquisition strengthens sca s presence in mexico and central america sca corporate . sca.com . 2010 07 21 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . new sca facility to meet russian demand for hygiene products sca corporate . sca.com . 2010 09 20 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca enters into r & d cooperation sca corporate . sca.com . 2010 09 23 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . nasdaq omx congratulates sca on 60 years on the exchange nasdaq ndaq . ir.nasdaq.com . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca investing in expanded capacity for tissue and solid wood products . sca.com . 2011 04 29 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca and fred.olsen wind power joint venture . sca.com . 2011 05 12 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca acquires 50 percent of turkish hygiene products company sca corporate . sca.com . 2011 06 29 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . 2 archived september 7 2011 at the wayback machine . sca acquires hygiene products company in brazil sca corporate . sca.com . 2011 09 01 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca binding offer to acquire european georgia pacific tissue . sca.com . 2011 11 10 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca divests its packaging operations sca corporate . sca.com . 2012 01 17 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca s acquisition of georgia pacific s european tissue business has been closed . sca.com . 2012 07 19 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca sustainability target for climate & energy . sca.com . 2012 03 20 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca sustainability target reduce water consumption . sca.com . 2012 03 14 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca sustainability target fibre sourcing & biodiversity . sca.com . 2013 10 14 . retrieved 2014 02 17 . sca sustainability target code of conduct compliance . sca.com . 2014 01 31 . retrieved 2014 02 17 .