SCA Establishes two New Business Groups


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 9, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- In order to further exploit the growth potentials outside Europe and North America, SCA (Other OTC:SVCBF) is establishing two new business groups -- SCA Hygiene Growth Markets and SCA Packaging Growth Markets.

Scott Jungles (44) has been appointed head of SCA Hygiene Growth Markets, which will be based at SCA's existing office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the U.S. Scott Jungles is currently responsible for SCA's incontinence operations and will assume his new duties effective 1 July 2003. Mats Berencreutz (48) has been appointed as the new head of SCA's incontinence operations and will be based at SCA Hygiene Products' office in Munich, Germany.

Further information about SCA Packaging Growth Markets will be provided later.


SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA (publ)
Communications and Investor Relations
Jan Astrom, President and CEO
Phone: +46 70 586 07 01

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