New Head of Communications and IR at SCA


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 18, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Bodil Eriksson, 42, has been appointed Senior Vice President Communications and Investor Relations at SCA. She is currently Executive Vice President Corporate Communications within Axfood AB and will assume her position as of 1 September.

Bodil Eriksson succeeds Peter Nyquist, who after ten years within the company in various positions, including the past four years as Senior Vice President Communications and Investor Relations, has decided to leave SCA. Peter Nyquist will remain in his position until after the summer.

Stockholm, 18 May 2005 SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA (publ) Communications and Investor Relations

For further information, please contact:



 Jan Astrom, President and CEO, +46 70 586 0701 
 Peter Nyquist, Senior Vice President Communications and Investor 
 Relations, +46 70 575 2906

SCA produces and sells absorbent hygiene products, packaging solutions and publication papers. Based on customer needs, value-added products are produced for consumers, institutions, industry and the retail trade. Net sales amount to more than SEK 90 billion annually. At the beginning of 2005, the number of employees was approximately 50,000, in some 50 countries. The SCA share is traded on the stock exchanges in Stockholm and London, and can also be traded in the US in the form of ADRs (American Depositary Receipts, level 1).

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