Nomination Committee for the SCA 2006 Annual General Meeting


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 5, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- In accordance with the decision at the 2005 Annual General Meeting, the composition of the Nomination Committee in advance of the 2006 Annual General Meeting is hereby announced.

The Nomination Committee, whose task is to present proposals to the 2006 Annual General Meeting regarding the composition of SCA's Board of Directors and other matters, comprises Carl-Olof By, AB Industrivarden, also Chairman of the Nomination Committee, Curt Kallstromer, Handelsbanken's pension foundations and others, Bjorn Lind, SEB Fonder, Bjorn Fransson, Fjarde AP-fonden (national pension fund), Caroline af Ugglas, Skandia Liv, and Sverker Martin-Lof, Chairman of the Board of SCA.

The SCA Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, 6 April 2006 in Stockholm.



 Stockholm, 5 October 2005
 SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA (publ)
 Communications and Investor Relations

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 U.S. in the form of ADRs (American Depositary Receipts, level 1).

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