SCA

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Sweden
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Munksjö, Munksund, Obbola, Järfälla, Värnamo, Mariestad, Lilla Edet
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
17.1 - Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard
17.12 - Manufacture of paper and paperboard
400 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
25 August 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007

Description

The paper company SCA will implement an extensive efficiency enhancement programme and cut 3,600 jobs across its European paper mills. Some 400 jobs are planned to go in Sweden. Three business areas will be affected by this plan in Sweden : the paper unit in Munksjö, the container board units in Munksund and Obbola, the hygiene product unit in Lilla Edet (150 jobs to be scrapped) and the packaging units in Järfälla, Värnamo and Mariestad.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2005), SCA, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 62182, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/62182.