Tula governor Vyasheslav Dudka and the Ambassador of Sweden in Russia H.E. Tomas Bertelman joined SCA’s CEO Jan Johansson at the inauguration ceremony for the first Greenfield tissue mill in Russia since the 1970s.
SCA will produce Libero baby diapers and TENA incontinence care products at the new site. The first production phase is planned for completion in the second quarter of 2010. The paper machine has an estimated production capacity of 30,000 tones and will utilize recovered paper.
“I am glad to witness the full start-up of the Sovetsk tissue mill. It is a great example of the successful long-term collaboration between the Tula region administration and foreign investors such as SCA.
The opening of SCA’s tissue mill in Sovetsk, along with a second personal care factory in Veniov has revived the related sectors and provided new jobs in the region,” says Vyasheslav Dudka.
“We are one step closer to growing our business in Russia and now have all the elements in place to do so.”, comments SCA CEO Jan Johansson.
The Russian and CIS market is one of the most promising for SCA’s business development. SCA began working in Russia in 1994 through distributor Tambrands. In 1996 the SCA representative office was opened in Russia and in 1997 SCA Hygiene Products Russia, a subsidiary SCA company in Russia and CIS for personal care (brands Libero, TENA and Libresse) and tissue (brands Zewa and Tork) was established.
