April 26 (Reuters) - Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA
SCAb.ST :
* MARKET FOR FIBER-BASED PRODUCTS GRADUALLY STRENGTHENED
DURING
QUARTER, LEADING TO SUCCESSIVELY HIGHER SELLING PRICES
* HIGH RATE OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN WOOD RAW MATERIAL, ENERGY
AND
LOGISTICS CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE TO EFFECTIVE COST CONTROL
* STRATEGIC CAPITAL EXPENDITURES RECENTLY MADE IN PULP AND
PACKAGING PAPER RESULTED IN HIGHER DELIVERY VOLUMES
* DEMAND FOR PACKAGING MATERIAL GRADUALLY INCREASED DURING
QUARTER
* SUPPLY OF FIBER TO SCA’S INDUSTRIES WAS STABLE, PRICE OF
SAWLOGS
AND PULPWOOD CONTINUED TO RISE SLIGHTLY QOQ
* IN PULP SEGMENT, MARKET FOR NORTHERN BLEACHED SOFTWOOD
KRAFT
PULP AND CHEMICAL THERMOMECHANICAL PULP STRENGTHENED, RESULTING
IN HIGHER SELLING PRICES QOQ
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