We maximize the value of each log

For us, it goes without saying that a climate-smart product must be manufactured by a climate-smart industry. Therefore, we are constantly working to make our facilities and the use of our resources more efficient. To make the benefit of our products as significant as possible for both our customers and our climate.

EUDR and SCA – traceable wood products

The EU’s new Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) enters into force on 30 December 2025. SCA is working to ensure that our wood products are fully traceable and comply with the requirements through due diligence procedures and digital systems, enabling sustainable and transparent supply chains.

Close-up of forest seedlings with water droplets on them

Certified forestry for traceable wood products

With FSC® and PEFC certification, SCA can offer wood products that are sustainable and fully traceable. The certification ensures that the timber comes from responsible forestry with high standards for the environment, social responsibility and long-term management, from forest to finished product.

Two employees inside one of SCA’s sawmills

Wood products that make a difference for the climate

By measuring climate impact through EPDs and life cycle assessments, SCA can demonstrate the positive effect of SCA’s wood products. With transparent and documented data, you gain a reliable basis for choosing sustainable materials that contribute to climate-smart construction.

SCA Wood documents

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A rendered image of a multi-storey building where SCA Curtain Wall would be a suitable solution.

A completely new timber facade system

With innovation and wood technology, SCA is developing a new type of prefabricated timber facade that combines design, durability and an efficient construction method. This new timber facade element offers a lower climate footprint, rapid installation and aesthetic flexibility – a step forward for modern construction.

Benefits at every stage – from forest to society

From the northern Swedish forests to completed buildings, climate benefits are created at every step – through active forest management, efficient processing and innovative wood products that store carbon and replace fossil-based materials.

A drone image of a forest road where a timber truck is being loaded with logs.

New ISO standard highlights the climate benefits of forest products

A new global ISO standard makes it possible to calculate climate benefits throughout the entire value chain – from forest to finished product. It shows how wood binds carbon, stores it over time and replaces fossil-based materials.

A forklift moving timber inside a sawmill.

The role of sawmills in a changing world

In a rapidly changing world, SCA’s five sawmills stand at the centre of the transition – from forest to wood product. Through investments in efficiency, local raw material supply and export opportunities, the sawmills not only strengthen the production of wood products but also support communities and local economies in the surrounding regions.

Close-up of a heartwood pine decking board with autumn leaves on it.

Impregnated by nature itself

Our heartwood pine decking is built on nature’s own protection: by using a high proportion of heartwood, at least 99%, the timber gains inherent properties that make it resistant to moisture and decay. X-ray technology ensures precise heartwood content, resulting in stable and durable wood products for outdoor use.

Small plastic pellets made from the recycled plastic before being melted down to produce our packaging.

Sustainable packaging made from recycled plastic

SCA is introducing a new type of packaging (Loop70) containing 70% recycled plastic to protect timber bundles, without compromising on quality. It provides up to 54% lower greenhouse gas emissions, production close to Sundsvall for shorter transports, and certified traceability through RecyClass.

Many reasons to choose wood

Wood is a material for the future, meeting tomorrow’s need for sustainable solutions. Our products store carbon, replace climate-intensive materials and contribute to a more circular society.

77%
of Europe’s residents consider it important to replace fossil-based products in order to achieve the UN’s Global Goals for Sustainable Development
20tonnes
approximately the amount of carbon dioxide stored in a house built with around 25–30 cubic metres of wood. Carbon that remains locked in for generations
70%
of Sweden’s land area is covered by forest. Today, there is twice as much timber in Swedish forests as there was a hundred years ago

Timber stacked inside one of SCA’s sawmills.

Wood is lightweight

Because wood is a light material, it can be used to build several additional storeys on top of existing buildings.

A apartment building clad in heartwood panelling.

Prefabricated buildings

Wood’s low weight allows components to be pre-produced in factories and delivered ready to the construction site. This results in shorter construction times, fewer transports and less waste.

A woman walking in front of her large timber house.

Renewable and fossil-free

Wood is fossil-free and renewable: growing trees absorb carbon dioxide, and timber buildings continue to store that carbon.

Seedlings inside one of SCA’s nurseries.

Double replanting

For every tree harvested in Sweden, at least two new ones are planted. Each year, SCA delivers around 100 million seedlings that absorb carbon dioxide.