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Interesting Details
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Correction: Though SCA now owns
this mill, Chesapeake Corporation, a former owner, retained the
liability for PCB cleanup and restoration in the Fox River and Green Bay.
In turn, Chesapeake claims that the previous mill owner(s) may be liable:
Phillip
Morris Corporation, and/or the Asmuth family (who owned the
mill prior to 1977). (We'll create another corporate profile here
for Chesapeake and Phillip Morris soon.)
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The Menasha mill of SCA contributed approximately 9% of the total PCBs
contaminating the Fox River and Green Bay, through recycling trimmings
and wastepaper including carbonless copy paper originating from the mills
of Appleton Papers, Inc. and NCR Corporation. (See Sources)
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This mill has been sold twice in only a year and a half, first by Chesapeake
Corporation, then by Georgia-Pacific. Under Chesapeake, the subsidiary
was called Wisconsin Tissue Mills. (See more details below.)
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This mill still releases significant pollution into the City of Menasha
and the Fox River. (See the Toxic
Release Inventory listed under Georgia-Pacific)
SCA Description and Hierarchy
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), which is Europe’s largest supplier
of tissue, is an integrated paper company producing absorbent hygiene products,
corrugated packaging, publication papers and graphic papers for private
consumers, institutions, industry, and the retail trade. Sales by business
area in 2000 were Hygiene Products 46%, Packaging 37%, Forest Products
16% and Others 1%. SCA's forest group produces paper (including newsprint),
pulp, and timber. Svenska Cellulosa owns about 5 million acres of timberland
in Sweden, but is also Europe's foremost user of recycled paper. The company
employs approximately 40,000 people in 40 countries. The company
headquarters are in Sweden.
Headquarters:
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget
Box 7827
SE-103 97 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46-8-788-51-00
Fax: +46-8-660-74-30
International Leaders
SCA Board of Directors
Bo Rydin, Chairman
Sverker Martin-Löf, President and CEO
Erik Engström
Sören Gyll
Tom Hedelius
Anders Nyrén
Lars Ramqvist
Jörgen Andersson
Bruno Lundgren
Alf Söderlund.
Lennert Persson, Senior Vice President, Finance
Michael Bertorp, Executive Vice President, Board Secretary
SCA North America --- headquartered in Philadelphia
Colin Williams, President
SCA North America has sales of approximately $1.4 billon and employs
some 5,400 people in over 50 locations. SCA North America consists
of three divisions: "away from home" (AFH) tissue, protective packaging
and incontinence care.
SCA Tissue North America LLC (division of SCA
North America)
Leaders:
Lee Bingham, President and CEO
Pete Chiericozzi, VP-Sales & Marketing
Maury Keesler, VP-Manufacturing
Dave Pierro, VP-Supply Chain Management
Bob Brown, VP-Human Resources
SCA Tissue North America is the third largest manufacturer in the North
American AFH tissue market, and employs 2,400 people.
This division consists of mills in Neenah and Menasha, Wisconsin
--- plus mills in Arizona, Indiana, Illinois, Vermont, New York, and Georgia.
It also includes converting facilities in California and Georgia, as well
as sales and distribution in Canada. The company will maintain its administrative
headquarters for its US tissue business in Neenah, Wisconsin.
The division's commercial tissues serve "away from home" markets such
as hospitals, restaurants, businesses, institutions and janitorial supply
firms.
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Recent History
SCA purchases from Georgia Pacific
In June, 2001, SCA acquired a portion of Georgia-Pacific's tissue operations,
including the Menash and Neenah mills formerly called Wisconsin Tissue
Mills. The U.S. Department of Justice required that GP divest itself of
some holdings, under anti-trust laws, in order to gain approval of GP's
purchase of Fort James Corporation. For the same reason, GP sold
4 other mills to Domtar. News articles:
SCA
Tissue rolls along, Former Wisconsin Tissue workers ease into new ownership
(8/18/2001 MilwJS)
Paper
maker deepens its commitment to Fox Cities (8/7/2001 MilwJS)
Paper
firm not worried about SCA acquisition (1/23/2001 MilwJS)
Swedish
firm to acquire Georgia-Pacific tissue mills (1/22/2001 MilwJS)
Swedish
company to buy GP's Wisconsin operations (1/22/2001 MilwJS)
Sweden's
SCA in deal for Georgia-Pacific unit, bids for Tuscarora (1/22/2001 MilwJS)
GP News Release: “Georgia-Pacific
To Divest Commercial Tissue Business Under Consent Decree With U.S. Dept.
Of Justice”
Georgia-Pacific purchases from Chesapeake Corp.
In June, 1999, Georgia-Pacific and Chesapeake agreed to form a partnership
(finalized in October, 1999) in the away-from-home tissue business, by
creating a new company called Georgia-Pacific Tissue, LLC. Georgia-Pacific
Corp.would control and manage the partnership and would own approximately
95 percent of the equity of the partnership. Chesapeake would receive a
5 percent interest in the partnership and an initial cash distribution
of approximately $755 million (as GP's purchase of its 95% share.)
At the time, Georgia-Pacific manufactured approximately 200,000 tons
of tissue for such commercial markets each year.
Wisconsin Tissue, headquartered in Menasha, Wis., which had been operated
as a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Corp., had a manufacturing capacity
of 320,000 tons annually. The Chesapeake Corp. is a specialty
packaging and tissue company with over 40 locations in the United States,
Europe, Mexico and Canada. Chesapeake's net sales in 1999 were $1.2
billion.
News Article: “Georgia-Pacific,
Chesapeake Finalize Joint Venture” October 4, 1999
Prior History
The local mill's roots stretch back to 1915 when it was a family-owned
company. In 1977, the Asmuth family sold the company to the Philip Morris
Corporation. Later, the company was sold to the Chesapeake Corporation.
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Menasha Mill
(The following description applied prior to purchase by SCA.
Certain details may have changed.)
The company was called "Georgia-Pacific Tissue, L.L.C."
(a joint venture of Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Wisconsin Tissue Mills Inc.)
SCA Tissue North America
190 Tayco Street
Menasha, WI 54952
Phone: 920-727-2957
Fax: 920-727-2902
1,622 employees in Menasha
Local leaders (under Georgia-Pacific)
James Haeffele, General manager, Menasha Paper Operations
Jill Larson, Superintendent of Technical Services
Rich Terio, Purchasing Manager
John West, Director of Raw Material Purchasing
James Faust, Manager of Logistics
Pulp Mill. Deinking. (Daily production and bleach sequence:
unavailable)
Paper Mill. Paper Machines. 1 Yankee Fourdrinier 132” Trim. 1
Yankee Fourdrinier 90” Trim. 1 Yankee Fourdrinier 208” Trim. 1 Twin-Wire
Yankee Twin-Wire Formers: 208” Trim. Towel and tissue converting.
Steam and Power: 3 Power Boilers fueled by gas. 130,000
pounds per hour of steam. 250 psi pressure. Electricity 100%
purchased: frequency phase: 4160/480v, 60, 3.
Intake Water Treatment: 5 million gallons used per day from the
Menasha Water Utility.
Wastewater Treatment: Primary Treatment (two 70’ clarifiers,
two 50’ thickeners, 6 sludge dewatering filter presses.) Secondary
Treatment (Zurn-Attisholz two-stage activated sludge treatment system.)
Products: Semi-crepe, and facial napkin stock,. Napkins
(bulk, dispenser, packaged, boxed, printed cocktail, luncheon and dinner),
plain and printed tray covers, table cover, and place mats; one-and two-ply
bathroom tissue; single-fold, c-fold, multi-fold and roll towels; facial
tissue, windshield towels, and disposable wipes.
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Neenah Mill
SCA owns a major paper converting mill in Neenah, with a capacity of
290,000 short tons, with 88 lines of production.
SCA Tissue North America
984 Winchester Rd
Dock 53
Neenah, WI 54956
Phone: 920-720-4545
Fax: 920-720-4535
SCA Tissue North America
1451 MacMahon Drive
Neenah, WI 54956
Phone: 920-725-7030
Fax: 920-720-4535
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Financial Information
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Total SCA sales for 2000 were approximately $7 billion.
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The Swedish investment company Industrivarden controls about 29% of Svenska
Cellulosa.
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The acquisition of Georgia-Pacific Tissue LLC (Wisconsin Tissues) made
SCA the Number 3 top player in the U.S. away-from-home tissue market with
17% nationwide market share.
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SCA bought the company for a debt free purchase price of $850 million.
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The SCA Tissue North America division had 2000 sales of $640 million.
SCA Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.)
1-Yr. Sales Growth
2000 Net Inc. (mil.)
1-Yr. Net Inc. Growth
2000 Employees
1-Yr. Employee Growth |
$7,132
(6.3%)
$759
79.7%
37,700
0.1% |
Source: Hoover's Online, the Business Network
Annual Financials --- Income Statement
All amounts in millions of US Dollars except per share
amounts
Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold
Gross Profit
Gross Profit Margin
SG&A Expense
Operating Income
Operating Margin
Total Net Income
Net Profit Margin |
Dec 2000
7,132.1
5,085.3
2,046.8
28.7%
127.7
697.8
9.8%
759.1
10.6% |
Dec 1999
7,612.3
5,261.4
2,350.9
30.9%
1,727.1
789.8
10.4%
422.5
5.6% |
Dec 1998
7,562.4
5,006.4
2,556.1
33.8%
1,891.6
793.4
10.5%
417.0
5.5% |
Source: Hoover's Online, the Business Network
Balance Sheet
Cash
Net Receivables
Inventories
Total Current Assets
Total Assets
Short-Term Debt
Total Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt
Total Liabilities
Total Equity
Shares Outstanding (mil.) |
Dec 2000
152.9
1,241.8
704.7
2,443.3
8,923.7
219.7
1,754.3
1,765.6
4,562.1
4,361.5
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Dec 1999
191.2
1,467.9
680.1
2,682.8
9,995.6
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5,922.9
4,003.8
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Dec 1998
224.5
1,559.2
759.9
2,683.3
9,672.9
818.2
2,233.2
2,366.9
5,996.2
3,505.7
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* Some figures may not add up due to rounding.
Source: Hoover's Online, the Business Network
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References and Links to More Information
SCA Website
SCA North American Tissue Division website
Hoover’s Online --- Capsule
Look at Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA
Hoover’s Online --- Financials
for Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA
Hoover’s Online --- News
Media Coverage for Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA
EPA Risk Management Plan
4691 Wis., Exec. Summary 17-JUN-1999 Wisconsin Tissue Mills, Inc.
Georgia-Pacific Corporation Website
Chesapeake Corporation Website
Company news release: SCA's
tissue acquisition in US completed (3/2/01)
Company news release: SCA establishes
North America business area (2/7/01)
Company news release: SCA
is expanding in the United States (1/22/01)
Chesapeake news release: Chesapeake Corporation to Sell Interest in
Georgia-Pacific Tissue Joint Venture (1/22/01)
Chesapeake news release: Chesapeake Corporation Announces Restructuring
Plan and Quantifies Gain on Tissue Partnership (12/29/99)
Chesapeake news release: Georgia-Pacific, Chesapeake Finalize Joint
Venture (10/4/99)
Chesapeake news release: Georgia-Pacific and Chesapeake Announce Partnership
for Commercial Tissue Operations (6/25/99)
Chesapeake news release: Chesapeake Corporation selects North Carolina
site for new tissue mill (1/15/99)
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