Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget expands nonwovens presence in Russia.

Sweden's Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) reports it has acquired the Svetogorsk Tissue business, St Petersburg, Russia, from Tetra-Laval for Skr200 million (about US$25 million).

Svetogorsk is said to have Russia's most modern tissue machine, built in 1989, with an annual capacity of 20 000 tonnes - about 20% of Russian domestic demand. Current annual capacity at the plant is 30 000 tonnes which could be increased to 40 000 tonnes with limited investment, said SCA. Converting is carried out in a modern plant in nearby Kamenogorsk, which has an annual capacity of 5