SCA acquires all shares in jointly owned Mexican hygiene operations
SCA and the Mexican company Copamex S.A. de C.V. (Copamex) currently own 50% each of the hygiene products company Copamex Productus al Consumidor S.A. de C.V. (CPG). To achieve an efficient coordination with SCA’s other operations, primarily in North and South America, and to attain full control over the company’s future management and development in the rapidly growing markets in Mexico and Central America, SCA has acquired the remaining shares in CPG. In late spring 2004, SCA acquired half of Copamex’s tissue operations. Thereafter, this business has been legally and operationally