SCA increases holding in Metsa Tissue

SCA increases holding in Metsa Tissue SCA has increased its shareholding in the Finnish hygiene paper company Metsa Tissue, which shareholding now amounts to 19.3% of the shares and votes. Stockholm 1 September 1999 SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA (publ) Corporate Communications For further information please contact: Sverker Martin-Löf, President and CEO. Tel. +46 8-788 51 51 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/09/01/19990901BIT00610/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/09/01/19990901BIT00610/bit0002.pdf