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Forest

Business idea, strategy and targets

As one of Sweden’s largest forest owners, we are able to ensure consistently dependable deliveries to our customers. Our five business areas are individually successful pieces of the puzzle that come together to create our circular business model.

Our business concept is to own and add value to the forest

Holmen's large forest holdings form the basis for our business. The growing trees are refined into everything from wood for climate-smart building to renewable packaging, magazines and books, while we produce hydro- and wind power on our own land.

A business that creates value for both shareholders and customers while contributing to a better climate and thriving rural communities.

Business strategy

Forest - Active forestry

The revenue from and value of the forest will grow through active and sustainable forestry, where the harvest is managed and refined into climate-smart products. A strong position in the wood market will contribute to the competitiveness of Holmen’s industries.

Paperboard - High-performance premium paperboard

The paperboard business will grow based on Holmen’s position as a market leader in the premium segment for consumer packaging. High quality and custom solutions are combined with large-scale production.

Paper - Cost-effective alternatives

The paper business will develop by offering cost-effective alternatives to traditional products for advertising, magazines and books.

Wood Products - Efficient use of the raw material 

Sales of wood products to the joinery and construction industry will be increased by adding value and making better use of the raw material.

Renewable Energy - Renewable production 

Hydro and wind power will contribute to a sustainable energy supply and be managed with a focus on long-term profitability.

Targets for the forest, industry and energy

The growing forests shall absorb more carbon dioxide and supply the industry with renewable raw material, the industry shall deliver a long-term profitability and the climate impact from our production shall be reduced by phasing out fossil fuels and increasing production of renewable electricity.

Volume of standing timber, m3 growing stock per hectare productive forest land

Sustainable forestry shall provide a annual return and stable value growth as well as increase volume of standing timber.

Our own forests - future strenght

Industry’s return on capital employed, %

The industry is run with a focus on long-term profitability. The target is for a sustained return of > 10 % on capital employed.

Financial sustainability

Production of hydro and wind power, GWh

Renewable energy production shall grow through large-scale wind power on our own land.

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Objectives for climate benefit, capital and dividends

We aim to increase our climate benefit, have a strong financial position in order to secure room for manoeuvre when making long-term commercial decisions, as well as generate a good annual dividend for our shareholders.

Climate benefit, million tonnes CO2

Climate benefit shall increase by storage, substitution of carbon emission. Emissio in our value chain shall decrease.

Our key figures

Net debt as % of equity

The financial position must be strong. The net financial debt should not exceed 25 percent of equity.

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Dividend per share, SEK

Holmen shall provide a good annual dividend to the shareholders. The dividend is supplemented by share repurchases.

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Business areas

In our business areas, we turn our forest holdings into wood products for sustainable building, cost-effective paper, premium paperboard and renewable energy.

Forest

Holmen is one of the largest forest owners in Sweden. We are also among the country’s biggest wood buyers. Every year, we buy in a little over 11 million cubic metres of wood.

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Paperboard

Holmen produces paperboard for packaging in the premium segment. The customer groups may cover a broad spectrum, but they have one thing in common – they want traceable and sustainable products of consistently high quality that guarantee stable results in the customer’s production process.

Art made of paper

High quality fresh fiber based paper

Holmen develops and sells high-quality paper based on fresh fibre, using renewable raw materials from sustainably managed Swedish forests.

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Wood products

At Holmen, we supply wood products to the joinery and construction industries and to builders’ merchants. Wood is highly versatile and the only construction material that is fully renewable.

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Renewable energy

Holmen's energy production is dominated by renewable hydro power. Together with wind power and the renewable electrical energy that is produced at the Group’s mills, this equates to almost 50 per cent of Holmen’s overall energy consumption.

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Holmen's business concept is to own and add value to the forest. The forest holdings form the basis of the business – an ecocycle in which the raw material grows and is refined into everything from wood for climate-smart building to renewable packaging, magazines and books. The forest is managed to provide a good annual return and stable value growth while our production operations are run with a focus on profitability and greater value added.

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Holmen AB, P.O. Box 5407, SE-114 84 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 8 666 21 00  E-mail: info@holmen.com

 

 

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  • Renewable energy - holmen.com/energy

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