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Key figures

Here you find key figures describing Holmen's environmental and social status, our land acreage and our climate impact including scope 1, 2 and 3 and carbon subsitution and carbon storage. Most of the figures are also presented in our annual report.

Managing non financial data

Holmen's internal process for collecting and validating non-financial key figures is integrated with Holmen's internal process for collecting and reporting financial key figures. 

Holmen's non-financial key figures are compiled by Holmen's finance department and documented in Holmen's financial ledger, where Holmen's sustainability department then validates and quality assures the data. Holmen's non-financial key figures.pdf

By including the non-financial reporting with the financial reporting, we ensure that we have a high quality and traceability on the non-financial data. We also increase the possibility for Holmen to utilize non-financial information in business decisions. 

Our sustainable business objectives

Climate impact

Climate impact 2019

1000 tonnes carbon dioxide
Emissions of fossil carbon dioxide 395
Scope 1: From production facilities and nurseries 70
Scope 2: From purchased electricity 0
Scope 3: Emissions from our value chain 325
  Forestry (Scope 3)   20
  Input goods (Scope 3)   72
  Transport of raw materials and products (Scope 3)   233
   
Capture and storage of carbon dioxide 1995
Annual increase in volume of standing timber 1270
Wood products for construction purposes 725
   
Substitution of fossil carbon dioxide 1060
Effect of substituting climate-negative construction materials with wood products 1060
   
Net emissions, capture of carbon dioxide and substitution effect 2660

 

Emissions from the production facilities are included in the EU’s system for emissions trading. Several independent sources show the positive climate impact of forestry and forest products. The summary is based on internal data and calculations and on scientific articles published in recent years

References climate impact calculation

References:

Simplified reporting of carbon pool changes for Holmen’s forest and land holdings in line with the guidelines of the Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 2019. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Leskinen, P, Cardellini, G. González-García, S, Hurmekoski, E. Sathre, R. Seppälä, J. Smyth, C. Stern, T and Verkerk, P.J. Substitution effects of wood-based products in climate change mitigation. From Science to Policy 7. European Forest Institute, Nov. 2018.

Gustavsson, L. et al. Climate change effects of forestry and substitution of carbon-intensive materials and fossil fuels. Renewable and Sustain able Energy Reviews 2017, Volume 67, 612-624.

Cintas, O. et al. The potential role of forest management in Swedish scenarios towards climate neutrality by mid century. Forest Ecology and Management 2017, 383, 73-84.

Environmental KPI's

Below, enivornmental key figures are presented at Group level. Environmental key figures at utility level are presented here by Environmental work at Holmen's units.

 

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

Production

 

         
Paperboard, 1 000 tonnes 532 538 530 503 502 500
Market pulp, 1 000 tonnes 79 66 54 56 56 67
Paper, 1 000 tonnes 975 1 069 1 088 1 176 1 287 1 325
Wood products, 1 000 m3 877 873 827 776 734 742
Own production of hydro and wind power 1 109 1 145 1 169 1 080

1 441

1 113
Electricity production at the mills, GWh 669 679 621 784 781 740

Raw materials

 

         
Wood, million m3sub 1) 5,49 5,62 5,63 5,36 5,10 5,16
Purchased pulp, 1 000 tonnes 78 78 79 70 79 75
Thermal energy, GWh 59922) 6 2382) 6 099 6 375 6 288 6 230
Electricial energy, GWh 3 7203) 3 9963) 3 987 3 949 3 994 4 067
Water use, million m3, 4) 70 73 73 70 68 74
Plastic granules/foiling material, 1 000 tonnes 3,2 2,9 2,9 2,6 2,5 2,1
Chemicals, 1 000 tonnes 5) 181 165 147 151 138 146
Filler, pigment, 1000 tonnes 5) 160 164 146 148 146 147

Emissions to air, tonnes 6)

 

         
Sulphur dioxid (counted as sulphur, S) 59 56 48 41 52 57
Nitrogen oxides 888 986 907 960 891 1 181
Particulates 28 45 30 39 48 29
Fossil carbon dioxide, 1 000 tonnes 7) 68 75 73 124 180 126
Biogenic carbon dioxide, 1 000 tonnes 7) 1 585 1 660 1 545 1 540 1 440 1 550

Emissions to water, tonnes 6)

 

         
AOX (chlorinated organic matter) 44 48 48 52 57 54
Nitrogen 174 216 177 208 226 203
Phosphorus 14 16 14 14 19 19
COD (organic matter), 1 000 tonnes 21 21,5 20,1 20,4 21,0 20,4
Suspended solids (SS), 1 000 tonnes 2,9 3,5 2,8 3,2 3,3 3,6

By-products, 1 000 tonnes

 

         
To energy production  949 977 995 872 823 824
Utilised or for recovery 8) 208 166 202 270 303 296
Tall oil 9) 10 13 14 13 12 13

Waste, 1 000 tonnes

 

         
Hazardous 10) 2,5 1,6 1,8 2,2 1,9 1,6
Sent to landfill (wet) 0,9 7,6 1,8 16,0 13,0 5,6

Energy supplies

 

         
Branches, treetops and peat, GWh 11) 101 137 116 155 230 275
Electrical and thermal energy, GWh 12) 372 370 366 380 348 305

Environmental protection expenditure, SEKm

 

         
Investments (remedial and preventive)13) 310

84

44 55 12 26
Electricity and heat-saving investments 20 10 20 8 18 320
Environmental taxes and charges 14) 14 12 12 14 12 10
Internal and external environmental costs 15) 182 165 137 182 208 169
Environmental cost of forestry 16) 65 91 62 71 101 70

Footnotes - Environmental KPI's

1) At Group level, wood consumption is computed net, taking into account internal deliveries of chips from the sawmills to the nearby mills.

2) Of which 4 675 GWh from production at mills from recovered liquors, bark and wood residues, 1 222 GWh from the TMP process at Braviken Paper Mill, Hallsta Paper Mill and the mill in Workington. The process generates thermal energy that is recovered and used in production. 341 GWh comes from natural gas, oil and purchased thermal energy.

3) Of which 1 420 GWh from renewables and 2 576 GWh from nuclear. Emissions of fossil carbon dioxide from production of purchased electricity totalled 21 tonnes.

4) Almost 100 per cent use of surface water from lakes and watercourses.

5) Stated as 100 per cent active substance. Total quantity of commodities was
238 000 tonnes for chemicals and 232 000 tonnes for filler and pigment.

6) Relates to emissions at facilities. Emissions to air of volatile organic compounds amounted to 2 659 (2 629) tonnes of NMVOC (non-methane volatile organic compounds), 41 (26) tonnes of methane (CH4), and 52 (51) tonnes of nitrous oxide (laughing gas N2O) in 2019. 

7) Emission factors from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with statutory reporting for the EU ETS.

8) By-products used, for example, as filling material, construction material or for the production of soil products.

9) For delivery to the chemical industry.

10) Hazardous waste is dealt with by authorised collection and recovery contractors. Certain fractions of the waste are recovered. In 2019, Holmen dealt with oil containing waste from vessels that docked at two of its own ports. Such waste is included in the figures for hazardous waste. The volume of this waste in 2019 totalled 662  tonnes.

11) Branches, treetops and peat delivered from Holmen’s land to external energy producers.

12) For 2019: 117 GWh of electrical energy supplied from the mill at Workington to the local community. 244 GWh of thermal energy from Iggesund Mill and Braviken Paper Mill to Iggesund Sawmill and Braviken Sawmill. A total of 11 GWh thermal energy from Hallsta Paper Mill and Iggesund Mill was supplied to the district heating network of the local communities.

13) The high costs mainly consistof in-process and technical treatment measures as well as costs for the construction of wind turbines.

14) The stated amount includes costs for waste management, energy tax charged in Sweden on the use of fossil fuels, nitrogen oxide tax and inspection charges.

15) Includes costs of environmental personnel, operation of treatment equipment, waste management, management systems, environmental training, applications for permits, environmental consultants and the costs of inquiries and measures in connection with discontinued operations.

16) The environmental cost of forestry is calculated as the value of the wood that is not harvested for environmental reasons. Holmen sets aside just under 16 per cent of its productive forest acreage and thus refrains from harvesting just under 16 per cent of the potential volume. The annual loss of income in 2019 is estimated at SEK 65 million.

Social KPI's

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

Personnel

 

         
Employees            
Average number 1) 2 915 2 955 2 976 2 989 3 315 3 359
Of whom women, % 20,0 20,3 19,3 19,3 19,4 19,2
Of whom temporary employees 11,1 10,7 7,4 8,8 9,0 7,9
Average age 1) 44,4 44,9 46,0 46,3 46,8 46,8
Sickness absense, %2)            
Total 3,8 4,1 4,2 4,2 4,2 3,9
Of which longer than 60 days 1,6 1,6 2,0 2,0 1,8 1,7
Gender equality, % 1)            
Women managers out of total number managers 22,9 19,8 20,7 19,0 20,5 20,9
Women joining the company out of a total new employees 39,5 40,1 25,0 27,0 24,0 31,0
Personnel turnover, %1)            
Personnel turnover 7,9 7,9 8,0 6,9 7,6 7,2
Of which given notice 0,9 0,4 0,9 1,6 2,8 2,0
Of which retiring 2,2 2,6 2,6 2,4 2,4 2,2
Of which leaving at own request 4,4 3,9 4,4 2,9 2,5 3,0
New employees 2,5 2,7 5,9 5,4 5,3 5,1
Number of industrial accidents2)            
Industrial accidents, more than 8 hours of absence, per million hours worked 5,7 4,9 5,1 8,8 8,8 6,5
Union cooperation, %3)            
Percentage of employees that work at a unit with a collective agreement 4) 93 94 94 94 97 97
             

Income statement per stakeholder category, SEKm

 

         

Customers

 

         
Sales of products, wood and electricity 18 329 17 339 17 269 17 072 17 216 17 015

Suppliers

 

         
Purchases of products, services, along with depreciation, etc. -4 8175) -12 539 -12 719 -12 721 -13 955 -13 307

Employees

 

         
Wages and social security costs -1 819 -1 792 -1 767 -1 786 -1 825 -1 792

Lenders

 

         
Interest -34 -25 -53 -71 -90 -147

Society 6)

 

         
Property tax -55 -82 -101 -126 -129 -138
Excise tax -27 -30 -31 -26 -27 -18
Social security costs -472 -479 -449 -448 -481 -453
Payroll tax -25 -35 -36 -34 -29 -23
Corporation tax -2 351 -89 -445 -436 -120 -230

Shareholders

 

         
Net profit 8 731 2 268 1 668 1 424 559 907
Board’s dividend proposal 1 133 1 134 1 092 1 008 882 840

Footnotes - Social KPI's

1) Relates to permanent employees.

2) No industrial accidents with a fatal outcome occurred during the year.

3) Relates to permanent and temporary employees.

4) All Swedish units have collective agreements. At foreign units, Holmen supports other forms of collective employee engagement in line with local standards.

5) Includes change in value of forests of SEK 9 566 million. Value excluding this item amounts to SEK -14 383 million.

6) Holmen accepts its responsibility to society and pays its taxes in line with the legislation and rules in force in all the countries in which we operate. Holmen’s financial policy and guidelines state that Holmen must be transparent in its tax-related deliberations, with a focus on commercial considerations and no transactions whose main purpose is tax planning. Holmen must also not accept, support or facilitate any tax violations by third parties.

2019

  • Average number white collar, of whom women 29,3 %
  • Average number blue collar, of whom women 11,9 %
  • Average number of white collar, of whom below 30 years old 7,0 %
  • Average number of white collar, of whom between 30-44 years old 36,9 %
  • Average number of white collar, of whom above 45-60 years old 45,3 %
  • Average number of blue collar, of whom below 30 years old 12,4 %
  • Average number of blue collar, of whom between 30-44 years old 27,6 %
  • Average number of blue collar, of whom above 45-60 years old 39,6 %

 

 

Holmen's land acreage, list

Holmen forests

2019

2018

Total land acreage 1 302 154 ha 1 300 764 ha
Total forest land acreage1) 1 153 00 ha 1 153 000 ha
Productive forest land2) 1 042 951 ha 1 042 135 ha
Voluntary set-asides 83 362 ha 81 034 ha
Unproductive forest land 259 203 ha 256 900 ha
Environmental consideration in managed forests 9,6 % 14,6 %
Total volume of wood, productive forest land  123 million m3 growing stock, solid over bark 123 million m3 growing stock, solid over bark

Footnotes - Holmen's land acreage, list

1) Analysis conducted by the Swedish National Forest Inventory, according to the international definition of forest land: Land with an area of more than 0.5 hectares, a tree canopy cover of more than 10 per cent and trees with a minimum height of 5 metres at maturity.

2) Forest land that on average can produce 1 m3 growing stock, solid over bark per hectare and year (on average during the growth period of the forest stand). 

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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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