The energy and chemicals business plays a key role in Södra’s strategy and is an area that will grow and further contribute to a fossil-free future. To develop and optimise the existing business, the Södra Bioproducts product area is now being formed to gather the customer offering in energy and chemicals. Johannes Bogren, currently Vice President of Södra Cell Bioproducts, will become new Vice President Marketing & Sales, Södra Bioproducts.
Södra’s future product portfolio consists of five main businesses – sawn timber, pulp, building systems, carbon, and energy and chemicals.
Södra Bioproducts will be responsible for developing and optimising the existing business, which includes electricity, district heating, dissolving pulp, solid fuel products and liquid products such as biomethanol, tall oil, and turpentine. The responsibility for production will remain with Södra’s various business areas.
Energy and chemicals currently account for 7% of income and is an area in which Södra will continue to grow. By developing the energy and chemicals business, we are strengthening the profitability of forest estates in both the short and long term. It is also a way to step up measures to address climate change, for both us and our customers.
“Through better coordination, data-driven decision making and a leading customer offering for our existing products, we will be able make considerable progress. We are also planning to develop new business over time, such as lignin and investments for large-scale biorefinery operations. This is an important part of our strategy and our mission,” said Malin Nordin, Director of Strategy.
The new Södra Bioproducts product area will be formed on 13 March.
