Scandinavia, the UK and France are not affected by the move and sales to the builders merchant sector in those countires and by SCA Timber Supply will continue as before, the company said. Regions outside Europe are also unaffected.
SCA said the new organisation will begin operations on June 1 and will shorten contact between customers and sawmills, and simplfy the supply chain.
It will be led by Raffaele Parlato, formerly SCA’s representative in Italy. He will be joined by Finland and Eastern European rep Ville Lilmola and Greece rep Nicolas Sitaras.