SCA delivers substantial climate benefits through the forest’s carbon uptake, long-term carbon storage in wood-based products, and the substitution effect when renewable materials replace fossil-based alternatives. As part of this broader climate contribution, SCA has set an ambitious goal to further reduce its fossil emissions. One step on this journey is the collaboration with Gasum and the use of its liquefied biogas pooling service.

Swedish forest company SCA has selected Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime pool as its solution for complying with the EU maritime emissions regulation. The credibility and reliability offered by an established company like Gasum were important factors in SCA’s decision.

SCA owns a fleet of three Ro-Ro vessels that transport the Group’s products—such as wood products, packaging paper, and pulp—to ports across Europe. At the same time, SCA’s vessels also offer transportation services to external customers.

SCA’s long-term objective is to reduce its emissions by 50 percent by 2030, relative to the base year 2019.

“We are very pleased that SCA has chosen to join Gasum’s FuelEU Maritime pool. For both SCA and Gasum, pooling represents an opportunity to collectively reduce carbon emissions in maritime transport through joint efforts. It’s great that Gasum is able to support SCA’s sustainability goals by offering a straightforward emissions reduction service that contributes to building fossil-free value chains,” says Jacob Granqvist, Vice President, Maritime, Gasum.

Through systematic efforts, emissions from SCA’s industrial processes have been dramatically reduced and are now close to zero. Today, the single largest source of fossil emissions is transportation. Using Gasum’s pooling service is one way for SCA to reduce the carbon intensity of the fuels used to operate its fleet.

Gasum uses waste-based liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) in designated vessels with dual-fuel propulsion to generate regulatory compliance on behalf of the off-takers in the pool. Bio-LNG is a fully renewable and environmentally friendly fuel, with life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions that are, on average, 90 percent lower compared to fossil fuels.

FuelEU Maritime is a European Union regulation designed to reduce the carbon intensity of fuels used in European maritime transport. To facilitate compliance, the regulation allows for the voluntary pooling of emission reductions between vessels.

Gasum uses DNV technology to collect and validate the pool’s fuel consumption and emissions data. At the end of the year, DNV will verify the pool’s balance for EU reporting purposes.