SCA's new facility is located in Veniov, in the Tula Region south of Moscow. The investment is valued at approximately 85 million Euros and is the first of its kind in local production of personal care products in Russia and the CIS region.The Veniov plant will manufacture Libero baby diapers and Tena incontinence care products to meet the growing market demand for hygiene products in Russia. The new facility complements the Sovetsk tissue plant, which is located in the same region and was inaugurated in February this year. Tissue products – sold under the brands Tork and Zewa – are also produced by SCA in Svetogorsk, close to S:t Petersburg.Jan Johansson, SCA's CEO, says: “We expect profitable growth for all of SCA’s hygiene-product categories in Russia and the CIS region. The new Veniov plant brings us closer to our customers, significantly reduces transport volumes and enables us to more rapidly satisfy customer needs. Russia is a market with strong brand preferences, which suits us well.”In total, SCA employs about 1,100 people in Russia, including approximately 200 in Veniov.