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Swedish Match
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Annual report 2018

Making strides toward our vision

You can download the Swedish Match Annual report 2018 PDF, or read specific pages highlighted below.
Annual report 2018 (PDF)
Lars Dahlgren

CEO comment

2018 was a very successful year for Swedish Match, with a strong financial performance from our two largest product segments.
  • Read the CEO comment, PDF p. 4-5

Sales

12,966
MSEK
2017: 11,751 MSEK

Operating profit

4,812
MSEK
2017: 4,592 MSEK
Conny Karlsson

Chairman's comment

Swedish Match continues to evolve and grow, along the lines of its vision of a world without cigarettes.
  • Read the Chairman’s comment, PDF p. 114

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  • CEO comment p.04
  • Snus and moist snuff p.19
  • Other tobacco products p.24
  • Lights p.28
  • Sustainability p.30
  • Shareholder information p.48
  • CFO comment p.56
  • Financial Reports p.57
  • Corporate Governance p.114
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Number of employees

5,662
2017: 5,413

Sustainability

During 2018, we have worked to ensure that ownership and action in our sustainability work is strongly supported at the local operating level, and in each division, where efficient and creative ideas and solutions are best placed and followed through.

  • Our sustainability work, p. 30-47
96%
of employees have completed training on code of conduct

Download the full report

Read more about Swedish Match's financial development, operations and strategy in the Annual report 2018.
Annual report 2018 (PDF)

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Swedish Match AB
SE-118 85 Stockholm

Phone +46 10 13 93 000
Corporate reg no. 556015-0756
contactus@swedishmatch.com

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