(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Oct 01 - Overview -- Sweden-based hygiene and forest products group Svenska CellulosaAktiebolaget SCA has transformed into a consumer products group with a focuson hygiene products. -- We believe that the group's business risk profile will benefit fromits increasing focus on relatively stable hygiene products and the divestmentof more volatile packaging operations. -- We are revising the outlook to positive because we believe SCA'sprofitability margin could become sustainably higher and more stable in thefuture. -- We are affirming the ratings at 'BBB+/A-2'. Rating Action On Oct. 1, 2012, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook onSwedish hygiene and forest products group Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA(SCA) to positive from stable. At the same time, we affirmed our 'BBB+'long-term and 'A-2' short-term corporate credit ratings on SCA.