Note 35 – Contingent liabilities and pledged assets

Contingent liabilities

Group Parent Company
SEK m 2019 2018 2019 2018
  Koncernen Moderbolaget
MSEK  2019 2018  2019 2018
Guarantees Garantier 56 44 54 41
FPG/PRI FPG/PRI 2 2 2 2
Total contingent liabilities Summa eventualförpliktelser 58 46 56 43

Of the guarantees in the Parent Company, SEK 39 m (2018: SEK 38 m) are pledged to the benefit of Group companies. Guarantees in the Parent Company, relating primarily to local customs departments, amount to SEK 3 m (2018: SEK 3 m).

No significant liabilities are expected to arise as a consequence of any of the above types of contingent liabilities.

Duni has an environmental policy and has implemented control systems which assist Duni in ensuring compliance with environmental legislation. Duni considers the existing operations and production plants to fulfill in all essential respects the requirements stipulated in environmental legislation and provisions which extend to Duni. However, Duni cannot guarantee that currently unknown obligations, for example cleanup or restoration of property owned or previously owned by Duni, cannot arise in the future. Discussions are taking place with responsible authorities concerning allocation of responsibility and technical investigation of suspected past soil contamination on two properties owned by Duni AB.

Duni does not have any contingent assets relating to 2019 and 2018.

Pledged assets

BioPak Pty Ltd has pledged assets in the amount of SEK 22.0 m. The Parent Company had no pledged assets in 2019.