Around 2,000 visitors came to the Open House held by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Vertrieb Deutschland GmbH (HDD) under the slogan "HEI Lights 2010". The event took place at the Dusseldorf site between June 10 and 12, 2010. The Open House showcased the company's key trade show innovations from IPEX 2010 in the U.K., including the German debut of the new Speedmaster CX 102. Designed for industrial offset printing with a production speed of 16,500 sheets per hour, this press celebrated its world premiere at IPEX 2010. Lying between the Speedmaster SM 102/CD 102 and the Speedmaster XL 105, the Speedmaster CX 102 is aimed at both commercial and packaging printers. The sales launch coincided with the trade show and was a resounding success, with Heidelberg quickly selling 15 presses featuring some 100 printing units to customers from around the world. The Open House event brought further orders for the Speedmaster CX 102.

The Dusseldorf site also showcased other innovations from IPEX, such as the Speedmaster SM 52 Anicolor with space-saving short delivery for the new coating unit, and a version of the indexed cold foil system FoilStar that makes surface finishing even more cost-effective. The Prinect print shop workflow also had a strong presence at the event, and included the very latest functions unveiled at IPEX. Another highlight was the new Prinect Image Control that delivers far higher resolution for spectral image measure-ment, offers enhanced ease of operation, and has been technologically completely redesigned. "We want these new technical solutions to capture the imagination of our customers, and for our extended service portfolio to help them overcome these rather difficult times," explained Karl Saueressig, Head of the West sales region. There are positive developments on the market - also in the German economy - and the volume of incoming orders at Heidelberg is increasing. At IPEX 2010, Heidelberg received numerous orders for equipment and services from all over the world and in all market segments, including more than 900 printing units in all formats and over 90 postpress machines. The sales concluded at the Open House event in Dusseldorf confirmed this positive trend.

In addition to machine demonstrations, visitors to the Open House in Dusseldorf also attended presentations on inline finishing, investment financing, and successful corporate governance. The event program was rounded off by a range of offerings, such as a Speedmaster SM 52 or Speedmaster SM 74 complete with Prinect Axis Control at an attractive special price. Combined with the standard system for color measurement and control, the Speedmaster SM 52 and SM 74 make a good team for effective quality assurance. With Prinect Axis Control, the press inks up faster, and less waste is produced during makeready. That in turn brings benefits for the environment.

Heidelberg has combined all its services in a dedicated division in order to boost the competitiveness of print shops. This illustrates its commitment to becoming a service company for the entire print media industry. "Among other things, the portfolio aims to deliver higher productivity and round-the-clock press availability in print shops, in addition to ensuring eco-friendly production," explained Temur Karbassioun, Senior Vice President Systemservice at HDD. The portfolio serves the entire value-added chain of Heidelberg customers and covers the full lifecycle of the equipment. The service offering is divided into two categories. Technology services keep machinery operating smoothly. This category includes service agreements such as Heidelberg Systemservice36Plus and the Partner Program, on-site repairs and troubleshooting, Original Heidelberg Service Parts, and Remote Services. Productivity services help customers unlock additional potential using consultancy services, Print Color Management, and production monitoring and certification.

Heidelberg boasts the most efficient service and logistics network in the industry worldwide, with around 4,000 service staff at 250 branch offices in 170 countries. In Germany, a total of 600 service specialists are on hand to deal with customers' needs.

Panel discussion on "Challenges and Success Criteria for the Print Media Industry in Germany"
On the evening of the first day of the Open House, a panel discussion was held on the subject of "Challenges and Success Criteria for the Print Media Industry in Germany". The discussion was chaired by Prof. Heinz-Reiner Treichel from the University of Wuppertal. The participants were Oliver Curdt, Manager Director of the Print and Media Association in North Rhine-Westphalia; Peter Dieckmann, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of VR-Leasing AG; Frank Eigler, Managing Director of Eigler & Hermann Design and agency Scheufele, Hesse, Eigler; Rüdiger Maass, Managing Director of the Fachverband Medienproduktioner (association of media production specialists); and Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberg. The experts agreed that the print media industry must position itself strategically on the market and invest more heavily in marketing and employee training. The important thing is to ensure that the quality and added value of print is marketed properly using cross-media applications and eye-catching finishes, for example. "Everything that can go online will go online. And if it makes sense to print something, then it will continue to be printed in future," said Bernhard Schreier. The key factors are quality, deadline, price and orientation to the specific target group. It is specialized print shops that will prove successful in the future. "There is a future for print and we want to make sure that our customers can make money doing what they do," concluded Schreier.

Stora Enso has finalised the divestment of its integrated mills at Kotka in Finland and its laminating paper operations in Malaysia to private equity firm OpenGate Capital as announced on 22 April 2010. The total consideration including earn-out is up to EUR 24 million.                                     

The divestment is part of the plan to focus Stora Enso's business portfolio announced on 19 August 2009. As part of the transaction, Stora Enso is divesting its laminating paper, special coated magazine paper and sawmill businesses at Kotka. The transaction also includes the fully-owned laminating paper subsidiary in Malaysia, and the business operations of the Tainionkoski paper machine 7, which remains in Stora Enso's ownership, but is leased to the new owner. The Kotka mill site and its buildings are included in the divestment.               

Based on 2009 annual figures, the divestment is expected to reduce Stora Enso's annual sales by EUR 203 million, improve its annual operating profit by EUR 11 million and reduce its working capital by EUR 24 million. This operating profit improvement of EUR 11 million is included in the estimate of EUR 140 million to EUR 160 million profit improvement arising from the proposed closures, divestments and product swaps announced on 19 August 2009.                      

The divestment reduces Stora Enso's annual production capacity by 180 000 tonnes of machine-finished coated paper (MFC), 200 000 tonnes of laminating paper, 40 000 tonnes of Imprex products and 230 000 m3 of sawnwood. The 570 employees affected, including 480 working at Kotka, 50 at Tainionkoski and 40 in Malaysia, are transferring to the service of the new owner. Stora Enso and OpenGate Capital made an agreement about wood supply as part of the divestment.          

About OpenGate Capital                                                          
OpenGate Capital is an opportunistic private equity firm that acquires controlling interests in businesses with solid fundamentals that exhibit opportunities for operational improvements and growth. Established in 2005, OpenGate Capital has a global footprint with headquarters in Los Angeles, California and a principal office in Paris, France. OpenGate is served by a seasoned team of M&A and operating professionals that bring the skills needed to acquire, operate and build successful companies. The partners of OpenGate have executed more than 100 transactions worldwide ranging from corporate divestitures, turnaround acquisitions, industry consolidations and other special situations investments across a wide array of industries and geographic markets.

For further information, please contact:                                        
Markus Rauramo, CFO, tel. +358 2046 21121                                       
Veli-Jussi Potka, EVP, Strategy and M&A, Packaging, tel. +358 2046 21486        
Päivi Kauhanen, Director, Communications in Finland, tel. +358 50 598 9560

BASF has announced the merger of its Swiss group companies BASF Orgamol Pharma Solutions SA, Evionnaz, and BASF Fine Chemicals Switzerland SA, Evionnaz, to a single organization. The company arising from the merger is called BASF Pharma (Evionnaz) SA and is based in Evionnaz, Switzerland.

President of the new organization is Martin Widmann, General Manager of the former BASF Fine Chemicals Switzerland SA and head of the BASF Pharma Ingredients & Services Business Unit. "The merger reduces complexity at our site and simplifies processes," Widmann said. "The two companies have been working closely together with success for many years." Managing Director of BASF Pharma (Evionnaz) SA will be Dr. Folker Ruchatz, former head of BASF Orgamol Pharma Solutions SA.

BASF Orgamol Pharma Solutions SA in Evionnaz, Switzerland and its sister company, BASF Orgamol Pharma Solutions France SAS in Saint-Vulbas, France, were uniformly renamed "BASF Pharma" at the end of April 2010. "The renaming of both companies is part of our strategy of becoming more customer-centric as a supplier and partner to the pharmaceutical industry," Widmann stated. "It shows our clear commitment to the pharmaceutical industry and enhances our market visibility."

The merger has no effect on existing contracts with employees, suppliers and customers, which will be transferred unchanged to BASF Pharma (Evionnaz) SA. Nor will there be any change in the number of employees.

The Evionnaz site has a more than 50-year history of producing customized active substances and advanced intermediates exclusively and in complete confidence for pharmaceutical companies. The BASF experts provide services covering the entire pharmaceutical lifecycle, from kilogram-scale production to commercial manufacture and from early-stage clinical development to original product launch and subsequent generic drug status.

About BASF’s business unit Pharma Ingredients & Services

BASF produces and markets a broad range of active ingredients and excipients, as well as exclusive synthesis services for the pharmaceutical industry. These products are made using the latest technologies, to the highest quality standards and in compliance with cGMP guidelines. Further information can be found at www.pharma-ingredients.basf.com .

About BASF

BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals and oil and gas. As a reliable partner BASF creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of more than €50 billion in 2009 and had approximately 105,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

Billerud's Interim Report for January-June 2010 will be published on Thursday July 22 at approximately 10.30 CET.

At 13.00 CET on the same day, Per Lindberg, President and CEO, and Bertil Carlsén, CFO, will present the Interim Report at a press and analyst conference. The presentation will be held in English and will be followed by a Q&A session. The presentation material will be available at Billerud's website.

Venue: Spårvagnshallarna, Birger Jarlsgatan 57 A, Stockholm.

To participate, please e-mail Mikael Nilimaa at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or call +46 (0)7026 99 322.

The press and analyst conference can also be viewed live on Billerud's website www.billerud.com (http://www.billerud.com/). You may also participate by telephone. Dial-in-number:

Swedish number:  +46 (0)8 50 520 270

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Welcome!

Solna, 1 July 2010

Billerud AB (publ)

Per Lindberg

President and CEO

For further information, please contact:

Sophie Arnius, Investor Relations Manager, +46 8 553 335 24, +46 70 590 80 72

Metso will supply advanced quality control solutions (AQC) to Norske Skog Albury to reduce TMP quality variability and energy usage. The Norske Skog Albury mill produces185,000 tons per year of bleached softwood TMP and has an annual paper production capacity of 285,000 tons per year.

After evaluating and trialing different advanced control technologies Norske Skog determined the AQC solution best meet their quality and economic objectives. The AQC system will be implemented on all four lines of refining. With the addition of Norske Skog Albury, Metso now has three AQC systems installed for mechanical pulping optimization within Norske Skog and twenty five systems globally.

Norske Skog is a world leading producer of newsprint and magazine paper, 14 paper mills around the world. The world market for newsprint and magazine paper is about 60 million tons, and the group has about 10 per cent and five per cent of these segments respectively. Annual sales are around NOK 20 billion and nearly 6,000 people are employed by Norske Skog.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

For more information, please contact:
Adam Melton, Sales Manager, Metso, Automation business line, tel. +1 251 510 7589, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,
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Devin Cole, Project Manager, Metso, Automation business line, tel. +1 770 263 2071, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Metso has signed an agreement with Tampereen Energiantuotanto Oy for the renewal of the automation, field devices and electrification at the Lielahti power plant in Tampere, Finland. The original installations dating back to 1988 when the plant went on stream will be replaced by modern technology to extend the plant’s operational life by about twenty years. The project will be completed in the autumn of 2011.
“In the future, one operator will be able to control and monitor the operation of the Lielahti power plant as well as the production and distribution of district heat in Tampere, which is a city of over 200,000 inhabitants. Also, it will be easier to find the causes of disturbances,” says Sales Director Heikki Mylläri of Metso.

The natural-gas-fueled Lielahti co-generation plant produces electricity with a capacity of 147 MW and district heat with a capacity of 160 MW.

Metso’s delivery scope includes removing the old automation system and installing a new-generation automation system with integrated steam turbine controls. Metso will also provide the power plant with round-the-clock upkeep services.

Close cooperation between the two parties has lasted for nearly forty years and has spanned several automation systems, automation rebuilds and related services for the customer’s various power plants in Tampere.

The order is valued at about four million euros and is included as Q2 orders received in Energy and Environmental Technology.

Tampereen Energiantuotanto Oy is in charge of the production, upkeep and development of electricity and heat as part of its parent company Tampereen Sähkölaitos Oy. At the end of 2009, the company employed 156 people.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

For more information, please contact:
Heikki Mylläri, Sales Director, Automation business line, Metso, tel. +358 20 483 8191, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Metso Corporation´s Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors on March 30, 2010 to decide on a donation of a maximum of EUR 2.5 million to universities.

On the basis of the decision made by the Annual General Meeting, Metso has decided to grant a donation of EUR 1.9 million to Aalto University Foundation. Other donations to different universities are to be published later.

This donation supports Aalto University´s financial capabilities to offer internationally competitive research and teaching services and helps Aalto University to meet its ambitious goals.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

Further information for the press, please contact:
Jukka Seppälä, Vice President, Stakeholder Relations and Trade Policy, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3106

Further information for investors, please contact:
Johanna Henttonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3253

The approval of Terrace Bay Pulp's repayment plan moves the idled Ontario pulp mill one step closer to resuming production this summer. According to the Chronicle Journal newspaper, 165 of 168 voted in favour of the plan, which represents $35 million in claims.

The paper also reports that the company has reached a separate agreement with about two dozen logging contractors who are collectively owed about $9 million for logs and wood chips delivered before the mill was idled in February 2009.

The mill, located in Terrace Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior, has been under creditor protection since March 2009. A sanction hearing set for July 13 in Ontario‘s Superior Court is expected to set the stage for recalling mill workers and restarting the mill.

Yves Fricot, a lawyer for Terrace Bay Pulp's owners Buchanan Forest Products, said barring any further obstacles, the plant could be making product by the end of July.
Though an unnamed private lender willing to loan the operation $40 million pulled out on June 10, Fricot told the Chronicle Journal that an agreement with another lender is very close to being finalized.

The company had earlier secured an additional $25-million loan from the Ontario government on the condition that it secure its own financing.

Thunder Bay-based Buchanan Group took over Terrace Bay Pulp in the fall of 2006 from Georgia-based Neenah Paper.

The portfolio of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) was received with great interest at ExpoPrint Latin America 2010, which took place from June 23 to 29 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The company exhibited a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art technologies and services under the slogan HEI Performance - HEI Value. The spotlight was trained on the cost-effective and environmentally friendly production of print products.  On an area of 1,500 m², Heidelberg covered the entire value-added chain for advertising and packaging printing - from prepress to press and postpress, including workflow integration, Saphira consumables, Original Heidelberg service parts, service agreements, and other services. Visitors also had the opportunity during the trade show to tour the Print Media Academy of Heidelberg in Sao Paulo and find out about the biggest range of training courses for the print media industry in South America.

New Speedmaster CX 102 makes its debut in South America
The new Speedmaster CX 102 sheetfed offset press - which Heidelberg unveiled at IPEX in Birmingham in May 2010, quickly leading to more than 20 sales worldwide - has now celebrated its premiere in South America. Customers from Brazil also placed orders for the new Speedmaster CX 102 at ExpoPrint.  
Designed for industrial offset printing, this press is capable of reaching production speeds of 16,500 sheets per hour and lies between the Speedmaster SM 102 / CD 102 and the Speedmaster XL 105. This press puts the finishing touch to the Heidelberg 70 x 100 cm format and provides up- coming print shops in emerging markets in particular with attractive cutting-edge technology.

"Alongside China, Brazil is an important up- coming market for Heidelberg and offers great potential for further growth in the print media industry. This is also underlined by the numerous sales that were made at ExpoPrint with a large number of small and medium-sized businesses and industrial companies from all over the region. We expect the emerging markets to play an increasingly important role in our business development in the years ahead," says Bernhard Schreier, Heidelberg Chief Executive Officer.

Dieter Brandt, Head of South America/Lead Market Sao Paulo at Heidelberg, adds: "Heidelberg has been a reliable partner for customers in South America for decades. Numerous trade show visitors from across Latin America came to our booth to find out how Heidelberg can help them increase their competitive edge through cutting-edge technology, state-of-the-art services, and complete solutions from a single source.  We are therefore very pleased with the outcome of the trade show."

ExpoPrint Latin America was being held for the second time after its debut in 2006. The event had been fully booked since the end of 2009, with over 400 exhibitors on an area of 30,000 m2. More than 35,000 visitors from across the region passed through the doors during the event.

Figure: The portfolio of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG was received with great interest at ExpoPrint Latin America, enabling the company to make numerous sales.

For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Matthias Hartung
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92 5077
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 99 5077
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Appleton Coated LLC, NewPage Corporation and Sappi Fine Paper North America – commended the Economic Policy Institute for its study, No Paper Tiger, Subsidies to China’s Paper Industry From 2002-09, authored by Professor Dr. Usha C.V. Haley.

The Economic Policy Institute’s (EPI) report highlights the continuing efforts of the Chinese government to promote the development of its paper producers at almost any expense. The academic study identified roughly $33 billion in subsidies provided to China’s paper producers in a variety of forms that have stimulated enormous capacity increases and jeopardized production and jobs in the U.S.

This study backs up the facts that underlie the trade case that was filed by our companies and the United Steelworkers (USW) union last September. That case alleged that Chinese and Indonesian paper producers benefitted from subsidies and were dumping their products in the U.S. market. At each stage of the government’s review of the cases, the concerns were validated and relief has been authorized.

Among the study’s findings:

* “Since 2000, China has tripled its paper production...”
* “China’s rapid rise in the global paper industry has been fueled by over $33.1 billion in government subsidies from 2002 to 2009.”
* “China has no natural competitive advantage in papermaking, and lacks the natural resources to fuel the industry... Despite global overcapacity, China’s paper industry has added on average 26% of new capacity every year from 2004... (E)xports have led the development of China’s paper industry with detrimental effects on the United States and global economies.”
* “The U.S. trade deficit with China on paper has been increasing exponentially since 2002. Imports from China are rising faster than those from any other country for this industry. In February 2010, the annualized growth rate of Chinese paper and paper-product imports into the United States approximated 22%.”
* “China has no inherent cost advantage in the capital-intensive paper industry. Indeed, labor makes up about 4% of the costs in this industry; in contrast, imported recycled paper and pulp comprise over 35% of the costs. Raw materials, which make up three-fourths of the costs of producing paper, as well as electricity, coal, and transportation, have nearly doubled in price over the last decade. Yet, Chinese paper sells at a substantial discount compared to U.S. or European paper.”

“This study shows that Chinese subsidies are pervasive and have fueled the development of their industry. Their policies have damaged production here in the U.S., and cost jobs. Our case seeks to address only a portion of their subsidies that have affected the coated paper sector. But, something must be done to address China’s overall subsidies so that other sectors, producers and workers do not become victims as well,” said Sandra Van Ert, president and chief executive officer of Appleton Coated LLC.

“EPI’s study strengthens our case and shows that China’s actions are part of a larger strategy to grow their industry regardless of the cost to others. China is a non-market economy that simply doesn’t play by the rules. All we’re seeking is the restoration of a level playing field where we’re allowed to compete and continue to invest in plant, equipment and people,” stated Mike Marziale, senior vice president, marketing, strategy and general management of NewPage Corporation.

Mark Gardner, president and chief executive officer of Sappi Fine Paper North America said, “This study clearly demonstrates the need for a competitive market in coated paper. Our trade case is meant to restore a level playing field. Until something is done about China’s overall predatory policies, we and other industries will continue to have to pursue such trade cases.”

The companies and the United Steelworkers filed unfair trade cases on September 23, 2009 with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that certain coated paper from China and Indonesia had been dumped and subsidized resulting in injury to the domestic industry and its employees. The paper products covered by the petitions include coated paper in sheet form used in high-quality writing, printing and other graphic applications, with a GE brightness rating of 80 or higher and weighing up to 340 grams per square meter.

The domestic industry has experienced capacity reductions and under-utilization resulting in the loss of jobs in communities all across the country. The petitions show that unfairly traded imports from China and Indonesia are a significant contributor to that underutilization of capacity, mill closures and resultant job loss.

The three companies employ about 6,000 production workers represented by the USW at 20 paper mills operating in seven states.

About Appleton Coated
Appleton Coated, headquartered in Kimberly, Wisconsin, provides focused market leadership in premium coated and specialty paper products. The Appleton Coated product portfolio includes a range of commercial printing and book publishing papers marketed under the Utopia® brand as well as specialty and private label products. Known for their performance, aesthetics, and environmental attributes, Appleton Coated manufactures their products in a state-of-the-art facility in Combined Locks, Wisconsin, hosting the newest papermaking machine of its type in North America. For more information please visit our website at www.appletoncoated.com/.

About NewPage Corporation
Headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, NewPage Corporation is the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, based on production capacity, with $3.1 billion in net sales for the year ended December 31, 2009. The company’s product portfolio is the broadest in North America and includes coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered, newsprint and specialty papers. These papers are used for corporate collateral, commercial printing, magazines, catalogs, books, coupons, inserts, newspapers, packaging applications and direct mail advertising.

NewPage owns paper mills in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nova Scotia, Canada. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 4.4 million tons of paper, including approximately 3.2 million tons of coated paper, approximately 1.0 million tons of uncoated paper and approximately 200,000 tons of specialty paper. For more information, visit www.NewPageCorp.com.

About Sappi Fine Paper North America
Sappi Fine Paper North America (SFPNA) is a leading North American producer of coated fine paper used in premium magazines, catalogues, books and high-end print advertising. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Sappi Fine Paper North America is known for innovation and quality. Its brand names, including McCoy, Opus, Somerset and Flo, are some of the industry’s most widely recognized and specified. SFPNA is a division of Sappi Limited (NYSE, JSE), a global company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with manufacturing operations on four continents in 10 countries, sales offices in 50 countries, and customers in over 100 countries around the world. Learn more about Sappi Fine Paper North America at: www.sappi.com/na/.

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