ROTTNEROS PROPERTY SALE AT UTANSJÖ BRUK FINALISED

The agreement in principle announced on 9 December 2008 on the sale of land and buildings at the discontinued Utansjö Bruk AB to Utansjöverken AB, a company affiliated with Domsjö Fabriker, has now resulted in an agreement. This means that ownership will be transferred to Utansjöverken AB on 31 December 2008.

Domsjö Fabriker intends to use part of the area for pulp wood processing and also plans to further develop the industrial accommodation operations begun in the area by Rottneros.

The sale of land and buildings will have a positive impact on Rottneros’ profits. The exact size of the impact will be specified, at the latest, in connection with the next quarterly report to be published on 3 February 2009.

Further information: Olle Dahlin, Managing Director Utansjö Bruk AB +46 70 366 73 00

Rottneros is one of the world’s leading independent producers of market pulp. The Group comprises the parent company Rottneros AB, listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm, and its subsidiaries Rottneros Bruk AB, Rockhammars Bruk AB and Vallviks Bruk AB in Sweden and Rottneros Miranda, S.A. in Spain, all with operations involving the production and sale of market pulp. The Group also includes the wood procurement companies Rottneros Baltic SIA in Latvia and Rottneros Madeiras in Portugal, the sales company Rottneros S.A. in Belgium and Utansjö Mill, which is in the process of closure. The Group also has a new division, Rottneros Packaging, which produces food packaging made from paper pulp. The Group has around 630 employees and an annual turnover of approximately SEK 2.9 billion.