ROTTNEROS TO INCREASE PULP PRICES IN EUROPE

Rottneros will raise the price for hardwood CTMP pulp from August 1 2006 by 20 USD to 680 USD/tonne.

The price for Bleached Eucalyptus Kraft (BEK) will be increased to 720 USD/tonne from the same date.

The new prices are valid until further notice.

ROTTNEROS AB (Publ.)

For further information call CEO Lars Blecko, +46 70 641 49 10

Rottneros is one of the world’s leading independent producers of market pulp. The Group consists of the parent company, Rottneros AB, which is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, along with its subsidiaries Rottneros Bruk AB, Rockhammars Bruk AB, Utansjö Bruk AB and Vallviks Bruk AB in Sweden as well as Rottneros Miranda, S.A. in Spain, with activities involving production and sales of market pulp; the Group also includes the raw materials purchasing companies Rottneros Baltic SIA in Latvia and Rottneros Madeira in Portugal, as well as the sales company Rottneros S.A. in Belgium. The Group has established a new business area, Rottneros Packaging, for production of pulp-based packaging materials for food use. With approximately 750 employees, the Group has a turnover of approximately SEK 2.7 billion