Stora Enso to examine the possibility of selling Corbehem Mill in France

STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 23 October 2012 at 12.58 EET

Stora Enso will examine the possibility of selling Corbehem Paper Mill in France. The annual capacity of the mill is 330 000 tonnes of light-weight coated magazine paper. Employee organisations and other stakeholders will be fully involved in any process in compliance with the French regulations.

For further information, please contact:
Jouko Karvinen, CEO, tel. +358 2046 21410
Karl-Henrik Sundström, CFO, tel. +46 1046 71660
Lauri Peltola, EVP, Global Identity, tel. +358 2046 21380
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +358 2046 21242

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Stora Enso is the global rethinker of the paper, biomaterials, wood product and packaging industry. We always rethink the old and expand to the new to offer our customers innovative solutions based on renewable materials. Stora Enso employs some 30 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2011 amounted to EUR 11.0 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY) in the International OTCQX over-the-counter market.

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