M-REALS EXPRESS BOARD SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE FROM FOUR LOCATIONS ACROSS EUROPE

Express Board is now available at the following locations, for these high-performance paperboard grades:

- EB Stockstadt, Germany: Carta Integra and Carta Solida
- EB Winpac, Netherlands: Avanta Prima, Avanta Ultra and Avanta Super
- EB Baj-Bros, Poland: Nova X and Gala X
- EB Simpele, Finland: Simcote

Sales order quantities are flexible and can vary from one tonne up to availability. The Express Board service guarantees prompt response to enquiries made on-line or within two hours maximum.

M-real Corporation, headquartered in Finland and employing over 14,000 people, is a European paper and paperboard company, providing premium solutions for consumer packaging, communications and advertising end-uses. Through its worldwide sales network, M-real serves its customers who mostly comprise publishers, printers, paper merchants, offices and well-known consumer product companies and carton printers.

M-real Corporation is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. The sales of the in 2006 were EUR 5.6 billion. M-real is part of the Metsäliitto Group. With sales of EUR 8.5 billion, Metsäliitto Group is the eighth largest forest industry group in the world.

For further information please contact:

Mr. Markku Romano, Vice President New Accounts, M-real Consumer Packaging

tel: +32 (0)2 227 66 60
e-mail: markku.romano@m-real.com