Norske Skog at a glance

Key figures (NOK million)

* clean figures

EBITDA = earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization
EBIT = earning before interest and tax

 Production capacity (000’s of tonnes)

Employees (year ended 31 December 2006)

Norske Skog statements

• Norske Skog is one of the world’s largest producer of publication paper, with 18 wholly and partly-owned mills and 44 sales offices and agents on five continents. Our global strength and experience combined with local presence and knowledge differentiates Norske Skog from other paper companies.
• Norske Skog is a leading international paper company. Our goal is to create value for our shareholders on par with the best companies in the sector. To reach this goal, we have chosen to concentrate on our core areas – newsprint and magazine paper – profitable growth in key markets and cost-efficient production.
• All wood used in our production must come from sustainable forestry. Our sustainable forest management standards have been developed jointly by leading environmental and recreational organisations, forest owner associations and representatives of the paper industry.

Industry position

• World’s second largest producer of newsprint, fourth largest of magazine.
• The most global company with 50 per cent of the capacity outside of Europe.
• Consumed 3.3 million tonnes of recovered paper in 2006.
• The largest global user of recovered magazines and newspapers for the the production of publication grade paper.
• Only uses wood that comes from sustainably managed forests.

Product end uses

• Newspapers
• Free-sheets
• Directories
• Supplements
• Direct mail
• Inserts/flyers
• Magazines
• Catalogues