Norske Skog has reached a stage in negotiations with a potential buyer of the Norske Skog Parenco mill and the recovered paper business of Reparco Group in the Netherlands; whereby, Norske Skog has filed a request with Parenco's and Reparco's work councils for their advice on a proposed sales transaction.

If an agreement with the potential buyer is reached, the mill will be converted out of publication paper after 2012.  Norske Skog will provide more information when a transaction is presented to and approved by all the relevant governing bodies of the two parties. 

Norske Skog Parenco has a total publication paper capacity of 265 000 tonnes.

Oxenøen, 7 November 2011

Norske Skog
Communications and Public Affairs 

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