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By Product Line and Mill

(In thousands of metric tons) Annual Capacity 2006 Production

Newsprint



Calhoun, Tennessee (1,2) 382
359
Coosa Pines, Alabama 328
328
Grenada, Mississippi 249
235
Liverpool, Nova Scotia 253
246
Thunder Bay, Ontario (2, 3) 234
195
Gatineau, Quebec (2) 432
438
Dalhousie, New Brunswick (2) 213
212
Usk, Washington (4) 249
243
Mokpo, South Korea 254
231

2,594
2,487

Coated and Specialty Papers





Benton Harbor, Michigan (5)
24
Catawba, South Carolina 667
658
Covington, Tennessee 76
52
Calhoun, Tennessee (2) 381
312
Dalhousie, New Brunswick (2) 26
25
Dolbeau, Quebec 232
223
Donnaconna, Quebec 160
156
Gatineau, Quebec (2) 44
28
Thunder Bay, Ontario (2) 85
32

1,671
1,510

Market Pulp





Catawba, South Carolina 225
217
Calhoun, Tennessee 171
137
Coosa Pines, Alabama 262
262
Thunder Bay, Ontario (6) 330
378

988
994
Total Tons of Pulp and Paper 5,253
4,991

Lumber (7)

992
1,024
(1) Includes Calhoun Newsprint Company capacity of 236,000 and production of 200,531.
(2) Represents a facility that has swing newsprint / uncoated mechanical machines.
(3) Thunder Bay newsprint is shown net of base sheet capacity of 86,000 and production of 55,000.
Paper machine No. 3 at this facility has been idled since 2003; therefore, approximately 146,000 of capacity has been excluded.
(4) Represents 100% capacity and production of Ponderay Newsprint Company, a 40% owned partnership.
(5) The Benton Harbor facility was closed in the third quarter of 2006.
(6) Capacity reflects the closure of Thunder Bay’s “A” kraft mill in the second quarter of 2006.
(7) Figures are in millions of board feet. Canadian lumber capacity is based on allocated and available cutting allotment.

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