Stock exchange release 1.10.2007 Metsä-Botnia's pulp mill in Fray Bentos, Uruguay is technically nearly completed. According to the original schedule, the mill was foreseen to start up production by the end of the third quarter of 2007. The start-up process will be set in motion as soon as the Uruguayan environmental authorities give their permission. The start-up schedule will have no significant impact on Metsäliitto Group's financial result for this year. Additional information: Lauri Peltola, Group CCO, Metsäliitto Group, tel. +358 50 570 5606
The start-up schedule for Metsä-Botnia s new pulp mill in Uruguay will have no significant impact on Metsäliitto Group s financial result for this year
| Source: Metsäliitto Osuuskunta