07/04/2008 Metsä Tissue's Zilina mill on the road to recovery Production at Metsä Tissue's Zilina mill has quickly reached normal level after the warehouse fire on 2 March 2008. Normal production efficiency is seen as a prerequisite and a good starting point on the way towards normal deliveries. The Easter period was used by several Metsä Tissue mills to catch up on product availability. Although customer deliveries, as such, are mainly as requested, the offered product portfolio is still limited. The company strives for a full recovery in the coming months. 'The previous month has been challenging and we still have a lot to do. We are grateful for our customers' support and understanding. All of Metsä Tissue's mills are supporting the stock building in order to normalise the product portfolio as fast as possible.' explains Olli-Matti Tahvanainen, SVP, Consumer Central and Eastern European business. 'Another positive piece of news' he continues, 'was the unexpected high consumer demand for Zilina's major brand Tento last month. On top of this, we successfully launched Metsä Tissue's Lambi brand onto the market only one week after the fire.' The company has wasted no time in a process to build a new warehouse. Planning is going well and the target is to have a state-of-the-art warehouse ready by the end of this year. Current warehousing is partly outsourced to an external warehouse provider. For additional information; Mr Olli-Matti Tahvanainen, SVP, Consumer Central Eastern European business Tel.: +421 41 5121 501 Mobile phone: +421 908 945908 E-mail: olli-matti.tahvanainen@metsatissue.com Mr Lubos Lopatka; Regional Operations Director CEE Tel.: + 421 41 51 21 409 GSM: + 421 905 524 337 E-mail: lubos.lopatka@metsatissue.com