Stora Enso is charged with alleged anticompetitive conduct in US

On 13 December 2006 the US Antitrust authorities announced that Stora Enso North America Corp. had been indicted for its alleged anticompetitive conduct in connection with the sale of coated magazine paper in the USA in 2002 and 2003. No Stora Enso employee was charged individually.

Stora Enso denies any wrongdoing and will enter a plea of not guilty when it appears before the court at the arraignment to respond to the indictment. The indictment concludes the investigation that began in May 2004. The Group expects the trial to occur in 2007.

For further information, please contact:
Per Lyrvall, Legal Counsel, tel. +46 70 580 3534
Kari Vainio, Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications, tel. +44 77 9934 8197

Source: Stora Enso