Stora Enso found not guilty of anticompetitive conduct in USA


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.

On Thursday 19 July 2007, following a jury trial in the US Federal District Court in Hartford, Connecticut, the jury found Stora Enso not guilty of the charges.

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
Carl Wartman, Legal Counsel, tel. +17 15 42 23 578


 

Source: Stora Enso