Rottneros — Earnings Release 2008

Mar 26, 2008

PRESS RELEASE

Upplands Väsby, Sweden, March 26, 2008

Rottneros to increase pulp prices in Europe

Rottneros will raise the price for all pulp qualities by USD 40/ton from April 1.

The price for hardwood CTMP will increase to 800 USD/ton and for softwood CTMP to 770 USD/ton.

The price for Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) will be increased to USD 920/ton and for Bleached Eucalyptus Kraft (BEK) to 840 USD/ton or equivalent in Euro.

The new prices are valid until further notice.

ROTTNEROS AB (Publ.)

For further information call Marketing Director Tomas Wiklund +46 70 5900 124

Rottneros is one of the world's leading independent producers of market pulp. The Group consists of the parent company, Rottneros AB, which is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, along with its subsidiaries Rottneros Bruk AB, Rockhammars Bruk AB, Utansjö Bruk AB and Vallviks Bruk AB in Sweden as well as Rottneros Miranda, S.A. in Spain, with activities involving production and sales of market pulp; the Group also includes the raw materials purchasing companies Rottneros Baltic SIA in Latvia and Rottneros Madeira in Portugal, as well as the sales company Rottneros S.A. in Belgium. The Group has established a new business area, Rottneros Packaging, for production of pulp-based packaging materials for food use. With approximately 720 employees, the Group has a turnover of approximately SEK 2.9 billion.