Boise(R) Launches New-Look Packaging for X-9(TM) Branded Product Line of Multipurpose Paper

BENSENVILLE, Ill., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Boise Paper today announced a fresh new package design for Boise(R) X-9(TM) and Boise(R) X-9(TM) Hi-Brite, the company's #1 selling family of multipurpose paper. The updated package and new brand tagline -- "Many Needs. One Paper. Proven Results." -- convey a more energetic feel and confident message, combined with easy-to-view product information. The new look for Boise X-9 is part of a broader re-branding initiative by Boise Paper for several of the company's primary Imaging Paper lines that also include Boise(R) ASPEN(TM), Boise(R) FIREWORX(TM) and Boise(R) HD:P(TM).

"For more than 30 years as Boise Paper's flagship multipurpose paper, Boise X-9 has provided customers with a reliable and dependable product that consistently delivers top-quality results," said Terry Stepney, Boise X-9 Brand Manager. "This exciting new packaging is just another example of 'The Boise Difference' hard at work and emphasizes how Boise Paper strives to provide continuous value to our customers."

Boise X-9 is the ideal imaging solution for all types of businesses. Boise X-9 specifications provide consistent, best-in-class runnability performance in a variety of high-speed office document imaging devices including copiers, printers, fax machines and multipurpose products. In fact, for three years running, Boise X-9 has been awarded performance certification by Buyers Laboratory Inc. for consistently outstanding performance throughout extensive lab tests. Boise X-9 is available at 92 brightness and offers three different basis weights, including 16 lb, 20 lb and 24 lb.

Formerly Boise X-9 Plus, Boise X-9 Hi-Brite delivers the same consistent and dependable performance as X-9 with superior 96 brightness and higher opacity for two-sided copying and printing. Boise X-9 Hi-Brite is available in 20 lb basis weight and is laser guaranteed.

Boise X-9 and Boise X-9 Hi-Brite are now available in their new packaging as of January 1, 2008. For more information about Boise X-9 and Boise X-9 Hi-Brite log-on to http://www.BoiseX9.com.

About Boise Cascade

Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, manufactures engineered wood products, plywood, lumber and particleboard and distributes a broad line of building materials, including wood products manufactured by the company. Boise also manufactures a wide range of specialty and premium products, including imaging papers for the office and home and papers for pressure-sensitive applications, as well as printing and converting papers, containerboard and corrugated boxes, newsprint, and market pulp. Visit Boise's website at http://www.bc.com.