Boise Achieves Milestone. Completes Start-Up of Paper Machine Upgrade for Pressure Sensitive Papers

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Boise Paper, a business unit of Boise Cascade, LLC, announced today that the company has completed the start-up phase of its $80 million capital investment to expand Boise's production of pressure sensitive paper.

"We are now achieving our operating and quality targets for the production of coated label and release products while continuing to meet targets on existing uncoated free sheet products," said Alexander Toeldte, executive vice president, Paper, Packaging & Newsprint. "We are excited about the results we are seeing from the technology we invested in and are enthusiastic about the opportunities to expand our market presence."

The project added new capability to the existing 250" #3 paper machine in Wallula, Washington, with state-of-the-art equipment that increases the company's pressure sensitive capacity by 200,000 tons. The proprietary technology provides Boise with the ability to produce coated one-side (C1S) face stocks and release liners while continuing to produce a range of uncoated products. This flexibility is critical given the value of managing pressure sensitive production growth as supply and demand dictates.

Toeldte said, "Our objective is to be the global leader in the market for pressure sensitive papers, which are driven largely by packaging demand." The increase in capacity and new product development enables Boise to serve the growing global demand, particularly release liners used in label applications.

Boise Paper's Label, Release & Specialty Papers business is a leading supplier of pressure sensitive release liners, face stocks, and related specialty papers. Boise provides customers with the highest level of value through greater focus, a leading breadth of product solutions, and insights through business and technical collaboration. Visit http://www.boiselabelrelease.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.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are based on management's current expectations about the company's recent investment in pressure sensitive papers. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Global economic conditions, changes in customer preferences and expectations, labor disruptions, the cost and availability of raw materials, machine performance, and other factors, could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from our current expectations. For a complete discussion of other risks and uncertainties that may affect this project, as well as the company's other businesses, please refer to our filings with the SEC.