Through a partnership with the National Park Foundation, International Paper is launching a series of commemorative national park cups, available for use by parks, concessionaires and others. The cups - International Paper's commercially compostable ecotainer(R) - feature eight different artistic renderings of iconic national parks along with an educational message about conservation and environmental stewardship.

"International Paper has a strong legacy of environmental responsibility, and our ecotainer compostable foodservice products are just one example of our stewardship," said John Faraci, International Paper's chairman and chief executive officer and National Park Foundation board member. "We are proud to honor our national parks through this commemorative cup and are looking forward to working with the parks and others to develop composting and recycling solutions."

International Paper will donate one penny for each commemorative cup sold, up to $1 million, to the National Park Foundation to be used to support the Foundation's efforts to promote and protect our national parks.

"International Paper is launching a truly holistic project to support national parks," said National Park Foundation President and CEO Neil Mulholland. "This effort is simultaneously raising needed funds to help protect America's parks, and is also helping promote the range of amazing places for the public to visit - all in an environmentally responsible way."

The national park ecotainer cups can be purchased for use by any national park, concessionaire or other organization that would like to support the parks. The national park ecotainer cups feature iconic national parks - five hot cup designs and three cold cup designs. The cups come in assorted sizes.

In conjunction with the launch of the national park ecotainer cup, International Paper has recently partnered with the Grand Teton Conservation District to conduct a waste characterization study at the Grand Teton National Park. The study, funded in part by International Paper, is aimed at identifying best practices in foodservice waste reduction and composting solutions in order to transfer that knowledge to national parks throughout the country. The national park ecotainer cup is being used as part of the study.

Produced by International Paper, the national park ecotainer cups use paperboard from the company's Riegelwood, N.C., paper mill that is coated at its Prosperity, S.C., extrusion plant, and formed into cups at its Kenton, Ohio, foodservice facility.

For more information on the program or to order cups, please visit ipfoodservice.com.

About International Paper

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a global paper and packaging company with manufacturing operations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia and North Africa. Its businesses include uncoated papers and industrial and consumer packaging, complemented by xpedx, the company's North American distribution company. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., the company employs about 56,000 people in more than 20 countries and serves customers worldwide. 2009 net sales were more than $23 billion. For more information about International Paper, its products and stewardship efforts, visit internationalpaper.com.

About ecotainer(R)

International Paper's ecotainer family of products includes hot cups, hot cup lids, Cup Buddy(R) sleeves, cold cups and food containers. ecotainer products meet the ASTM D6400 standard for compostability and are widely accepted by commercial composting facilities. All ecotainer products are made from renewable resources such as Ingeo(TM) biopolymer from NatureWorks LLC, a fully renewable, plant-based material and paperboard made with trees from responsibly managed forests that meet the Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) (SFI(R)) standard.

About the National Park Foundation

You are the part-owner of 84 million acres of the world's most treasured landscapes, ecosystems, and historical sites -- all protected in America's nearly 400 national parks. Chartered by Congress, the National Park Foundation is the official charity of America's national parks. We work hand in hand with the National Park Service to help connect you and all Americans to the parks, and to make sure that they are preserved for the generations who will follow. Join us - This is Your Land. nationalparks.org, Facebook:facebook.com/nationalpark, Twitter: twitter.com/goparks

ecotainer(R) is a registered trademark of International Paper Company.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative and SFI are registered service marks of SFI Inc.

SOURCE International Paper

Alfa Laval will release first-quarter earnings April 26 at 1:30 p.m. (CET). A telephone and web conference will start at 2:00 p.m.

Please call +44 (0)207 0389 550 or +46 (0)8 5052 0114 to join the conference with Lars Renström, Alfa Laval’s President and CEO, and Thomas Thuresson, CFO. The conference
call will end at approximately 2:45 p.m.

A PowerPoint presentation will be available on our Website before the conference starts. To follow the live presentation go to www.alfalaval.com/investors and click on the link.
To listen to the replay, please call +44 (0)207 0314 064 or +46 (0)8 505 203 33, access code 860336. You can also go to www.alfalaval.com/investors.

For more information please contact:
Peter Torstensson
Senior Vice President, Communications
Alfa Laval
Tel: + 46 46 36 72 31
Mobile: +46 709 33 72 31

Mondi, a global leader in the manufacturing of paper and packaging, will host the Digital Specialist Forum (DSF) on April 15, 2010, offering customer-representatives an opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the rapidly burgeoning digital print market. Industry experts will convene in Vienna for this day-long event to discuss current and upcoming printing and paper trends, machine technology, and print quality features.

The DSF agenda includes key training sessions designed to impart knowledge and create discourse about digital market trends, digitally suitable papers, various printing technologies, and print quality know-how. According to Johannes Klumpp, Marketing and Sales Director of Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper, “The key to growth in the digital print market will be the understanding and utilization of variable data printing, and education is needed across the board for paper sales, print sales, print buying and print execution.”  CEOs, top Marketing Directors and Marketing agency representatives will be among the participants taking part in discussions about key topics such as Transpromo, the future of printed communication media in the face of new online media, and the effects of digital printing on the paper market.

Among the speakers presenting at the DSF, Andreas Weber, founder of the “DigitaldruckForum” and CEO of Value Communication will deliver the keynote address. The list of guest speakers invited to take part in the DSF podium lectures and roundtable discussions includes internationally recognized entrepreneurs and innovators active across Europe and the globe.

In response to the current industry trends, Wolfgang Kropiunik, Head of Marketing Uncoated Fine Paper contends, “Digital printing is a rapidly growing market. Mondi recognizes this and we are developing our technology and product portfolios in tandem with the evolving digital print industry.  Our paper and printing expertise can be seen in our new Digital SRA3 Product Sample Folder, which showcases the high quality print results from Mondi’s Digital Printing Paper Portfolio.”

The digital printing papers by Mondi can be used on all modern printing machines and come in the most important digital formats. They are tested and enhanced for toner and ink-jet, for sheet-and continuous feed and will – together with the printers’ skills – yield the benefits of digital printing: small print runs, print-on-demand and variable data applications to create highly customized print materials. Part of the Green Range product family, these papers are Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified, totally chlorine free, or 100% recycled.

A complete overview of Mondi’s digital product portfolio and its environmental accreditations can be found at: www.mondigroup.com/digitalprinting. For further details and information about the speakers at the Digital Specialist Forum, please visit: www.mondigroup.com/digital-specialist-forum

Manroland AG and WIFAG have agreed to call off negotiations aimed at manroland AG acquiring WIFAG. It was not possible to harmonize the interests of both parties. However, manroland and WIFAG remain open for cooperation on a technical level.

Sydney print shop Beaver Press has gone into voluntary administration in order to sell its offset assets as the business prepares to merge with Chippendale Printing. Beaver Press' Redfern facility has closed down its offset capabilities however Beaver's sister digital print company Good Crowd, which is not in administration, will continue to operate out of the site.

David Francis, director of Beaver Press told Australian Printer the merge is at an advanced stage with a number of Beaver Press staff already re-locating to Chippendale's Concord headquarters however the action is awaiting formal approval from Chippendale's board of directors and its private equity owners Helmsman Funds Management.

Francis continues the merge came about following a tough period for Beaver Press. He says, "We were set up as purely an A1 perfecting printer and when the magazine market took a hit during the global financial crisis things got a bit tighter so we put our feelers out to see who we could combine our services with."

The merger will include as many as 10 key staff members, Beaver Press' operating systems and client base, with Francis confirming that the majority of its offset equipment would be sold and "regrettably" there would be around 30 redundancies.

Francis, who will also make the move to Chippendale in a consultancy position, says the move will enable him to offer Beaver customers a full range of printing solutions.

He says, "I can now say to my clients I can offer on-site mailing, packaging solutions and greater economies on different size presses." He adds, "When our services are combined we will potentially be Sydney's first complete service direct mail provider."

Administrators PKF are expected to sell the offset assets of Beaver Press while Good Crowd will continue to operate out of the Redfern facility and establish a "strategically alliance" with Chippendale printing.

source: i-grafix.com

The Swedish Paper Workers Union's overtime ban, ban on employing new staff, and ban on hiring temporary staff will come into force at 6 pm on 12 April 2010.  

The overtime ban may have major consequences for Billerud, chiefly in the form of disruptions to production and delayed deliveries to customers.  
Any financial consequences will be quantified and communicated on a continuous basis.

For further information please contact:
Bertil Carlsén, CFO, +46 8 553 335 07 or +46 73 021 10 92

Ms. Ana R. Young Downey was elected in March 2010 to represent the Southern Economic Chamber. Ms. Downey has been a member of FSC since 2000 and the Executive Director of FSC Chile since 2008. She has extensive experience in forestry and received various environmental management awards by universities, NGOs, industry and government institutions.

Mr. Roberto Waack and Mr. Mario Abreu were re-elected to the FSC Board of Directors in November 2009. Mr. Waack is currently the FSC Chairman. A dedicated professional in the areas of technology management, strategic planning, corporate governance and sustainability, Mr. Waack is the partner and CEO of Brazilian forestry company AMATA S.A. and was the former President of Orsa Florestal. He represents the Southern Economic Chamber.

Mr. Mario Abreu has been a member of the Board since 2006 and is currently the Forestry and Supply Chain Environmental Support Director of Tetra Pak. Mario has extensive experience in the paper industry and has worked in Brazil, North America and Europe. Mr. Abreu serves as the Treasurer and represents the Northern Economic Chamber.

The FSC Board of Directors members are elected by and accountable to the FSC members. It is made up of nine individuals who are elected from each of the chambers for a three-year term. The FSC Board of Directors is also sub-chamber balanced between the Global North and South.

For more information about FSC governance, please visit www.fsc.org/governance.html To view a list of FSC members including new members elected in March and other membership documents, please go to www.fsc.org/membership_documents.html

The Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has granted UPM Silvesta a state subsidy of EUR 40,000 for a development project titled “Towards new operating culture and cost-effective nature conservation – burning retention tree groups in privately owned forests”. The Ministry considers the proposed measures conducive to the implementation of the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland (METSO) and the achievement of targets set out for commercial forests. The project will be carried out in cooperation by UPM Forest and UPM Silvesta.

The project will develop the methods of burning retention tree groups as part of nature management of commercial forests. The aim is to devise a practical procedure that secures natural biodiversity and is feasible nation-wide, cost-effective, promotes new collaborative culture and increases the awareness and acceptance of nature conservation amongst forestry practitioners. The model will lay the basis for extensive nature conservation measures to be carried out alongside commercial forestry.

"Naturally recurring forest fires create a succession of conditions in the forest ecology. Some forest species specialise in living under such conditions. Since the frequency of wildfires and deliberate burning as part of silvicultural techniques has fallen, populations specialising in post-fire environments have grown increasingly rare," says Jukka Koivumäki, Managing Director of UPM Silvesta

UPM has devised new burning methods for a number of years as part of its biodiversity programme to secure the continued existence of post-fire species.

"Follow-ups indicate that burning even minor retention tree groups has positive impacts on the ecological system. The project has previously been implemented in UPM-owned forests. Private forest owners now have the opportunity to participate and increase post-fire habitats in their own forest," says Koivumäki.

Leaving individual trees or scattered groups of trees standing at final cutting is one of the most common nature management measures in commercial forests. Research shows that retention trees are significant for ecological diversity, but further practical solutions are required. It is also important that forest owners are motivated and encouraged to set aside retention trees and to implement other nature management measures in their commercially used forests.

For further information, please contact:

Jukka Koivumäki, Managing Director, UPM Silvesta, tel. +358 (0)204 16 4790
Timo Lehesvirta, Director, Sustainable Forestry, UPM, tel. +358 (0)400 752 212
Sami Oksa, Environment Manager, UPM Forest, tel. +358 (0)204 16 4648


UPM Silvesta
UPM Silvesta specialises in forestry assignments and nature and landscape related services. It employs approximately 200 forest workers and a network of subcontractors who are in charge of performing the work at a high standard. Silvesta professionals remove trees from residential plots and summer cottages on request and efficiently perform other forest management tasks. The company operates throughout Finland with the exception of Lapland.
For further information: www.silvesta.fi

UPM Forest
UPM Forest is in charge of wood procurement for UPM’s Finnish mills and for the management of company forests in Finland. The company owns some 915,000 hectares of forests and has its own nursery. Most of the wood required by the mills is procured from privately owned Finnish forests. UPM Forest conducts more than 30,000 timber procurement deals each year and offers forest owners diverse, high-quality and competitive forestry services, as well as selling Bonvesta plots of land and forest lots. UPM Forest has more than 100 forest service offices around Finland. For further information: www.upm-kymmene.fi/metsa, www.puukauppa.com or www.bonvesta.fi

UPM’s biodiversity programme
UPM implements a global biodiversity programme in its own forests. The programme aims to secure diversity as part of sustainable forest use and to promote the best forestry practices. The programme relies on six key issues of natural biodiversity. These are native tree species, deadwood, valuable habitats, forest structure, water ecosystems and natural forests. International targets and national schemes regarding the key issues are set forth in the programme.

UPM and METSO
UPM actively participates in the Forest Biodiversity Programme for Southern Finland (METSO). The Group wishes to promote sustainable forestry and forest conservation on a voluntary basis. UPM puts high value on cost-efficient nature conservation and combining ecological data with forestry expertise. METSO also creates a platform for active nature management measures. Environmental State subsidies for forestry have been introduced to cover additional costs or losses arising from the preservation of biological diversity or other nature management measures. UPM offers forest owners a wide selection of nature management services which qualify for METSO funding or environmental State subsidies.

The UPM biodiversity programme embraces the measures set out in the METSO programme.

Pöyry PLC's Q1 interim result will be published 21 April 2010 at 8:30 a.m. Finnish time. News conferences will be held as follows:

- A conference in Finnish will be arranged at 12 p.m. Finnish time at Restaurant Savoy, Eteläesplanadi 14, Helsinki, Finland.

- An international conference call and webcast in English will begin at 5:00 p.m. Finnish time (EET).

10:00 a.m. US EDT (New York)

3:00 p.m. GMT (London)

4:00 p.m. CET (Paris)

5:00 p.m. EET (Helsinki)

The webcast may be followed online on the company's website www.poyry.com. A replay can be viewed on the same site the following day.

To attend the conference call please dial

US: +1 334 323 6201

Other countries: +358 9 2313 9201

Conference id: 862903

Due to the live webcast, we kindly ask those attending the international conference call and webcast to be present 5 minutes prior to the start of the event.

Additional information by:

Peggy Hagberg, Executive Assistant Investor Relations

+ 358 (0)10 3322629