<B>Paperboard Industries Reports Quarterly Jump in Sales</B>

Paperboard Industries International Inc. recorded net sales of $202 million in the fourth quarter compared with $184 million the fourth quarter last year.

For the year Paperboard incurred a net loss of $18 million on net sales of $805 million compared with a net loss of $14 million on net sales of $766 million for the corresponding period of 1999.