<P><B>Former Fletcher Mill on the Block</B>

Norske Skog Canada is exploring options for the sale of its Mackenzie pulp mill. The mill, in British Columbia, is a stand-alone pulp operation with a total annual production capacity of 230,000 metric tons. The company says it will complete a review of options for the mill by the end of this year.

Norske Skog Canada, which recently changed its name from Fletcher Challenge Canada, says its strategy is centered on its core uncoated groundwood paper business, with 1 million metric tons per year of paper capacity at its Elk Falls and Crofton pulp and paper mills located on Vancouver Island.