ROTTNEROS IS COMPLETING ITS INVESTMENT PROGRAMME AT VALLVIK MILL

The agreed investments will help Vallvik Mill to meet the extended requirements for water purification that will apply from 2012. These investments will also lead to a twenty per cent increase in capacity at the factory, from 200,000 to 240,000 annual tonnes of sulphate pulp. The current production permit is limited to 220,000 annual tonnes and a request for a temporary extended permit for 242,000 annual tonnes has already been submitted to the relevant environmental authorities.

For further information please contact:

Ole Terland, Chief Executive Officer and President, +46 8 590 010 00

Robert Jensen, Managing Director, Vallviks Bruk AB, +46 270 620 00

Rottneros discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The Information was submitted for publication on 16 December 2010 in Swedish at 10.45 CET and in English at 16.30 CET.