August 31, 2004

Price of Exported Bleached Kraft Paper for Copper-clad Laminate to Be Revised

Nippon Unipac Holding Group
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (President: Takahiko Miyoshi), Japan's leading paper and pulp manufacturing company and the core member of the Nippon Unipac Holding Group, has decided to raise the price of exported bleached kraft paper for copper-clad laminate.

<Description of price revision>
Product: bleached kraft paper for copper-clad laminate
Percentage price revision: current price to be raised by 20% or more
Effective: starting with shipments made in September 2004

Profits from bleached kraft paper for copper-clad laminate have fallen rapidly, accompanying the rise in fuel and raw material costs.
This trend is expected to persist, and it has been difficult to maintain sound production and sales cycles with the current selling price. Nippon Paper Industries has therefore decided to revise the price.

< Bleached Kraft Paper for Copper-clad Laminate >

* Bleached kraft paper for copper-clad laminate is used mainly for print circuit boards found in home appliances.
*As production bases for home appliances have shifted overseas, most bleached kraft paper for copper-clad laminate is being exported to Southeast Asia.