19 Jul 2001 Norske Skog Canada plans additional pulp and paper curtailment Norske Skog Canada, where Norske Skog owns 50.8 % of the shares, announced yesterday curtailment of 14,000 tonnes of market pulp and 5,000 tonnes of newsprint to be taken during the third quarter. The release from Norske Skog Canada follows below. ------------------------------------------ News Release from Norske Skog Canada: July 18, 2001 Norske Skog Canada plans additional pulp and paper curtailment to keep inventories in check Vancouver, BC - Norske Skog Canada announced today it will take a further 14,000 tonnes of market pulp and 5,000 tonnes of newsprint out of production during the third quarter to keep inventory levels in line. This will bring total maintenance and market-related pulp curtailment to 28,000 tonnes for the third quarter and 90,000 tonnes for the three fiscal quarters in 2001. The company said it is firmly committed to keeping a tight balance on inventory levels to match its order file. The additional 5,000 tonnes of newsprint curtailment increases the total downtime to 31,000 tonnes in the third quarter and total annual downtime to 62,000 tonnes. For further information: Deborah Somerville Director, Corporate Affairs 604-654-4933 Not for dissemination in the United States Oxenøen, July 19, 2001 NORSKE SKOG Corporate Communications