Permanent closure of pulp mill in Canada

NORWAY, 16 October 2001, (Hugin) - Norske Skog, (NSG): Norske SkogCanada, where Norske Skog owns 36.2 % of the shares, announced yesterdaypermanent closure of the kraft pulp operations at Powell River in lateNovember. Built in 1967, the mill has annual capacity of 165,000 tonnes.