Aug 04, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Boise Inc. reported net income of $13.3 million for 2Q 2010 compared with net income of $50.9 million for 2Q 2009. Net income excluding special items was $11.4 million in 2Q 2010 compared with $3.3 million in 2Q 2009, the company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. EBITDA excluding special items was $67.0 million for 2Q 2010 compared with $53.0 million for 2Q 2009. "During the 2Q, we began to benefit from improving pricing trends in both packaging and paper markets and experienced growth in our packaging and packaging demand-driven paper businesses," said Alexander Toeldte, President and CEO of Boise Inc. "Shipments in our corrugated packaging business were up 17% over the prior year, and sales volumes of our premium office, label and release, and flexible packaging products grew 14% over the prior year period. During the 2Q, we completed planned annual outages at our International Falls and Wallula mills. Looking ahead to the 3Q, we have no planned annual maintenance outages and expect to continue to benefit from the recently implemented price increases." Total sales for 2Q 2010 were $521.6 million, up $42.2 million, or 9%, from $479.4 million for 2Q 2009 and up $27.5 million from 1Q 2010 sales of $494.1 million. Boise Inc. manufactures packaging products and papers including corrugated containers, containerboard, label and release and flexible packaging papers, imaging papers for the office and home, printing and converting papers, newsprint, and market pulp.