Sappi Fine Paper North America Launches Complete Line-up of Digital Papers

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Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:20am EDT

BOSTON, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Sappi Fine Paper North America today
announced the launch of its digital paper line-up including McCoy for HP
Indigo, McCoy Digital and Flo Digital, with continued availability of Opus
Digital, to round out the new tiered offering. Boasting exceptional
performance and versatility for digital printing, each of Sappi's digital
papers are matched to their folio counterpart and are Forest Stewardship
Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) (SFI) Chain of Custody
certified, contain 10% PCW content and are manufactured with Green-e certified
renewable energy. Demonstrating Sappi's commitment to innovation and quality,
Sappi's digital line is specifically engineered to perform on high production
color digital presses, including HP Indigo, KODAK NEXPRESS, and Xerox iGen3
and Xerox iGen4.

"Sappi is pleased to offer our customers a more robust digital paper line-up
of the finest quality. Digital printing is a growth market and we are pleased
to be able to offer our premium, performance and economy folio grades with
digital companions," said Jennifer Miller, Executive Vice President of
Marketing and Communications, Sappi Fine Paper North America.

Sappi's digital offering is comprised of the following:


    --  McCoy for HP Indigo and McCoy Digital: Developed to exceed the most
        demanding standards in digital printing with photobook quality
        performance. McCoy Digital is qualified for KODAK NEXPRESS and
suitable
        for Xerox iGen3 and Xerox iGen4 and other digital production color
        presses.




    --  Opus Digital: The go-to digital paper, offering the right balance of
        optics, versatility and productivity making it the ideal paper for dry
        ink (toner) digital presses. Opus Digital is qualified for KODAK
        NEXPRESS and suitable for Xerox iGen3 and Xerox iGen4 and other
digital
        production color presses.




    --  Flo Digital: Engineered for everyday demand, Flo balances cost and
        quality to make it the ideal house sheet for daily turn-arounds and
        personalized digital mailing programs. Flo Digital is qualified for HP
        Indigo and KODAK NEXPRESS and suitable for Xerox iGen3 and Xerox iGen4
        and other digital production color presses.



The digital line is available for order immediately with a full-stocking
position by mid-April and orders can be placed through a Sappi sales
representative.

About Sappi Fine Paper North America

Sappi Fine Paper North America (SFPNA) is a leading North American producer of
coated fine paper used in premium magazines, catalogues, books and high-end
print advertising.  Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Sappi Fine Paper
North America is known for innovation and quality.  Its brand names, including
McCoy, LOE, Opus, Somerset and Flo, are some of the industry's most widely
recognized and specified.  SFPNA is a division of Sappi Limited (NYSE, JSE,
LSE), a global company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, with
manufacturing operations on four continents in nine countries, sales offices
in 50 countries, and customers in over 100 countries around the world.   Learn
more about Sappi at: www.sappi.com.

SOURCE  Sappi Fine Paper North America

Amy Olson, Corporate Communications Manager of Sappi Fine Paper North America,
+1-617-423-5409, or Fax, +1-617-368-6580, Amy.Olson@sappi.com
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