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WASHINGTON, DC—November 21, 2007—Yesterday, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), in a 5-1 vote, determined that Coated Free Sheet (CFS) paper imports from China, Indonesia, and Korea were not injuring nor threatening to injure the domestic industry. As a result, the anti-dumping and countervailing duties previously announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will not be imposed on CFS from these countries, and any deposits that have been collected will be refunded. The ITC vote terminates the year-long investigation. The investigation was initiated in 2006 by one U.S.-based paper supplier, NewPage Corporation; the industry as a whole did not petition for this investigation. The

Penalty tariffs ranging from 10.9 percent to 20.4 percent will now be levied on imports of glossy paper from China, the U.S. Commerce Department announced. The tariffs result from a case filed by NewPage of Dayton, Ohio, which accused sources in China, Indonesia and South Korea of dumping coated freesheet imports in the United States. Chinese suppliers, NewPage contended, had been receiving improper subsidies from the Chinese government, according to the Associated Press. The tariffs take place on a preliminary basis and will become final after the Commerce Department’s review is completed in June, the AP reported.

Xerox has invested $1 million in an innovative partnership with The Nature Conservancy to strengthen and advance practices used to conserve the world’s forests. The investment—the largest Xerox has ever made in an environmental partnership—will develop science-based tools, practices and systems that the paper industry can draw upon to better understand and manage ecologically important forest land. The grant, along with the support of Xerox people and its industry partners, will be used to enhance a forest data center for Canada’s boreal forest, the largest block of contiguous intact forest left in the world; to strengthen third-party forest certification standards that Xerox relies on to