TICKER SYMBOL DTC (TSX, NYSE) MONTREAL, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Domtar Inc. announced the shut down of the Lebel-sur-Quevillon pulp mill at 5:00 p.m. on November 24, due to unfavorable economic factors. "Domtar is taking measures to mitigate the negative impacts of a combination of economic factors: downward pressure on prices, growing fiber supply costs, rising energy and transportation costs, the strengthening of the Canadian dollar and labor costs that exceed those of competitors. The pulp mill at Lebel-sur-Quevillon will be up and running as soon as economic factors allow the mill to operate profitably," stated Raymond Royer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Domtar. The Lebel-sur-Quevillon pulp mill employs 425 workers and produces annually 300,000 tonnes of kraft pulp. DOMTAR IS THE THIRD LARGEST PRODUCER OF UNCOATED FREESHEET PAPER IN NORTH AMERICA. IT IS ALSO A LEADING MANUFACTURER OF BUSINESS PAPERS, COMMERCIAL PRINTING AND PUBLICATION PAPERS, AND TECHNICAL AND SPECIALTY PAPERS. DOMTAR MANAGES ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS 18 MILLION ACRES OF FORESTLAND IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES, AND PRODUCES LUMBER AND OTHER WOOD PRODUCTS. DOMTAR HAS 10,000 EMPLOYEES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. THE COMPANY ALSO HAS A 50% INVESTMENT INTEREST IN NORAMPAC INC., THE LARGEST CANADIAN PRODUCER OF CONTAINERBOARD. DATASOURCE: DOMTAR INC. CONTACT: Christian Tardif, Manager, Corporate and Financial Communications, (514) 848-5515, Email: ; SOURCE Raymond Royer, President and Chief Executive Officer, (514) 848-5382, Email: ; To request a free copy of this organization's annual report, please go to http://www.newswire.ca/ and click on reports@cnw.

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