Abitibi-Consolidated

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 11 July 2006 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. will release second quarter 2006 results before the stock markets open (approximately 7:30 a.m. Eastern) on 26 July 2006. Management will host a conference call and question-and-answer session to discuss earnings that day at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. Participants will include John W. Weaver, president and chief executive officer, as well as Pierre Rougeau, senior vice-president, Corporate Development, and chief fnancial oficer.

Who: Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

What: Second Quarter 2006 Results

When: 26 July 2006, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern

Conference Call: Dial 1-866-898-9626 or 514-868-1042 ten minutes before
the beginning of the call

Webcast: A live webcast of the quarterly results conference
call may be accessed through the company's Web site
www.abitibiconsolidated.com under the "Investor
Relations" section - "Presentations & Webcasts,"
Listeners should allow ample time to access the
webcast. A replay of the webcast will be archived on
the company's Web site.

Abitibi-Consolidated is a global leader in newsprint and commercial printing papers as well as a major producer of wood products, serving clients in some 70 countries from its 45 operating facilities. Abitibi-Consolidated is the largest recycler of newspapers and magazines in North America, diverting annually approximately 1.9 million metric tons of waste paper from landfills. It also ranks first in Canada in terms of total certified woodlands. Abitibi-Consolidated shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: A) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ABY).