Stockholm, Sweden, 21 November 2011 -- Södra will stop production at the Södra Cell Tofte pulp mill in Norway from the beginning of week 50 of 2011. This market-driven downtime is in response to weakened demand for pulp as a consequence of international financial unrest.

Last week Södra decided to stop production at the Södra Cell Folla pulp mill in Norway at the same time.

In addition, Södra Cell Mörrum in Blekinge will take an extended maintenance shutdown for the same reason, from 19 November to 07 December, inclusive.