XPEDX TO EXCLUSIVELY SELL NEW RYOBI INLINE UV CASTING AND FOILING TECHNOLOGY TO U.S. COMMERCIAL AND IN-PLANT PRINTERS

Ryobi is first to combine inline UV casting and foiling into a single unit; enables high-end offset and package printing on Ryobi's 6-up, multicolor offset presses

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, June 2, 2008—xpedx® today announced it will be the exclusive U.S. distributor of a new inline UV casting and foiling system from Ryobi® that can help printers produce high-value offset printing, including package printing, on Ryobi’s 6-up, multicolor 750 series of offset presses.

The new print technology, the first to combine inline casting and foiling into a single unit, is being demonstrated at Drupa 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany, now through June 11. It will be available for sale in the U.S. later this year.

The new inline UV casting and foiling system was developed for the RYOBI 750 series of 23"x29" presses and will be a new option on those presses ordered in the U.S. through xpedx. The system enables inline UV casting as well as foiling and special hologram effects for printed material with very accurate registration. By adding the UV coating and foiling inline, pressroom productivity may be greatly increased.

The system offers U.S. printers valuable new printing capabilities and shorter job turnaround times. It will be available through xpedx Printing Technologies, the exclusive U.S. distributor of Ryobi-branded offset printing presses. xpedx is North America’s largest distributor of printing papers and graphics supplies and equipment.

The new inline UV casting and foiling system gives printers the ability to enter new printing markets. Applications include packaging, advertising and marketing materials, point-of-purchase displays, security printing, novelties, cards, stickers, gift certificates, gift wrap and much more.

About Ryobi Graphic Systems

Ryobi Graphic Systems, East Hiroshima, Japan, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of sheetfed offset printing presses. Ryobi offers multi-functional offset presses, hardware, software and other peripherals. The company is a world leader in high-precision large, mid-size and small presses, DI presses and CIP4-JDF compliant digital workflows. With pressroom installations worldwide, Ryobi presses are respected for their superior print quality, cost-effectiveness, ease of operation, high reliability and precision machining.

About xpedx Printing Technologies

Kansas City, Kansas-based xpedx Printing Technologies offers printing presses, local and rapid-response technical support, press operator training, a large parts warehouse and a newly expanded 20,000 square foot Ryobi Demonstration and Learning Center. The company has a team of executive, sales and technical staff at its metropolitan Kansas City headquarters as well as a U.S. network of 50 dealers responsible for local sales and service. xpedx has a more than 30-year business relationship with Ryobi, Ltd. and Ryobi Graphic Systems.

xpedx Printing Technologies has the largest force of local, factory-trained press technicians in the U.S. to service Ryobi printing presses. The U.S. dealer network provides first-tier support, and is backed up by xpedx Printing Technologies as well as Ryobi Graphic Systems engineers in Japan. Information about Ryobi and xpedx Printing Technologies is on the web at ryobi.xpedx.com. The phone number is 800-553-4980.

About xpedx

Cincinnati, Ohio-based xpedx, a business of International Paper (NYSE: IP), is one of the largest business-to-business distribution companies in North America. xpedx distributes a wide variety of printing paper, graphics, packaging and janitorial-sanitary supplies and equipment from manufacturers worldwide. Customers include printers and publishers, manufacturers, retailers, governments and facility managers. xpedx also does business with the majority of Fortune 1000 companies.

xpedx has more than 265 locations across the U.S., Canada and Mexico and posted $7.3 billion in 2007 revenues. Other xpedx businesses include Tampa, Florida-based xpedx Supply Chain Services, a global provider of third-party logistics services; Cincinnati-based Saalfeld® Redistribution; Cleveland, Ohio-based xpedx National Technology Center and publishing industry suppliers Bulkley Dunton Publishing Group® and Strategic Paper Group.

xpedx operates a network of more than 150 retail paper and graphics stores, as well as a new retail e-commerce site at xpedxstores.com. xpedx is one of the largest providers of post-consumer waste content and recycled printing papers in North America and has chain-of-custody certification from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI), Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC) and the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification™ (PEFC) at all of its U.S. locations. For more information about xpedx, visit www.xpedx.com.

Note: xpedx is a registered trademark of International Paper Company. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACTS: John Torrey, vice president and general manager, xpedx Printing Technologies, 913-631-8700; Jeff Higgins, corporate director of marketing services, xpedx, 513-965-2923; Press/Analysts: Erik Godchaux, Media Strategy Group, 608-256-4540.