(Justmeans.com / CSR News) - [Cohoes, NY] - The Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. windpower portfolio has significantly expanded with the company's February 27, 2009 acquisition of the SMART Papers brands. Now, as part of the Mohawk portfolio, the following brands will be manufactured to the highest environmental standards using Green-e certified windpower:

Carnival Smooth           Genesis              Skytone

Carnival Linen               Knightkote         Smart Brights

Carnival Felt                 Kromekote         Solutions Smooth  

Carnival Vellum             Magna Carta       Solutions Super Smooth  

Carnival Premium Linen  Nekoosa Linen    Solutions Vellum  

Carnival Groove            Outback             Synergy Cotton

Carnival Hopsack          Passport            Synergy Felt

Carnival Vertical            Pegasus            Synergy Linen

Feltweave                    Proterra             Synergy Smooth                                

"We were the first U.S. paper mill to adopt the use of windpower.  We also offer several 100% pcw papers. Many of our grades are FSC and Green Seal certified, and some are made carbon neutral by offsetting the thermal emissions with Verified Emission Reduction credits (VERs).  With the addition of these new brands, Mohawk now carries the largest portfolio of environmental papers available anywhere," says Thomas O'Connor, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mohawk Fine Papers.

As is the case with all its customers, those who purchase SMART's premium uncoated papers can expect Mohawk's renowned level of availability and customer service.  "We are committed to providing our customers with the papers they want, with the highest quality and most environmental benefits possible," says O'Connor.

To order SMART papers or for more information visit www.mohawkpaper.com or call 1-800 the mill.

About Mohawk

Recognized for its technical innovation and environmental focus, Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. is the largest manufacturer of premium printing, writing, and digital paper in North America. Signature grades include Strathmore^®, Beckett^®, Mohawk Superfine^TM, Via^®, BriteHue, Carnival, Synergy, Solutions, Nekoosa Linen, Mohawk Color Copy^®, and proprietary Inxwell^{® products, Navajo ®}, and Options^®. Mohawk is also the exclusive marketer of Kromekote and Knightkote, premium coated brands manufactured by Smart Papers.

Mohawk engineers its papers to provide optimal performance for sheetfed, web, and digital printing. Uses for Mohawk papers include corporate reports, corporate identity systems, brochures, packaging, invitations and announcements. Mohawk Digital Papers are also used in on-demand photo books, personalized direct mail, and custom packaging. Mohawk offers reams and envelopes through its ecommerce site at Strathmore.com.

A certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise and leader in environmental stewardship, Mohawk is the first U.S. paper mill to offset 100% of its electricity with windpower renewable energy credits and the first U.S. premium paper mill to shift toward carbon neutral production. Also offered are recycled papers certified by Green Seal and papers certified to the Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC) standards by SmartWood, a program of the Rainforest Alliance. FSC certification ensures responsible use of forest resources.

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Jane Monast
Mohawk Fine Papers