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Key events

Click on the links below to view key events in the development of the Group since 2000:

2007 - 2008

Year Location Business Event
2008 Turkey Europe & International Divsion Completed purchase of majority stake in Tire Kutsan (corrugated packaging company)
2007   Mondi Group Demerged from Anglo American plc and dual listed on LSE and JSE
2007 Russia Mondi Group Agreement to move ahead with €525 million project to modernise and expand Syktvkar
2007 Poland Mondi Group Agreement to move ahead with the €350m containerboard & box plant project at the Świecie operation in Poland
2007 Europe Mondi Group Divestiture of five corrugated packaging plants
2007 Austria Mondi Group Acquisition of NAPIAG (flexibles)
2007 Europe Mondi Group Divestiture of 40 per cent stake in Bischof + Klein (flexibles)
2007 South Africa Mondi Packaging South Africa Acquisition of Lenco
2007 Poland Mondi Group Disposal of 5.34 per cent of Mondi Packaging Swiecie SA*
2007 Poland Mondi Group

Acquisition of Ultrapack (corrugated packaging)

2007 Austria Mondi Group Completed purchase of 100% of Unterland Flexible Packaging (consumer flexibles)

* Mondi disposed of 5.34 per cent of Swiecie in order to avoid the requirement to make a mandatory offer for the remaining shares in Swiecie pursuant to Polish securities law which would be triggered as a result of the Demerger.

2005 - 2006

Year Location Business Event
2006 Netherlands/ US Mondi Packaging – Flexibles Acquisition of Akrosil
2006 Bulgaria Mondi Packaging – Bag Acquisition of the Papierfabrik Stambolijski mill
2006 Italy Mondi Packaging – Bag Acquisition of remaining 25.04 per cent of Mondi Packaging IPI S.p.A.
2006 Italy/
Germany
Mondi Packaging – Flexibles Acquisition of Schleipen & Erkens
2006 Austria Mondi Packaging – Flexibles Acquisition of NBG Special Coatings
2006 Norway Mondi Packaging – Flexibles Acquisition of Peterson Barriere
2006 Europe, Asia, Africa Mondi Packaging Divestiture of seven corrugated packaging, one bag converting and two flexibles plants
2005 South Africa Mondi Packaging South Africa Sale of 42 per cent of Mondi Packaging South Africa to Shanduka Packaging (Pty) Ltd
2005 Hungary Mondi Business Paper Disposal of the Dunaújváros mill with termination of uncoated woodfree office paper production at the mill in October 2006
2005 South Africa Mondi Business Paper Expansion of pulp mill in Richards Bay
2005 South Africa Mondi Business Paper Rebuild of PM31 paper machine in Merebank
2005 Europe Mondi Packaging Divestiture of nine corrugated packaging plants and one flexibles plant

2003 - 2004

Year Location Business Event
2004 Europe Mondi Packaging Closure of two packaging paper mills
2004 Slovakia Mondi Business Paper Expansion of pulp mill in Ruzˇomberok
2004 Mexico Mondi Packaging – Bag Acquisition of bag converting business of Copamex
2004 Europe Mondi Packaging – Corrugated Acquisition of the Roman Bauernfeind Group
2004 Europe Mondi Packaging Increased ownership interest in Frantschach AG from 70 per cent to 100 per cent, thereby increasing effective ownership interest in the Swiecie operations, Poland, from 60 per cent to 71 per cent
2004 South Africa Newsprint and Merchant Businesses Sale of 42 per cent of Mondi Shanduka Newsprint to Shanduka Newsprint (Pty) Ltd
2003 Slovakia Mondi Business Paper Rebuild of PM18 paper machine in Ruzˇomberok
2003 Europe Mondi Packaging Divestiture of four corrugated packaging plants and one folding carton plant

2000 - 2002

Year Location Business Event
2002 France/UK Mondi Packaging – Corrugated Acquisition of eight plants from La Rochette
2002 Russia Mondi Business Paper Increased ownership interest in the Syktyvkar mill to over 90 per cent which increased thereafter to 97.88 per cent
2001 UK Mondi Packaging – Corrugated Acquisition of Danisco Pack UK’s corrugated operations
2000 Europe Mondi Business Paper Increased ownership interest in Neusiedler AG to 100 per cent
2000 Europe Mondi Packaging Increased ownership interest in Frantschach AG to 70 per cent
2000 Europe Mondi Packaging – Bag and Flexibles Acquisition of 25 plants and mills from Assi Domän by the Frantschach group
2000 Slovakia Mondi Business Paper Acquisition of 50 per cent and an option to acquire a further 1 per cent of the Ruzˇomberok mill (subsequently exercised in 2006)
2000 Hungary/
Poland
Mondi Packaging – Flexibles Acquisition of Cofinec and subsequent disposal of Cofinec’s folding carton business in Hungary

Last change: 27/03/2008

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