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PCA achieves SFI Certification

June 28, 2007

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has achieved Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI®) certification for its primary mills and its network of corrugated combining plants. PCA has been a supporter of the SFI® program since its inception in 1994. This SFI® certification further demonstrated PCA's commitment to sustainable forestry principles and practices.

"The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI®) and these certifications are important elements in providing environmentally responsible packaging to our customers," commented Paul T. Stecko, Chairman and CEO, of PCA.

The SFI program is a comprehensive system of principles, objectives, and performance measures developed by professional foresters, conservationists, and scientists, among others, that combine the perpetual growing and harvesting of trees with the long-term protection of wildlife, plants, soil, and water. For additional information, go to http://www.sfiprogram.org.

This independent, third-party certification authorizes PCA to use the SFI® on-product label. This label signifies at least two thirds of PCA's packaging-raw material originates from mills with SFI®-certified wood fiber procurement systems or recycled paper sources. PCA exceeds this standard with 95% of our packaging plants' raw materials coming from procurement systems certified to the SFI® standard.