Bowater

Greenville, South Carolina, USA, 04 April 2007 --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bowater Incorporated (NYSE:BOW) will release first quarter 2007 financial results before the market opens on 26 April 2007.

A management conference call will be held to discuss these financial results at 10 a.m. Eastern time, 26 April 2007. The conference call number is 866-269-9608 or 612-332-0342 (international). A webcast of the call will be available on Bowater's web site at www.bowater.com. Interested parties may follow the on-screen instructions for access to the webcast and related information. A replay of the call will be available on the web site after 1:30 p.m. Eastern time on 26 April through 03 May, and by dialing 800-475-6701 or 320-365-3844 (international) and using the access code 870020.

Bowater Incorporated, headquartered in Greenville, is a leading producer of coated and specialty papers and newsprint. In addition, the company sells bleached market pulp and lumber products. Bowater employs approximately 7400 people and has 12 pulp and paper mills in the United States, Canada, and South Korea. In North America, it also operates one converting facility and eight sawmills. Bowater's operations are supported by approximately 815,700 acres of timberlands owned or leased in the United States and Canada and 28 million acres of timber cutting rights in Canada. Bowater operates six recycling plants and is one of the world's largest consumers of recycled newspapers and magazines. Bowater common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. A special class of stock exchangeable into Bowater common stock is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:BWX). To learn more, visit www.bowater.com.