POP Pope & Talbot

Pope & Talbot, Inc. (NYSE:POP) today announced that two of its Canadian sawmills will be taking one week of market-related production curtailments. The Fort St. James, B.C., facility downtime will begin on May 28th and Grand Forks, B.C., on June 2nd. Pope & Talbot is a pulp and wood products business. The Company is based in Portland, Oregon, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol POP. Pope & Talbot was founded in 1849 and produces market pulp and softwood lumber at mills in the U.S. and Canada. Markets for the Company�s products include the U.S., Europe, Canada, South America and the Pacific Rim. For more information, please check our website and www.poptal.com.