A (TSX) ABY (NYSE) MONTREAL, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (TSX: A, NYSE: ABY) President and Chief Executive Officer John W. Weaver will present at the 2005 Desjardins Basic Materials Conference in Montreal on Monday, December 5, 2005 at 11:45 a.m. (Eastern). The presentation will be webcast live on Abitibi-Consolidated's web site. Interested parties are invited to listen by using the link provided on the Investor Relations page of http://www.abitibiconsolidated.com/. A copy of the presentation, as well as the audio portion, will be archived on the web site. Abitibi-Consolidated is a leading producer of newsprint and commercial printing papers as well as a major supplier of wood products, serving 70 countries from close to 50 operating facilities. Committed to the sustainable forest management of more than 40 million acres through third- party certification, the Company is the largest recycler of newspapers and magazines in North America. DATASOURCE: ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED INC. CONTACT: Seth Kursman, Vice-President, Communications and Government Affairs, (514) 394-2398,

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