Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 04 October 2007 --(Marketwire)-- Fraser Papers Inc. (TSX:FPS) announced today that it would take market-related downtime on PM 6 at its East Papers operations, effective 06 October 2007, to manage inventory levels of uncoated groundwood papers. The company expects the temporary shutdown last two weeks, depending on market conditions.

Fraser Papers is an integrated specialty paper company that produces a broad range of specialty packaging and printing papers. The company has operations in New Brunswick and Quebec in Canada, and in Maine and New Hampshire in the United States. Fraser Papers is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol: FPS. For more information, visit the Fraser Papers Web site at www.fraserpapers.com.