Miamisburg, Ohio, USA, 10 August 2010 -- /PRNewswire/ -- NewPage Corporation, the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, has received a two-year extension of its preferred partner status with the HP Indigo Preferred Media partner program.  

NewPage has now earned this status partner four years in a row.  As a preferred partner, NewPage has achieved a higher level of collaboration with HP Indigo, going beyond substrate certification and including a commitment to ongoing product development and go-to-market cooperation.  

"NewPage, with its extensive range of HP Indigo-certified coated media, has taken a progressive stance in the proliferation of digital printing," said Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager, Indigo division, HP.  "We are pleased to extend our mutually beneficial relationship with one of North America's most important paper manufacturers."

Headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio, NewPage Corporation is the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, based on production capacity, with USD 3.1 billion in net sales for 2009. The company's product portfolio includes coated freesheet, coated groundwood, supercalendered, newsprint, and specialty papers. NewPage owns paper mills in Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, USA, and in Nova Scotia, Canada. These mills have a total annual production capacity of approximately 4.4 million tons of paper, including approximately 3.2 million tons of coated paper, approximately 1.0 million tons of uncoated paper, and approximately 200,000 tons of specialty paper. To learn more, visit www.NewPageCorp.com