OfficeMax Expands Line of 100 Percent Post-Consumer Paper to Help Companies
Meet Environmental Goals
ITASCA, Ill., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OfficeMax(R), Incorporated
(NYSE: OMX), one of the nation's largest providers of office supplies and
services is adding a new 100 percent post-consumer paper to help contract
business customers meet their environmental goals. Starting in 2005, OfficeMax
will offer its North American business customers a 100 percent post-consumer
paper that is manufactured with wind power and certified by the Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC).
Mohawk Color Copy 100% Recycled(TM) paper is manufactured without the use
of chlorine and chlorine compounds, and is manufactured by Mohawk Paper Mills,
the only mill in the U.S. using wind energy to make paper. It will be
available through contract orders, and will not initially be available in
OfficeMax retail stores.
Through the partnership with Mohawk Paper Mills, OfficeMax is the only
national office products supplier to carry Mohawk Color Copy 100% Recycled
paper in North America.
"OfficeMax has carried a selection of recycled content papers for many
years to help our customers meet their environmental goals," said Chris
Milliken, OfficeMax division president and CEO. "In adding Mohawk Color Copy
100% Recycled paper, we are offering a wider variety of environmentally
preferable papers available to our contract business customers. We hope this
will allow more customers to choose recycled content papers for wider use in
their offices."
Mohawk Color Copy 100% Recycled is certified by the FSC, a nonprofit
organization that encourages the responsible management of the world's
forests. The paper also is certified by Green Seal, a nonprofit organization
devoted to environmental standard setting, product certification, advertising
claims substantiation and public education.
About OfficeMax
OfficeMax, Incorporated is a leader in both business-to-business and
retail office products distribution. OfficeMax delivers an unparalleled
customer experience -- in service, in product, in time savings, and in
value -- through a relentless focus on its customers. The company provides
office supplies and paper, print and document services, technology products
and solutions, and furniture to large, medium and small businesses and
consumers. OfficeMax customers are served by more than 40,000 associates
through direct sales, catalogs, Internet and nearly 950 superstores. The
business had sales of $6.6 billion in the first nine months of 2004 and trades
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OMX. More information can be
found at http://www.officemax.com .
OfficeMax Contact Media Contact
Bill Bonner Nicole Miller, Bader Rutter & Associates
630 438 8584 262 784 7200
SOURCE OfficeMax, Incorporated
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CONTACT:
Bill Bonner of OfficeMax, +1-630-438-8584;
Nicole Miller of Bader Rutter & Associates, +1-262-784-7200
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