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International Paper Reports Record Earnings

October 27, 2010
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — International Paper (NYSE: IP) today reported third -quarter 2010 net earnings attributable to common shareholders totaling $397 million ($0.91 per share) compared with $93 million ($0.21 per share) in the second quarter of 2010 and $371 million ($0.87 per share) in the third quarter of 2009. Amounts include the impact of special items in the second quarter of 2010 and the third quarter of 2009.

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        Diluted Earnings Per Share Attributable to International Paper
                                 Shareholders
        --------------------------------------------------------------
                                         Third    Second  Third
                                         Quarter Quarter  Quarter
                                            2010     2010    2009
                                            ----     ----    ----
    Net Earnings                           $0.91    $0.21   $0.87
    Add Back - Net Special Items Expense
     (Income)                              $0.00    $0.21  ($0.50)
                                           -----    -----  ------
    Earnings Before Special Items          $0.91    $0.42   $0.37
                                           =====    =====   =====

Quarterly net sales were $6.7 billion compared with $6.1 billion in the second quarter of 2010 and $5.9 billion in the third quarter of 2009.

Operating profits before special items were $752 million in the third quarter of 2010, up from $466 million in the second quarter of 2010 and $443 million in the third quarter of 2009.

“Our paper and packaging businesses delivered strong results, which led to record earnings,” said John Faraci, chairman and chief executive officer. “We continued to realize our announced price increases, realize restructuring benefits, operate well and improve our mix of business which led to strong margin expansion. As a result, free cash flow in the quarter was outstanding. We are well positioned to generate strong results in the fourth quarter and into 2011.”

SEGMENT INFORMATION

To measure the performance of the company’s business segments from quarter to quarter without variations caused by special items, management focuses on business segment operating profits excluding those items. Third quarter 2010 business segment operating profits and business trends compared with the prior quarter are as follows (special items were immaterial in the 2010 third quarter):

Industrial Packaging operating profits rose to $332 million versus $193 million ($192 million after special items) in the second quarter of 2010. Our North American operations generated record quarterly earnings, reflecting the realization of announced price increases for boxes and linerboard, fewer mill outages, improved input costs, and continued strong mill operations.

Printing Papers operating profits were $278 million versus $158 million ($47 million after special items) in the second quarter of 2010. Earnings for North American printing papers represent the second best quarterly earnings on record. Results were positively impacted by favorable pulp and paper pricing, reduced fixed costs, fewer mill outages, bad debt recovery, and increased shipments in the U.S. and Europe.

Consumer Packaging operating profits increased to $71 million compared with $49 million ($48 million after special items) in the second quarter of 2010. Our North American coated paperboard business generated record quarterly earnings. Results benefited from higher volumes, further realization of announced price increases, and fewer maintenance outages.

xpedx, the company’s distribution business, reported operating profits of $22 million, down from $26 million in the second quarter of 2010. Higher sales volumes were offset by lower margins and increased overhead costs.

Forest Products earnings were $49 million, up from $40 million in the second quarter due to the sale of the majority of our remaining land portfolio.

Net corporate expenses totaled $58 million for the 2010 third quarter, essentially in line with the $54 million in the 2010 second quarter.

Effective Tax Rate

The effective third quarter tax rate was 31 percent, compared with an effective tax rate before special items of 31 percent in the second quarter of 2010 and 30 percent in the third quarter of 2009.

Effects of Special Items

Special items in the second quarter of 2010 included a pre-tax charge of $144 million ($88 million after taxes) for restructuring and other charges. Restructuring and other charges included a $111 million pre-tax charge ($68 million after taxes) associated with the closure of the Franklin mill (including $46 million of accelerated depreciation charges and $36 million related to environmental reserves), an $18 million pre-tax charge ($11 million after taxes) for early debt extinguishment costs, a pre-tax charge of $11 million ($7 million after taxes) for an Ohio Commercial Activity tax adjustment and pre-tax charges of $4 million ($2 million after taxes) for other items.

Special items in the third quarter of 2009 included a $525 million pre-tax credit ($320 million after taxes) for alternative fuel mixture credits earned under 2007 legislation enacted to provide a tax credit for companies that use alternative fuel mixtures to produce renewable energy to operate their businesses, an $18 million pre-tax charge ($11 million after taxes) for integration costs associated with the Industrial Packaging business integration, and a pre-tax charge of $151 million ($95 million after taxes) for restructuring and other charges. Restructuring and other charges included a pre-tax charge of $102 million ($62 million after taxes) for early debt extinguishment costs, a $39 million pre-tax charge ($24 million after taxes) for severance and benefit costs associated with the company’s 2008 overhead reduction program, and a $10 million pre-tax charge ($9 million after taxes) for facility closure costs.

Earnings Webcast

The company will host a webcast to discuss earnings and current market conditions at 9 a.m. EDT (8 a.m. CDT) today. All interested parties are invited to listen to the webcast via the company’s Internet site at http://www.internationalpaper.com by clicking on the Investors tab and going to the Webcasts and Presentations page. A replay of the webcast will also be on the Web site beginning approximately two hours after the call.

Parties who wish to participate in the webcast via teleconference may dial +1 (706) 679-8242 or, within the U.S. only, (877) 316-2541, and ask to be connected to the International Paper Third Quarter Earnings Call. The conference ID number is 11919083. Participants should call in no later than 8:45 a.m. EDT (7:45 a.m. CDT). An audio-only replay will be available for four weeks following the call. To access the replay, dial +1 (706) 645-9291 or, within the U.S. only, (800) 642-1687, and when prompted for the conference ID, enter “11919083.”

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a global paper and packaging company with manufacturing operations in North America, Europe, Latin America, Russia, Asia and North Africa. Its businesses include uncoated papers and industrial and consumer packaging, complemented by xpedx, the company’s North American distribution company. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., the company employs about 60,000 people in more than 20 countries and serves customers worldwide. 2009 net sales were more than $23 billion. For more information about International Paper, its products and stewardship efforts, visit internationalpaper.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current views and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ relate to: (i) increases in interest rates; (ii) industry conditions, including but not limited to changes in the cost or availability of raw materials, energy and transportation costs, competition we face, cyclicality and changes in consumer preferences, demand and pricing for its products; (iii) global economic conditions and political changes, including but not limited to the impairment of financial institutions, changes in currency exchange rates, credit ratings issued by recognized credit rating organizations, the amount of our future pension funding obligation, changes in tax laws and pension and health care costs; (iv) unanticipated expenditures related to the cost of compliance with environmental and other governmental regulations and to actual or potential litigation; and (v) whether we experience a material disruption at one of our manufacturing facilities and risks inherent in conducting business through a joint venture. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These and other factors that could cause or contribute to actual results differing materially from such forward looking statements are discussed in greater detail in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

           INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
       Consolidated Statement of Operations
            Preliminary and Unaudited
     (In millions, except per share amounts)
                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                      September 30,
                                                       2010       2009 Notes
                                                                  ---- -----
    Net Sales                                $6,720  $5,919
    Costs and Expenses
      Cost of products sold                   4,758   3,758     (a)
      Selling and administrative expenses       504     527     (b)
      Depreciation, amortization and cost of
       timber harvested                         362     378
      Distribution expenses                     339     299
      Taxes other than payroll and income
       taxes                                     58      48
      Restructuring and other charges             -     151     (c)
      Net losses on sales and impairments of
       businesses                                 -       -
      Interest expense, net                     152     169
    Earnings From Continuing Operations
     Before Income Taxes and
      Equity Earnings
                                                547     589    (a-c)
      Income tax provision                      170     212
      Equity earnings (losses), net of taxes     22       -
    Net Earnings                               $399    $377    (a-c)
      Less: Net earnings attributable to
       noncontrolling interests                   2       6
                                                ---     ---
    Net Earnings Attributable to
     International Paper Company               $397    $371    (a-c)

    Basic Earnings Per Common Share
     Attributable to
      International Paper Common
       Shareholders                           $0.92   $0.87    (a-c)

    Diluted Earnings Per Common Share
     Attributable to
      International Paper Common
       Shareholders                           $0.91   $0.87    (a-c)

    Average Shares of Common Stock
     Outstanding -Diluted                     433.8   428.7
    Cash Dividends Per Common Share          $0.125  $0.025
    -------------------------------          ------  ------


                                                             Three Months
                                                                Ended
                                                              June 30,
                                                   Notes              2010
                                                   -----              ----
    Net Sales                                     $6,121
    Costs and Expenses
      Cost of products sold                        4,490
      Selling and administrative expenses            472
      Depreciation, amortization and cost of
       timber harvested                              363
      Distribution expenses                          330
      Taxes other than payroll and income
       taxes                                          47
      Restructuring and other charges                144         (d)
      Net losses on sales and impairments of
       businesses                                      -
      Interest expense, net                          157
    Earnings From Continuing Operations
     Before Income Taxes and
      Equity Earnings
                                                     118         (d)
      Income tax provision                            25
      Equity earnings (losses), net of taxes           7
    Net Earnings                                    $100         (d)
      Less: Net earnings attributable to
       noncontrolling interests                        7
    Net Earnings Attributable to
     International Paper Company                     $93         (d)

    Basic Earnings Per Common Share
     Attributable to
      International Paper Common
       Shareholders                                $0.22         (d)

    Diluted Earnings Per Common Share
     Attributable to
      International Paper Common
       Shareholders                                $0.21         (d)

    Average Shares of Common Stock
     Outstanding -Diluted                          433.4
    Cash Dividends Per Common Share               $0.125
    -------------------------------               ------


                                        Nine Months Ended
                                          September 30,
                                             2010              2009 Notes
                                             ----              ---- -----
    Net Sales                       $18,648       $17,389
    Costs and Expenses
      Cost of products sold          13,712        11,270  (g)
      Selling and administrative
       expenses                       1,397         1,535  (h)
      Depreciation, amortization
       and cost of timber harvested   1,096         1,088
      Distribution expenses             986           857
      Taxes other than payroll and
       income taxes                     150           145
      Restructuring and other
       charges                          359  (e)      313  (i)
      Net losses on sales and
       impairments of businesses          -            48  (j)
      Interest expense, net             458           506
    Earnings From Continuing
     Operations Before Income
     Taxes and
      Equity Earnings
                                        490  (e)    1,627 (g-j)
      Income tax provision              171  (f)      790  (k)
      Equity earnings (losses), net
       of taxes                          27           (59)
    Net Earnings                       $346 (e,f)    $778 (g-k)
      Less: Net earnings
       attributable to
       noncontrolling interests          18            14
    Net Earnings Attributable to
     International Paper Company       $328 (e,f)    $764 (g-k)

    Basic Earnings Per Common
     Share Attributable to
      International Paper Common
       Shareholders                   $0.76 (e,f)   $1.80 (g-k)

    Diluted Earnings Per Common
     Share Attributable to
      International Paper Common
       Shareholders                   $0.76 (e,f)   $1.79 (g-k)

    Average Shares of Common
     Stock Outstanding -Diluted       433.8         426.6
    Cash Dividends Per Common
     Share                           $0.275        $0.300
    -------------------------        ------        ------


    The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated
    statement of operations.

    (a) Includes a pre-tax gain of $525 million ($320 million after taxes)
    related to alternative fuel mixture credits.
    (b)  Includes a pre-tax charge of $18 million ($11 million after taxes)
    for integration costs associated with the Containerboard, Packaging and
    Recycling business (CBPR) acquired from Weyerhaeuser Company in August
    2008.
    (c) Includes a pre-tax charge of $39 million ($24 million after taxes) for
    severance and benefit costs associated with the Company's 2008 overhead
    cost reduction initiative, a pre-tax charge of $102 million ($62 million
    after taxes) for early debt extinguishment costs, a charge of $7 million
    (before and after taxes) for costs associated with the planned closure of
    the Etienne mill in France and a pre-tax charge of $3 million ($2 million
    after taxes) for other items.
    (d)  Includes a pre-tax charge of $111 million ($68 million after taxes)
    for shutdown costs for the Franklin mill (including $46 million of
    accelerated depreciation and $36 million of environmental closure costs),
    a pre-tax charge of $18 million ($11 million after taxes) for early debt
    extinguishment costs, a pre-tax charge of $11 million ($7 million after
    taxes) for an Ohio Commercial Activity tax adjustment and pre-tax charges
    of $4 million ($2 million after taxes) for other items.
    (e)  Includes a pre-tax charge of $315 million ($192 million after taxes)
    for shutdown costs for the Franklin mill (including $236 million of
    accelerated depreciation and $36 million of environmental closure costs),
    a pre-tax charge of $22 million ($13 million after taxes) for early debt
    extinguishment costs, a pre-tax charge of $11 million ($7 million after
    taxes) for an Ohio Commercial Activity tax adjustment, a pre-tax charge of
    $4 million ($2 million after taxes) for costs associated with the
    reorganization of the Company's Shorewood operations and charges of $7
    million ($6 million after taxes) for other items.
    (f)  Includes a $14 million tax expense and a $32 million tax expense for incentive compensation and Medicare Part D deferred tax write-offs, respectively.
    (g)  Includes a pre-tax gain of $1.5 billion ($944 million after taxes)
    related to alternative fuel mixture credits.
    (h)  Includes a pre-tax charge of $72 million ($44 million after taxes)
    for integration costs associated with the CBPR business.
    (i)  Includes a pre-tax charge of $125 million ($77 million after taxes)
    for severance and benefit costs associated with the Company's 2008
    overhead cost reduction initiative, a pre-tax charge of $23 million ($28
    million after taxes) for closure costs associated with the Inverurie,
    Scotland mill, a pre-tax charge of $127 million ($78 million after taxes)
    for early debt extinguishment costs, a charge of $22 million (before and
    after taxes) for severance and other costs associated with the planned
    closure of the Etienne mill, and a pre-tax charge of $16 million ($10 million after taxes) for other items.
    (j) Includes  a charge of $48 million (before and after taxes) to write
    down the assets at the Etienne mill to estimated fair value.
    (k) Includes a $156 million tax expense for the write off of deferred tax
    assets in France and a $26 million tax benefit related to the closing of
    the 2004 and 2005 U.S. federal income tax audit, and related state income
    tax effects.


                       International Paper Company
     Reconciliation of Earnings Before Special Items to Net Earnings
               Attributable to International Paper Company
                        Preliminary and Unaudited
               (In millions except for per share amounts)

                   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                     September 30,           June 30,         September 30,
                     -------------                            -------------
                    2010         2009          2010         2010        2009
                    ----         ----          ----         ----        ----

    Earnings Before
     Special Items  $397         $157          $181         $594        $277
    Restructuring and
     other charges     -          (95)          (88)        (220)       (215)
    CBPR business
     integration costs -          (11)            -           -         (44)
    Alternative fuel
     mixture credits   -          320             -           -         944
    Net losses on
     sales and
     impairments of
     businesses        -            -             -           -         (48)
    Income tax
     adjustments       -            -             -         (46)       (150)

    Net Earnings as
     Reported       $397         $371           $93        $328        $764
                    ====        ====            ===        ====        ====

                   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                     September 30,           June 30,         September 30,
                     -------------                            -------------
    Diluted Earnings
     per Common
     Share          2010        2009           2010        2010        2009
                    ----        ----           ----        ----        ----

    Earnings Per Share
     Before Special
     Items            91      $0.37           $0.42       $1.37       $0.65

    Restructuring and
     other charges     -      (0.22)          (0.21)      (0.51)      (0.50)
    CBPR business
     integration costs -      (0.03)              -            -      (0.11)
    Alternative fuel
     mixture credits   -       0.75               -            -       2.21
    Net losses on
     sales and
     impairments of
     businesses        -          -               -            -      (0.11)
    Income tax
     adjustments       -          -               -        (0.10)     (0.35)

    Diluted Earnings
     per Common Share
     as Reported   $0.91       $0.87          $0.21        $0.76      $1.79
                   =====       =====          =====        =====      =====

    Notes:

    (1) The Company calculates Earnings Before Special Items by excluding
    the after-tax effect of items considered by management to be
    unusual from the earnings reported under U.S. generally accepted
    accounting principles ("GAAP"). Management uses this measure to
    focus on on-going operations, and believes that it is useful to
    investors because it enables them to perform meaningful comparisons
    of past and present operating results. International Paper believes
    that using this information, along with net earnings, provides for a
    more complete analysis of the results of operations by quarter. Net
    earnings is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

    (2) Since diluted earnings per share are computed independently for
    each period, nine-month per share amounts may not equal the sum of
    the respective quarters.

      International Paper
      Sales and Earnings by Industry Segment
      Preliminary and Unaudited
      (In Millions)
     Sales by Industry Segment
                                                          Three
                                   Three Months                      Months
                                       Ended             Ended
                                   September 30,        June 30,
                                   -------------
                                 2010             2009         2010
                                 ----             ----         ----
     Industrial Packaging      $2,610           $2,230       $2,440
     Printing Papers            1,550            1,470        1,445
     Consumer Packaging           870              790          845
     Distribution               1,755            1,665        1,630
     Forest Products              205                5            5
     Corporate and Inter-
      segment Sales              (270)            (241)        (244)
                                 ----             ----         ----

     Net Sales                 $6,720           $5,919       $6,121
                               ======           ======       ======


     Sales by Industry Segment
                                             Nine Months
                                                Ended
                                            September 30,
                                            -------------
                                          2010               2009
                                          ----               ----
     Industrial Packaging               $7,270             $6,680
     Printing Papers                     4,400              4,155
     Consumer Packaging                  2,520              2,275
     Distribution                        4,965              4,850
     Forest Products                       220                 20
     Corporate and Inter-segment Sales    (727)              (591)
                                          ----               ----

     Net Sales                         $18,648            $17,389
                                       =======            =======

      Operating Profit by Industry Segment
                                                             Three
                                     Three Months                       Months
                                          Ended               Ended
                                     September 30,           June 30,
                                 -------------
                               2010                2009         2010
                               ----                ----         ----
     Industrial Packaging      $332               $410 (2,3,4)  $192 (7)
     Printing Papers            278                 363  (2,5)    47 (8)
     Consumer Packaging          71                 144  (2,6)    48 (6)
     Distribution                22                  21           26
     Forest Products             49                   2           40
                                ---                 ---          ---

     Operating Profit (1)       752                 940          353

     Interest expense, net    (152)                (169)        (157)
     Noncontrolling
      interest/equity
      earnings adjustment
      (9)                         5                   5            7
     Corporate items, net       (58)                (46)         (54)
     Restructuring and
      other charges               -                (141)         (31)
                                ---                ----          ---

     Earnings From
      Continuing
      Operations
         Before Income Taxes
          and Equity Earnings  $547                $589         $118
                               ====                ====         ====

     Equity Earnings
      (Loss) in Ilim
      Holdings S.A.,
         Net of Taxes (1)       $22  $                -           $5
                                ===                 ===          ===


                                                Nine Months
                                                   Ended
                                               September 30,
                                               -------------
                                          2010               2009
                                          ----               ----
     Industrial Packaging                 $565    (7)      $1,152  (2,3,4)
     Printing Papers                       247    (8)         954    (2,5)
     Consumer Packaging                    147    (6)         370    (2,6)
     Distribution                           69                 24
     Forest Products                        97                  7
                                           ---                ---

     Operating Profit (1)                1,125              2,507

     Interest expense, net               (458)               (506)
     Noncontrolling interest/equity
      earnings adjustment (9)               20                 19
     Corporate items, net                (163)               (141)
     Restructuring and other charges       (34)              (252)
                                           ---               ----

     Earnings From Continuing Operations
         Before Income Taxes and Equity
          Earnings                        $490             $1,627
                                          ====             ======

     Equity Earnings  (Loss) in Ilim
      Holdings S.A.,
         Net of Taxes (1)                  $24               $(56)
                                           ===               ====
    (1) In addition to the operating profits shown above, International Paper
        recorded equity earnings, net of taxes, of $22 million, $0 million
        and $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010,
        September 30, 2009 and June 30, 2010, respectively, and $24 million
        for the nine months ended September 30, 2010; and equity losses, net
        of taxes, of $56 million for the nine months ended September 30,
        2009, related to the equity investment in Ilim Holdings S.A., a
        separate reportable industry segment.

    (2) Includes gains of $221 million in the Industrial Packaging segment,
        $226 million in the Printing Papers segment, and $78 million in the
        Consumer Packaging segment for the three months ended September 30,
        2009, and gains of $637 million in the Industrial Packaging segment,
        $663 million in the Printing Papers segment, and $247 million in the
        Consumer Packaging segment for the nine months ended September 30,
        2009, relating to alternative fuel mixture credits.

    (3) Includes charges of $18 million for the three months ended September
        30, 2009, and $72 million for the nine months ended September 30,
        2009, for CBPR integration costs.

    (4) Includes charges of  $7 million and $22 million for the three and
        nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, for severance
        and other costs related to the planned closure of the Etienne mill
        and $48 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to
        write down the assets at the Etienne mill in France to estimated
        fair value.

    (5) Includes charges of $1 million and $11 million for the three and nine
        months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, for shutdown costs
        for the Louisiana mill and the Franklin lumber mill, sheet
        converting plant and converting innovations center, and a charge of
        $23 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 for the
        closure of the Inverurie, Scotland mill.

    (6) Includes charges of $2 million and $1 million for the three months
        ended September 30, 2009 and June 30, 2010, respectively, and $4
        million and $5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010
        and September 30, 2009, respectively, related to the reorganization
        of the Company's Shorewood operations.

    (7) Includes charges of $1 million and $3 million for additional closure
        costs for the Etienne mill in France for the three and nine months
        ended June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010, respectively; and $3
        million of additional closure costs for U.S. mills for the nine
        months ended September 30, 2010.

    (8) Includes charges of $111 million and $315 million for the three and
        nine months ended June 30, 2010 and September 30, 2010,
        respectively, for shutdown costs for the Franklin mill.

    (9) Operating profits for industry segments include each segment's
        percentage share of the profits of subsidiaries included in that
        segment that are less than wholly owned.  The pre-tax
        noncontrolling interest and equity earnings for these subsidiaries
        are adjusted here to present consolidated earnings before income
        taxes and equity earnings.

                          International Paper Company
     Reconciliation of Operating Profit to Operating Profit Before Special
                                     Items
                                 (In millions)
                        Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
                        -------------------------------------
                   Industrial Printing Consumer               Forest
                   Packaging  Papers   Packaging Distribution Products  Total
                   ---------  ------   --------- ------------ --------  -----

    Operating
     Profit as
     Reported             332      278        71           22       49    752

     Restructuring
     and other
     charges                -        -         -            -        -      -

    Operating
     Profit
     Before
     Special
     Items             332      278        71           22       49    752
                          ===      ===       ===          ===      ===    ===

                                          Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
                                          --------------------------------
                   Industrial Printing Consumer               Forest
                   Packaging  Papers   Packaging Distribution Products  Total
                   ---------  ------   --------- ------------ --------  -----

    Operating
     Profit as
     Reported             192       47        48           26       40    353

     Restructuring
     and other
     charges                1      111         1            -        -    113

    Operating
     Profit
     Before
     Special
     Items             193      158        49           26       40    466
                          ===      ===       ===          ===      ===    ===


                                       Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
                                       -------------------------------------

                Industrial  Printing  Consumer                Forest
                Packaging   Papers    Packaging  Distribution Products  Total
                ---------   ------    ---------  ------------ --------  -----

     Operating
     Profit
     as
     Reported         410       363        144            21        2    940

     Restructuring
     and
     other
     charges            7         1          2             -        -     10

     Alternative
     fuel
     mixture
     credits         (221)     (226)       (78)                        (525)

    CBPR
     business
     integration
     costs             18                                                18

     Operating
     Profit
     Before
     Special
     Items           214       138         68            21        2    443
                     ===       ===        ===           ===      ===    ===

                                            International Paper
                                        Sales Volume by Product (1)
                                         Preliminary and Unaudited

    International Paper Consolidated
                                  Three
                           Three Months     Months             Nine Months
                               Ended     Ended         Ended
                         September 30, June 30,    September 30,
                         ------------- --------    -------------
                         2010       2009   2010   2010     2009
                         ----       ----   ----   ----     ----
    Industrial
     Packaging (In
     thousands of
     short tons)
      Corrugated
       Packaging        1,928      1,856  1,956  5,693    5,531
      Containerboard      634        580    602  1,867    1,581
      Recycling           636        566    644  1,860    1,759
      Saturated Kraft      45         33     50    136       83
      Bleached Kraft       23         22     21     66       52
      European
       Industrial
       Packaging          251        252    259    768      790
      Asian Box           114         43     44    197      109
      Asian
       Distribution        87        157     82    270      318
                          ---        ---    ---    ---      ---
        Industrial
         Packaging      3,718      3,509  3,658 10,857   10,223
                        -----      -----  ----- ------   ------

    Printing Papers
     (In thousands
     of short tons)
      U.S. Uncoated
       Papers             684        753    667  2,051    2,148
      European &
       Russian
       Uncoated Papers    311        304    310    929    1,006
      Brazilian
       Uncoated Papers    262        282    282    792      696
      Asian Uncoated
       Papers              24         25     19     75       40
                          ---        ---           ---      ---
        Uncoated Papers 1,281      1,364  1,278  3,847    3,890
                        -----      -----  -----  -----    -----
      Market Pulp (2)     385        422    317  1,053    1,114
                          ---        ---    ---  -----    -----

    Consumer
     Packaging (In
     thousands of
     short tons)
      U.S. Coated
       Paperboard         364        324    354  1,057      932
      European Coated
       Paperboard          88         86     86    264      265
      Asian Coated
       Paperboard         213        221    217    651      628
      Other Consumer
       Packaging           45         42     44    129      130
                          ---        ---    ---    ---      ---
        Consumer
         Packaging        710        673    701  2,101    1,955
                          ---        ---    ---  -----    -----
    (1)  Sales volumes include third party and inter-segment sales and
    exclude sales of equity investees.
    (2)  Includes internal sales to mills.

                             INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
                             Consolidated Balance Sheet
                              Preliminary and Unaudited
                                    (In Millions)

                                         September 30,     December 31,
                                                    2010              2009
                                                    ----              ----
    Assets

    Current Assets
      Cash and Temporary Investments                $1,429            $1,892
      Accounts and Notes Receivable, Net             3,310             2,695
      Inventories                                  2,336             2,179
      Deferred Income Tax Assets                     330               368
      Other                                          403               417
                                                     ---               ---
        Total Current Assets                       7,808             7,551
                                                   -----             -----

    Plants, Properties and Equipment,
     Net                                          12,030            12,688
    Forestlands                                      730               757
    Investments                                    1,065             1,077
    Goodwill                                       2,285             2,290
    Deferred Charges and Other Assets              1,171             1,185
                                                   -----             -----

    Total Assets                                 $25,089           $25,548
                                                 =======           =======

    Liabilities and Equity

    Current Liabilities
      Notes Payable and Current
       Maturities
       of Long-Term Debt                            $312              $304
      Accounts Payable and Accrued
       Liabilities                                 4,206             3,708
                                                   -----             -----
        Total Current Liabilities                  4,518             4,012
                                                   -----             -----

    Long-Term Debt                                 8,428             8,729
    Deferred Income Taxes                          2,759             2,425
    Pension Benefit Obligation                     1,607             2,765
    Postretirement and Postemployment
     Benefit Obligation                              517               538
    Other Liabilities                                622               824

    Equity
      Invested Capital                             4,234             4,074
      Retained Earnings                            2,154             1,949
                                                   -----             -----
        Total Shareholders' Equity                 6,388             6,023
                                                   -----             -----

       Non-controlling interests                     250               232
                                                     ---               ---
        Total Equity                               6,638             6,255
                                                   -----             -----

    Total Liabilities and Equity                 $25,089           $25,548
                                                 =======           =======

                                    INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
                                Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
                                     Preliminary and Unaudited
                                           (In Millions)
                                                    Nine Months Ended
                                                      September 30,
                                                      -------------
                                                      2010              2009
                                                      ----              ----
    Operating Activities
      Net earnings                                    $346              $778
      Depreciation, amortization and cost of timber
       harvested                                     1,096             1,088
      Cost of timberlands sold                         143                 -
      Deferred income tax expense, net                 397               585
      Restructuring and other charges                  359               313
      Payments related to restructuring and legal
       reserves                                         (2)              (35)
      Pension plan contribution                     (1,150)                -
      Net losses on sales and impairments of
       businesses                                        -                48
      Equity (earnings) loss, net                      (27)               59
      Periodic pension expense, net                    174               160
      Alternative fuel mixture credits receivable        -              (251)
      Other, net                                       (57)              140
      Changes in current assets and liabilities
        Accounts and notes receivable                 (555)              466
        Inventories                                   (181)              262
        Accounts payable and accrued liabilities       126               (38)
        Interest payable                                49                21
        Other                                         (131)              (26)
                                                      ----               ---
    Cash Provided by Operations                        587    (1)      3,570
                                                       ---             -----
    Investment Activities
      Invested in capital projects                    (457)             (367)
      Acquisitions, net of cash received              (152)              (17)
      Other                                             (2)              (59)
                                                       ---               ---
    Cash Used for Investment Activities               (611)             (443)
                                                      ----              ----
    Financing Activities
      Repurchases of common stock and payments of
       restricted stock tax withholding                (26)              (10)
      Issuance of debt                                 177             2,490
      Reduction of debt                               (505)           (4,911)
      Change in book overdrafts                         80                (5)
      Dividends paid                                  (120)             (129)
      Other                                            (24)             (113)
                                                       ---              ----
    Cash Used for Financing Activities                (418)           (2,678)
    Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash            (21)               59
                                                       ---               ---
    Change in Cash and Temporary Investments          (463)              508
    Cash and Temporary Investments
      Beginning of the period                        1,892             1,144
                                                     -----             -----
      End of the period                             $1,429            $1,652
                                                    ======            ======
    (1) Includes $132 million and $1.3 billion of cash received from
    alternative fuel mixture credits in the nine months ended September
    30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

SOURCE International Paper


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