Tuscarora Incorporated Announces New SCA ThermoSafe Division for Temperature Assurance Solutions

    NEW BRIGHTON, Pa., Jan. 22 Tuscarora Incorporated, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of SCA and a division of SCA North America, announced
today that it has formed a new division that will specialize in products and
services for the temperature assurance market.  The name of this new division
is SCA ThermoSafe.
    The formation of this new division was realized when Tuscarora acquired
three highly regarded companies in the latter part of 2001 and early 2002:
Insulated Shipping Containers (ISC), Polyfoam Packers, and Mid-Lands Chemical.
The SCA ThermoSafe Division offers customers a complete system of products and
services to design, test, and deliver insulated packaging and temperature
monitoring solutions for a variety of temperature sensitive products.
    "The creation of the SCA ThermoSafe Division represents a commitment by
Tuscarora to the specific customer needs of this industry," David O'Leary,
president of Tuscarora stated.  "This specialized division combines all of the
products, services, and expertise of the acquired companies with the
expandable polystyrene molding capabilities of Tuscarora in North America, SCA
Packaging in Europe and Central Package in Asia."
    The division's temperature assurance solutions include custom and
proprietary insulated shipping containers, including hundreds of stock
container products, refrigerant gel packs, in-transit temperature monitoring
products, and qualification/validation testing services.  SCA ThermoSafe
provides the ultimate in material-neutral temperature assurance solutions to
markets as diverse as pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing, medical
research and health care, food processing, and commercial food service.
    "With increasing emphasis on maintaining shipments within a given
temperature range, we believe our expertise and `one-stop shop' for transport
protection will be of particular value to companies that must comply with more
stringent requirements for their thermally sensitive products," said O'Leary.
    Tuscarora serves customers from over 35 manufacturing facilities
regionally located throughout the United States and Mexico.  Tuscarora is part
of SCA's global protective packaging network that includes plants in Europe
and Asia.  Tuscarora's customers include manufacturers in the high technology,
telecommunications, consumer electronics, automotive, appliances, and health
care industries.

    Tuscarora is a division of SCA North America, a leader in absorbent
hygiene products and packaging solutions.  We employ some 5,100 people in
nearly 60 locations.  For more information on SCA, visit http://www.sca.com.