Abitibi-Consolidated to Hold First Quarter 2005 Conference Call and Webcast

Abitibi-Consolidated to Hold First Quarter 2005 Conference Call
and Webcast
A (TSX) ABY (NYSE) 


MONTREAL, April 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. will
release first quarter results before the stock markets open on Wednesday, April
27th, 2005. Management will host a conference call and question-and- answer
session to discuss earnings that day at 3:00 P.M. (EDT). Participants will
include President and Chief Executive Officer, John W. Weaver as well as Pierre
Rougeau, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Development and Chief Financial
Officer.

To participate in the conference call, investment professionals and business
media may dial 1-888-345-1250 or 514-397-9300 ten minutes before the beginning
of the call.

  Who:                Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.

  What:               First Quarter 2005 Results

  When:               Wednesday, April 27th, 2005 at 3:00 P.M. (EDT)

  Conference Call:    Dial 888-345-1250 or 514-397-9300

  Webcast:            A live webcast of the quarterly results may be
                      accessed through the Company's website
                      http://www.abitibiconsolidated.com/ under the "Investors"
                      section - "Events and Presentations". Listeners
                      should allow ample time to access the webcast.

                      A replay of the webcast will be archived on the
                      Company's website.


DATASOURCE: ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED INC.



CONTACT: Investors & Financial Media: Lorne Gorber,

Investor Relations & Financial Communications, [phone],

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