Bowater Announces Management Changes

    Bowater Inc.

Bowater Incorporated (NYSE: BOW) today announced the following organizational
changes.

Joseph B. Johnson, 42, has been elected Vice President - Controller. Previously,
Mr. Johnson served as Director, Financial Reporting. He joined Bowater in 2001.
Mr. Johnson is a graduate of the University of North Florida and is a Certified
Public Accountant.

Colin R. Wolfe, 48, has been elected Vice President and Treasurer. Previously,
Mr. Wolfe served as Vice President of Administration and Planning - Newsprint
Division. Mr. Wolfe joined Bowater in 1982. Mr. Wolfe is a graduate of Mount
Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada and is a Chartered Accountant.

Michael F. Nocito, 50, has been elected Vice President of Administration and
Planning - Newsprint Division. Previously, Mr. Nocito served as Vice President -
Controller. Mr. Nocito joined Bowater in 1978. Mr. Nocito is a graduate of
Lehman College, Bronx, NY and has an MBA from the University of Connecticut. He
is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants.

Duane A. Owens, 37, has been elected Assistant Treasurer and Director, Investor
Relations. Previously, Mr. Owens served as Director, Finance and Investor
Relations. He joined Bowater in 1992. Mr. Owens is a graduate of the University
of South Carolina and has an MBA from Clemson University.

Megan A. Mosley, 40, has been elected Assistant Controller and Director,
Accounting Operations. Previously, Ms. Mosley served as Director, Accounting
Operations. She joined Bowater in 2002. Ms. Mosley is a graduate of Huntingdon
College and has an MBA from Auburn University. She is a Certified Public
Accountant.

Bowater Incorporated, headquartered in Greenville, SC, is a leading producer of
newsprint, coated mechanical and specialty papers. In addition, the company
makes bleached kraft pulp and lumber products. The company has 12 pulp and paper
mills in the United States, Canada and South Korea and 12 North American
sawmills that produce softwood lumber. Bowater also operates two facilities that
convert a base sheet to coated products. Bowater's operations are supported by
approximately 1.4 million acres of timberlands owned or leased in the United
States and Canada and 30 million acres of timber cutting rights in Canada.
Bowater is one of the world's largest consumers of recycled newspapers and
magazines. Bowater common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the
Pacific Exchange. A special class of stock exchangeable into Bowater common
stock is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: BWX).
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