Conference Call for Buckeye Technologies Inc. - Closure of Glueckstadt

    Business Editors

    MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2005--Buckeye Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BKI):

CONFERENCE CALL for BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Closure of Glueckstadt, Germany Manufacturing Facility

We have scheduled a conference call for

Wednesday, January 12, 2005 9:30 a.m. Central

Management participating on the call will include

John B. Crowe, President and Chief Operating Officer Kristopher J. Matula, Exec. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Paul N. Horne, Sr. Vice President, Cotton Cellulose Beth Welter, Vice President, Corporate Accounting and Treasurer Chad P. Foreman, Investor Relations Manager

All interested parties are invited to listen to the audio conference call live or tape delayed via the website www.streetevents.com or via the Company's website homepage at www.bkitech.com. The replay will be archived on these websites through February 12, 2005.

In addition, persons interested in listening by telephone may dial in at (800) 289-0518 within the United States. International callers should dial (913) 981-5532. Participants should call no later than 9:25 a.m. CT.

To listen to the telephone replay of the conference call, dial (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820. The passcode is 547758. The telephone replay will be available until midnight January 25, 2005.

A press release was issued via Business Wire earlier today. If you did not receive a copy of this release, please contact Chad Foreman at (901) 320-8828.

We look forward to your participation.

--30--SH/na*

CONTACT: Buckeye Technologies Inc., Memphis Chad Foreman, 901-320-8828

KEYWORD: TENNESSEE GERMANY INTERNATIONAL EUROPE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CHEMICALS/PLASTICS FOREST PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING SOURCE: Buckeye Technologies Inc.

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