MeadWestvaco to Feature Advanced Packaging Automation and Sustainable Packaging Solutions at Interpack 2008


RICHMOND, VA - February 7, 2008 - MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV) will showcase its full platform of consumer packaging services and capabilities, including consumer insights, innovation, design, materials, primary and secondary packaging, and equipment solutions, at Interpack 2008 in Dusseldorf, Germany, April 24-30. The company will be exhibiting in Hall 13, Stands C47/D48. MeadWestvaco Calmar, the company's pump and sprayer packaging business, will be exhibiting its advanced dispensing solutions in Hall 10, Stand A67.

MeadWestvaco delivers innovative primary and secondary packaging solutions and expertise throughout the global marketplace, supporting the world's most admired consumer brands. At Interpack 2008, the company will highlight efficient machinery automation technologies and sustainable packaging solutions and materials. MeadWestvaco will demonstrate a machine system for automated hair color packaging, featuring innovative product flow management and pick-and-place technology to merge secondary and tertiary packaging mechanization on the same platform.

Sustainable finished packaging solutions and materials will also be featured in the booth, reflecting MeadWestvaco's commitment to sustainability and its overall ability to serve customers' changing needs in today's environmentally- and socially-conscious world.

Finished sustainable packaging solutions will include Natralock®, a paperboard-based security package that serves as an alternative to traditional plastic clamshells, and MeadWestvaco Engineered Packaging, innovative package concepts which provide a more efficient, cost effective and sustainable approach to traditional corrugated packaging.

Featured materials will include renewable and recyclable paperboard, ideal for a variety of markets including food and beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical and cosmetics, plastic packages and dispensing solutions.

MeadWestvaco Calmar will highlight its broad array of dispensing solutions targeted for personal care, cosmetic, fragrance, garden, home care, pharmaceutical and automotive markets. The Calmar products featured in the stand will include innovative solutions such as the new airless dispensing and foamer technology platforms.

About MeadWestvaco

MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV) provides packaging solutions to many of the world's most-admired brands in the food and beverage, media and entertainment, personal care, home and garden, cosmetics, and healthcare industries. The company has market-leading positions in its Consumer & Office Products and Specialty Chemicals businesses, and operates in more than 30 countries. MeadWestvaco manages all of its forestlands in accordance with internationally recognized forest certification standards, and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the fourth consecutive year.

For more information, please visit us at www.meadwestvaco.com.

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