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 Contacts:                                  Steve Dean

Senior Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

901-320-8352

Daryn Abercrombie

Investor Relations

901-320-8908

Website:  www.bkitech.com

BUCKEYE ANNOUNCES $15 MILLION REDEMPTION OF NOTES

MEMPHIS, TN  May 21, 2008 - Buckeye Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BKI) today announced that it has called for redemption prior to their maturity $15 million in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 8.0% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 (the “2010 Notes”) and will redeem them on June 20, 2008, in accordance with their terms. Upon completion of this redemption, $115 million of the 2010 Notes will remain outstanding.  A formal notice of redemption has been sent separately to the affected holders of the 2010 Notes, in accordance with the terms of the indenture for the 2010 Notes.  Buckeye plans to finance this redemption using its $200 million senior secured revolving credit facility which was put in place July 25, 2007.

Buckeye, a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty fibers and nonwoven materials, is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.  The Company currently operates facilities in the United States, Germany, Canada, and Brazil.  Its products are sold worldwide to makers of consumer and industrial goods.

Certain matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, financing, markets, products, services and prices, and other factors.  For further information on factors which could impact the Company and the statements contained herein, please refer to public filings with  the Securities and Exchange Commission.