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            Contact:                                   Steve Dean

                                       Sr. Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

901-320-8352

Daryn Abercrombie

Investor Relations

901-320-8908

Website:  www.bkitech.com

BUCKEYE ANNOUNCES ANNUAL SEC FILING

MEMPHIS, TN  Oct. 16, 2008 - Buckeye Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BKI) announced that its annual report on Form 10-K, including its audited financial statements, was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2008.  The report is posted on Buckeye’s website www.bkitech.com.  Paper copies of the annual report are available free of charge upon request.  Requests may be submitted through Buckeye’s website or in writing to: Buckeye Technologies Inc., Attn: Ms. Shirley Spears, P.O. Box 80407, Memphis, TN 38108-0408.

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.