Bangkok--17 Jun--Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has today affirmed Thailand-based SCG Paper Public Company Limited's (SCG Paper, formally Siam Pulp and Paper Public Company Limited) National Long-term rating at 'A+(tha)' with a Stable Outlook and National Short-term rating at 'F1(tha)', and simultaneously withdrawn them. Fitch will no longer provide ratings coverage on SCG Paper, but will continue to provide ratings and analytical coverage of its parent, The Siam Cement Public Company Limited, which is rated 'A+(tha)'/Stable/'F1(tha)'. Note to Editors: Fitch's National ratings provide a relative measure of creditworthiness for rated entities in countries with relatively low international sovereign ratings and where there is demand for such ratings. The best risk within a country is rated 'AAA' and other credits are rated only relative to this risk. National ratings are designed for use mainly by local investors in local markets and are signified by the addition of an identifier for the country concerned, such as 'AAA(tha)' for National ratings in Thailand. Specific letter grades are not therefore internationally comparable. Contacts: Wasant Polcharoen, Soamsiri Chadavadh, Vincent Milton, Bangkok, Tel: +662 655 4755.