Exhibit 8.1
List of significant Subsidiaries of Buhrmann NV.
Unless otherwise stated, Buhrmann’s interest in the following companies and divisions is 100 percent. A full list of Group companies, with consideration to the respective legal regulations, is available for inspection at the Trade Register in Amsterdam. The addresses of the companies mentioned on the following pages can also be viewed on our website: www.buhrmann.com.
Office Products North America Division
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Corporate Express, Inc.
Broomfield, CO
Corporate Express Imaging & Computer Graphic Supplies
Deerfield Beach, FL
Specialty Business Group
Broomfield, CO
• ASAP Software Express, Inc.
Buffalo Grove, IL
• ASAP Software S.A.S.
St. Ouen (France)
• Corporate Express Document & Print Management, Inc.
Omaha, NE
• Corporate Express Promotional Marketing, Inc
St. Louis, MO
Central Region
Broomfield, CO
• Central Midwest Division
Cincinnati, OH
• Colorado Division
Aurora, CO
• Gulf Coast Division
Baton Rouge, LA
• Illinois Division
Woodridge, IL
• Kansas Division
Kansas City, MO
• Michigan Division
Warren, MI
• Mid-South Division
Memphis, TN
• Minnesota Division
Arden Hills, MN
• Missouri Division
St. Louis, MO
• Oklahoma Division
Tulsa, OK
• Wisconsin Division
Wauwatosa, WI
Eastern Region
Somerset, NJ
• Connecticut Division
Stratford, CT
• Eastern Pennsylvania Division
Philadelphia, PA
• Georgia Division
Atlanta, GA
• Mid-Atlantic Division
Elkridge, MD
• New England Division
Lawrence, MA
• New York Metro Division
Parsippany, NJ
• North Florida Division
Tampa, FL
• South Atlantic Division
Henderson, NC
• South Florida Division
Miami, FL
• West Pennsylvania Division
Sewickley, PA
Western Region
Pleasanton, CA
• Alaska Division
Anchorage, AK
• Arizona Division
Phoenix, AZ
• North California Division
Newark, CA
• North Texas Division
Arlington, TX
• Oregon Division
Portland, OR
• Idaho-Utah Divison
Idaho Falls, ID
• South California Division
La Mirada, CA
• South Texas Division
Houston, TX
• Washington Division
Renton, WA
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CANADA
Mississauga, ON
• Atlantic Division
Halifax, NS
• British Columbia Division
Vancouver, BC
• Alberta Division
Edmonton, AB
• Ontario Division
Mississauga, ON
• Quebec Division
Boucherville, QC
Office Products Europe Division
AUSTRIA
Corporate Express GmbH & Co. KG
Wels
Corporate Express Büroartikelhandel GmbH
Vienna
BELGIUM
Corporate Express Belgium NV
Wemmel (Brussels)
DENMARK
Corporate Express Denmark A/S
Holstebro
FRANCE
Corporate Express France/ANFA S.A.S.
Bondoufle (Paris)
GERMANY
Corporate Express Deutschland GmbH & Co. Vertriebs KG
Stuttgart
IRELAND
Corporate Express (Ireland) Limited
Dublin
ITALY
Corporate Express SpA
Cusago (Milan)
LUXEMBOURG
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Corporate Express Luxembourg/Eugène Hoffman Sarl
Howald (Hesperange)
NETHERLANDS
Corporate Express Europe BV
Amsterdam
Buhrmann Office Products Nederland BV
Amsterdam
• Corporate Express Nederland
Utrecht
• Dawidenko International
Utrecht
• Intercambio
Utrecht
Corporate Express Document Automatisering BV
Capelle a/d IJssel (Rotterdam)
DocVision BV
Utrecht
POLAND
Corporate Express Polska Sp.z.o.o.
Gdynia
SWEDEN
Corporate Express Svenska AB
Borås (Goteborg)
UNITED KINGDOM
Corporate Express UK Ltd.
Birmingham
Office Products Australia
AUSTRALIA
Corporate Express Australia Ltd. (52%)
Rosebery, Sydney, NSW
and locations in: Adelaide, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Bunbury, Cairns, Canberra, Darwin, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Hobart, Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth and Townsville
NEW ZEALAND
Corporate Express New Zealand Ltd. (52%)
Auckland
and locations in: Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Blenheim
Paper Merchanting
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Merchants
AUSTRIA
PaperNet GmbH & Co. KG
Wiener Neudorf
BELGIUM
Epacar NV
Kontich (Antwerp)
Triton Komputer Service Buro BVBA
Wetteren
CROATIA
Adria Papir d.o.o.
Zagreb
CZECH REPUBLIC
Ospap velkoobchod papírem, a.s. (96%)
Prague
DENMARK
CC&Co A/S
Holstebro
PaperNet Denmark A/S
Copenhagen
Udesen A/S, Grafisk Fagcenter
Vejle
FINLAND
PaperNet oy och hemart Helsingfors
Helsinki
FRANCE
Buhrmann France Image SAS
Croissy-Beaubourg (Paris)
• Bellegarde
St. Ouen (Paris)
• Carpa ADP
Croissy-Beaubourg (Paris)
• Libert
Croissy-Beaubourg (Paris)
GERMANY
Deutsche Papier Vertriebs GmbH
Augsburg
• Deutsche ADP
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Augsburg
Budapest Papir Kft
Budapest
IRELAND
Contact Papers Ltd.
Dublin
Robert Horne Paper (Ireland) Ltd.
Dublin
Supreme Paper Company Ltd.
Dublin
Paper Sales Ltd.
Cork
ITALY
Polyedra SpA
Settimo Milanese (Milan)
• Caledonia Srl (90%)
Caleppio di Settala (Milan)
NETHERLANDS
Bührmann-Ubbens BV
Zutphen
DRiem Papier BV
Zoetermeer (The Hague)
Proost en Brandt BV
Diemen (Amsterdam)
• Velpa Enveloppen BV
Zwijndrecht
POLAND
Mercator Papir Sp.z o.o.
Kraków
PORTUGAL
Tulipel-Commércio de Papéis Lda.
Lisbon
SINGAPORE
Winpac Pte Ltd. (50%)
Singapore
• Vietnam Representative Office
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
SLOVAKIA
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Bratislavská Papierenská Spoločnosť s.r.o.
Bratislava
SLOVENIA
Alpe Papir d.o.o.
Ljubljana
SOUTH AFRICA
Finwood Papers (Pty) Ltd.
Johannesburg
SPAIN
Papelco S.A.
San Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona)
Union Papelera S.A.
Barcelona
SWEDEN
Grafiskt Papper Norden AB
Vällingby and Stockholm
UNITED KINGDOM
The Howard Smith Paper Group Ltd.
Northampton
• Howard Smith Paper Ltd.
Northampton
• Howard Smith Paper (Scotland) Ltd.
West Lothian
• Contract Paper Ltd.
Northampton
• Precision Publishing Papers Ltd.
Yeovil
• Savory Paper Ltd.
Northampton
• Trade Paper Ltd.
Barwell
Robert Horne Group plc
Northampton
• The Robert Horne Paper Company
Northampton
• Robert Horne Business Papers
Northampton
• Glenmore Business Papers
Rosyth
• A&P Display
Northampton
• Cox Plastics
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Northampton
• Paragon Imaging Materials
Manchester
The M6 Paper Group Ltd.
Macclesfield
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Kelly Paper Company
City of Industry (Los Angeles), CA
Other
GERMANY
Josef Fröhlen Papiergroßhandlung-Willi Reddemann Import-Export GmbH
Neuss
NETHERLANDS
Expresso Paper Platform BV (12.90%)
Amsterdam
Tricom Paper International BV
Amsterdam
MALAYSIA
VRG Paper (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
P.R. CHINA
VRG Paper Hong Kong Ltd.
Hong Kong
• Beijing Representative Office
Beijing
• Shanghai Representative Office
Shanghai
• Taiwan Representative Office
Taipei (Taiwan)
SINGAPORE
VRG Paper Asia Pte Ltd.
Singapore
Graphic Systems
BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG
Plantin NV
Brussels (Evere)
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GREECE
BTI-Hellas A.E.E.
Peristeri (Athens)
ITALY
Macchingraf SpA
Ospiate di Bollate (Milan)
NETHERLANDS
Tetterode-Nederland BV
Amsterdam
SPAIN
Maquinaria Artes Gráficas Hartmann, S.A.
Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona)
Other
Buhrmann Europcenter NV
Wellen/Belgium
Buhrmann International BV
Amsterdam/Netherlands
Buhrmann Silver SA
Luxembourg
Buhrmann US, Inc.
Broomfield, CO/USA
Buhrmann Silver US LLC
Delaware, CO/USA
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