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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  April 19, 2000


           BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION COMPLETES TENDER OFFER FOR
         MINORITY PUBLIC SHARES OF BOISE CASCADE OFFICE PRODUCTS


     BOISE, Idaho - Boise Cascade Corporation (NYSE:BCC) and Boise
Acquisition Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of BCC, today announced
the successful completion of the cash tender offer to acquire the minority
public shares of Boise Cascade Office Products Corporation (NYSE:BOP) at
$16.50 per share.

     Approximately 11,921,355 shares of BOP, or 96.0181% of the minority
shares, were tendered prior to the expiration of the tender offer at 5
p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday, April 19, 2000, and were accepted
for payment by Boise Acquisition Corporation.  BCC has contributed its
shares of BOP stock to Boise Acquisition Corporation, giving Boise
Acquisition Corporation more than 90% of the outstanding shares and
enabling it to merge with BOP without shareholder approval.  After the
merger, BOP will be the surviving corporation and will be a wholly owned
subsidiary of BCC.

     Pursuant to the merger, BOP shareholders who did not tender their
shares in the tender offer and who do not seek appraisal of their shares
under Delaware law will be cashed out at $16.50 per share.

     Boise Cascade Corporation, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, is a major
distributor of office products and building materials and an integrated
manufacturer and distributor of paper and wood products.  The company also
owns and manages over 2 million acres of timberland in the United States.
Visit the Boise Cascade web site at www.bc.com.