March Webinar Series
RISI Outlook Briefings are designed for pulp and paper industry suppliers, producers, end users, analysts, and consultants who focus on multiple grades and/or regions; users who need quick and easy access to market information; and stakeholders with a keen interest in understanding the industry’s evolution. The next webinar series will be available mid March. Subscribe now to get:
- A high-level overview of global pulp and paper markets
- Knowledge on multiple grade sets in a short period of time
- Updates on market fluctuations and how they may impact you
- Interaction with RISI economists
- Downloadable slides for each of the events
Contact your RISI representative for subscription information.
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Graphic Papers Outlook Briefing
Presented by: John Maine, Vice President, Graphic Papers, RISI Contact your RISI representative for subscription information.Click here to see a sample presentation. John Maine is Vice President of Graphic Papers at RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. He cofounded Resource Information Systems, Inc., the company that became the analytic component of RISI. Mr. Maine has specialized in printing and writing paper and newsprint markets, end uses, supply, costs and pricing for 27 years. More than 200 RISI clients worldwide rely on his detailed monthly and triannual analysis and forecasts of the graphic paper markets as well as single and multiclient studies. His published reports include the monthly "Paper Trader", the "North American Graphic Paper Forecast" and the "World Graphic Paper Forecast", both published three times a year. Mr. Maine holds a Master of Science degree in Forest Economics with distinction from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). He resides in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife and three children. |
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Packaging Paper Outlook Briefing
Presented by: Ken Waghorne, Vice President, North American Packaging, RISI Contact your RISI representative for subscription information.Click here to see a sample presentation. Mr. Waghorne has specialized in the paper packaging markets for RISI since 1983. He provides detailed monthly and quarterly analysis and forecasts of the North American paper packaging markets as well as single- and multi-client studies. His contributions to the RISI multiclient studies include the detailed analysis of the international containerboard markets, sector-by-sector forecasts for the U.S. folding carton industry, and an analysis of the paper packaging markets for Latin America. Mr. Waghorne holds a Master of Science degree in Forest Economics from Virginia Tech and his Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from LSU. |
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Pulp & Recovered Paper Outlook Briefing
Presented by Kurt Schaefer, Vice President – Fiber, RISI Contact your RISI representative for subscription information.Click here to see a sample presentation. Mr. Schaefer’s responsibilities at RISI are focused on the area of wood pulp. He publishes a monthly commentary and forecast on the world pulp market, "World Pulp Monthly." He also produces RISI’s long-term pulp forecasts, focusing on variables such as pulp consumption, capacity, production, production costs, and pricing. Just prior to joining RISI, Kurt was Director of Pulp & Paper Forecaster. As the sole economist working on Forecaster, he was responsible for forecasting prices and market conditions across all of the major grades of paper and paperboard in North America. His work on Forecaster included developing detailed end-user driven demand models for the key grades, including newsprint, coated papers, and containerboard. He also directed a number of editorial projects, including a major long-term study of global newsprint markets. He reached ABD status in the Ph.D. program in Economics at the University of Virginia. In 1995, he received the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from the Association of Investment Management and Research (AIMR). |