PPI AWARDS 2011 IN THE NEWS

RISI has the largest content team dedicated to the forest product and related industries, with more than 60 staff editors, economists and engineers around the globe working to deliver the highest level of content. Please see below for strong editorial coverage on the PPI Awards 2011 hosted in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.

PPI Awards 2011

DOMTAR TAKES HOME TWO INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
MONTREAL, Canada, Nov. 22, 2011 (Press Release) – Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) took home the Environmental Strategy of the Year Award and the Promotional Campaign of the Year - Environmental Message Award at the Pulp and Paper International (PPI) Awards 2011 ceremony held on November 15th in Brussels, Belgium...

RISI ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE PPI AWARDS 2011
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 15, 2011 (Press Release) – RISI is proud to announce the winners of the Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards 2011 program. The winners received their trophies at the PPI Awards 2011 dinner and ceremony on Tuesday, November 15, in Brussels, Belgium...

SAPPI FINE PAPER NORTH AMERICA RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY AND PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS
Named a Finalist for the 2011 Pulp and Paper International Awards
Boston, MA, October 31, 2011 – Sappi Fine Paper North America has been nominated for four awards in the third annual 2011 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing these achievements in various sectors...

CASCADES IS SHORTLISTED THREE TIMES FOR THE 2011 PPI AWARDS
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, Oct. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Cascades has, once again this year, achieved industry recognition with three nominations from the Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards 2011, the only international awards dedicated to recognizing companies in the pulp and paper industry. Cascades is twice shortlisted in the "Innovative Product of the Year" category, having impressed the judges with two of the company's most recent products: Rolland Enviro100 Satin fine paper and Cascades Moka™ unbleached bathroom tissue. In addition...

DOMTAR NOMINATED FOR FIVE PULP & PAPER INTERNATIONAL 2011 AWARDS
MONTREAL, October 18, 2011 – Domtar Corporation(NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) has been nominated in five categories at the upcoming Pulp and Paper International (PPI) Awards 2011, including Environmental Strategy of the Year and Promotional Campaign of the Year - Environmental Message. The company was also shortlisted for Business Strategy of the Year, Efficiency Improvements of the Year (Domtar’s Kamloops Mill), and...

THE PPI AWARDS 2011 – A CLOSE LOOK AT THE CONTENDERS
BRUSSELS, October 10, 2011 – Yet again we have had a truly global response to the PPI Awards, with numerous entries from all continents and in all categories. Clearly this industry is beginning to understand the power of achievement, and that how being recognised is a tonic for all the people who work so...

HOLMEN VIEW FINALIST IN THE 2011 PPI AWARDS
SWEDEN, October 7, 2011 – Homen VIEW has been shortlisted for the Innovative Product of the Year prize in the 3rd annual Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing achievements in the paper and pulp sector...

SMURFIT KAPPA GROUP SHORTLISTED FOR SIX PPI AWARDS
BRUSSELS, September 23, 2011 – Smurfit Kappa Group plc (SKG), one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of paper-based packaging products, with operations in Europe and Latin America, has been shortlisted in 6 categories at the 2011 PPI Awards...

INTERNATIONAL PAPER SHORTLISTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS PPI AWARD
BRUSSELS, September 22, 2011 – International Paper today announced that the company has been short-listed for the 'Promotional Campaign of the Year' in the 3rd annual 2011 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated...

DELTACLIP INTERNATIONAL B.V. HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A FINALIST FOR THE 2011 PPI AWARDS
Deltaclip International B.V. has been nominated for one of the paper and pulp industry's most prestigious awards. Deltaclip International B.V. from The Netherlands has been shortlisted for the Innovative Product of the Year...

LC PAPER NOMINATED FOR THE PPI AWARDS
LC Paper 1881 S.A. from Besalú/Catalonia has been nominated for one of the paper and pulp industry’s most prestigious awards...

RISI UNVEILS THE FINALISTS FOR THE PULP & PAPER INTERNATIONAL (PPI) AWARDS 2011
BRUSSELS, 16 September, 2011 – RISI today announced the finalists for the PPI Awards 2011 program. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector...

RISI ANNOUNCES DATES AND VENUE FOR PPI AWARDS 2011
Entry process launches for this year's global pulp and paper awards
BRUSSELS, May 2, 2011 (RISI) – RISI today announced the launch of the PPI Awards 2011 program. Potential candidates can easily enter for the awards online at www.ppiawards.com and must submit entries before Friday, June 24, 2011. The winners will be presented with their trophies at the PPI Awards 2011 ceremony to be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at Le Plaza Hotel in Brussels, Belgium...


PPI AWARDS 2010 IN THE NEWS

Green/Sustainability: Strathcona Paper LP, Napanee – GreenChoice Product Award Winner
January 11, 2011 – Recently, Strathcona Paper LP, the most eco–friendly paperboard manufacturer in North America learned that it had won the 2010 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Award for Innovative Product of the Year. Honoured for its GreenChoice 100 product, the award acknowledges companies that demonstrate continuous leadership to support environmental stewardship...

Indian BILT receives PPI award
Indian BILT receives the Eka Chemicals-sponsored PPI award. Eka Chemicals sponsored the PPI Awards 2010 program category "The Efficiency Improvements of the Year". The Indian company BILT Graphic Paper Products (Ballurpur), Bhigwan Unit won the category...

Mondi wins three of the 2010 PPI awards
VIENNA, Austria, Nov. 19, 2010 (Press Release) – Mondi, the global paper and packaging company accepted 3 awards at the 2010 PPI awards in categories for company, mill, and individual achievements...

Arauco's Earthquake Recovery in Chile Earns PPI Award
BRUSSELS, Nov. 18, 2010 (Press Release) – Celulosa Arauco y Constitución (ARAUCO) has been awarded the prestigious 2010 Pulp & Paper International Award for Business Strategy of the Year. Organized by RISI, the international forest products industry information service, the PPI Awards honors leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments within the global pulp and paper industry...

RISI reveals winners of the PPI Awards 2010
BOSTON, MA, Nov. 16, 2010 (Press Release) – RISI is proud to announce the winners of the Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards 2010 program. The winners received their trophies at the PPI Awards 2010 dinner and ceremony on Tuesday, November 16, in Brussels, Belgium. Mark Rushton, Editor of Pulp & Paper International (PPI) and chairman of the jury for the awards, commented, "We were thrilled to see so many companies from all around the world...

TreeFrog Copy Paper Selected as Finalist for the 2010 PPI Awards
November 4, 2010 (Press Release) – The 100% Tree Free, Bagasse–Based Paper Nominated for One of the Paper and Pulp Industry's Most Prestigious Awards. TreeFrog copy paper has been selected as a finalist for the Innovative Product of the Year prize in the 2010 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing these achievements in the sector...

Dalum and Cocoon PPI Awards Finalists 2010
October 25, 2010 – Arjowiggins Graphic is shortlisted in the 2010 PPI Awards for TWO categories. Arjowiggins Graphic is shortlisted in the 2010 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards in TWO categories. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognising the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector...

BTG to sponsor Innovative Product of the Year Category at 2010 PPI Awards
ECLEPENS, Switzerland, October 19, 2010 (Press Release) – Once again, BTG has the honor of sponsoring the PPI Awards. We continue to sponsor the category "Innovative product of the year", seeing that innovation and creativity are in our minds an essential ingredient in any business...

RISI CONFIRMS SPEAKERS FOR AFTERNOON SEMINAR AT 2010 PULP & PAPER INTERNATIONAL (PPI) AWARDS
BRUSSELS, October 18, 2010 – Jose Honorio, CEO of Grupo Portucel Soporcel, to Deliver Keynote Address. RISI today announced that a number of top industry experts will be speaking at the RISI Seminar on November 16, in Brussels, Belgium. The seminar will take place in the afternoon, before the 2010 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards Gala Dinner...

FINCH IS A FINALIST FOR NATIONAL AWARDS
GLENS FALLS – Finch Paper LLC has been named an international finalist for two paper industry awards for its safety program and a creative marketing campaign. The awards are presented by Pulp & Paper International magazine, the leading trade publication for the global pulp, paper and paperboard industry...

LCWU's Student Nominated For PPI Awards
PAKISTAN, October 13, 2010 – Lahore College for Women University's PhD scholar nominated for one of the Pulp and Paper Industry’s most prestigious awards. This PPI Award is Organized by RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, the PPI Awards program honors leadership, vision, modernism and strategic accomplishments within the pulp and paper industry...

6 PPI Award Nominierungen und Finalist im Green Business Awards 2010 für Mondi
October 10, 2010 – Mondi wurde für sechs der zwölf 2010 Pulp & Paper International Awards nominiert, die am 16. November in Brüssel verliehen werden. Die PPI Awards sind die einzigen Auszeichnungen, die die Leistungen von Unternehmen, Fabriken und Einzelpersonen in dem Zellstoff- und Papiersektor würdigen...

Klingele Papierwerke Finalists for the PPI Awards
GERMANY, October 10, 2010 – Klingele Papierwerke has been selected as a finalist for the 2010 PPI Awards. Klingele Papierwerke has been shortlisted for two categories in the 2010 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards. First category is “The Green Energy and Biofuels Award” second is “Managing Risk and Safety – Company of the Year”. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing these achievements in the sector...

To learn more about the Klingele Papierwerke, visit their website: www.klingele.com

Several Nordic finalists in PPI Awards 2010
October 7, 2010 – MSeveral Nordic companies and individuals are among the finalists for the PPI Awards 2010. The winners will be presented on November 16. Among the finalists in PPI Awards 2010 are several Nordic companies: In the categpry ”Promotional Campaign of the Year” both SCA Containerboard (with SCA Presentation Liners)...

Mondi receives nominations for 6 PPI awards and a Green Business award
VIENNA, Austria, October 6, 2010 (Press Release) – Mondi has been shortlisted for six of the twelve 2010 Pulp & Paper International Awards taking place on November 16th in Brussels. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector. The Green Business awards, held November 2nd in London, acknowledge...

To learn more about the Mondi Group, visit their website: www.mondigroup.com

Cascades notes finalist status for PPI Awards
WATERFORD, NY, September 30, 2010 (Press Release) – Cascades Tissue Group, North America's fourth largest producer of tissue paper, announces that it has been shortlisted for the prestigious "Environmental Strategy of the Year" company prize in the 2010 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards. Cascades Tissue Group also...

To learn more about the Cascades Tissue Group, visit their website: www.cascades.com/tissuegroup

SCA Packaging selected as finalist for the PPI Awards!
DIEGEM, BELGIUM , 29 September 2010 – The SCA Packaging Design Challenge has been shortlisted for the "Promotional Campaign of the Year" category in the PPI Awards 2010. Organized by RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, the PPI Awards program honors leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments within the pulp and paper industry. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector...

To learn more about SCA Packaging, visit their website: www.scapackaging.com

SCA Containerboard has been selected as a finalist for the PPI Awards!
DIEGEM, BELGIUM , 23 September 2010 – The SCA Presentation Liners campaign has been shortlisted for the "Promotional Campaign of the Year" category in the PPI Awards 2010. Organized by RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, the PPI Awards program...

To learn more about SCA Packaging, visit their website: www.scapackaging.com

RISI reveals finalists for the Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards 2010
BRUSSELS, 21 September, 2010 (Press Release) – RISI today announced the finalists for the PPI Awards 2010 program. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector...

RISI adds leading industry experts to judging panel for PPI Awards 2010
BRUSSELS, June 23, 2010 (Press Release) — RISI today confirmed the complete line–up of judges for the PPI Awards 2010 program. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector...

RISI launches PPI Awards 2010 program – date and venue announced for awards ceremony
BRUSSELS, April 26, 2010 (RISI) — RISI today announced the launch of the PPI Awards 2010 program. Potential candidates can easily enter for the awards online at http://www.ppiawards.com/ and must submit entries before Friday, July 9th, 2010. The winners will be presented with their trophies at the PPI Awards 2010 ceremony to be held on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at Le Plaza Hotel in Brussels, Belgium...


PPI AWARDS 2009 IN THE NEWS

Selected RISI website coverage:

The First PPI Awards – a time to celebrate
BRUSSELS, December 28, 2009 — The city of Munich was witness to a world first recently as pulp and papermakers from all around the globe stepped out from under the burden of tough times to attend the very first PPI Awards. The awards have been designed to celebrate achievements...

RISI announces winners of the PPI Awards 2009
BRUSSELS, October 30, 2009 — RISI is proud to announce the winners of the 2009 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards program. The winners received the good news and their trophies at the PPI Awards ceremony on Wednesday, October 28, in Munich, Germany...

RISI confirms speakers for free afternoon seminar at 2009 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards
BRUSSELS, September 1, 2009 — RISI today announced that a number of top industry experts will be speaking at the free RISI Seminar on October 28, 2009 in Munich, Germany. The seminar will take place in the afternoon, before the 2009 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards Gala Dinner...

RISI announces finalists for the 2009 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards
BRUSSELS, July 31, 2009 — RISI today announced the finalists for the 2009 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards program. The PPI Awards will honor leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments of companies, mills and individuals within the global pulp and paper industry...

RISI confirms BTG Group and StepChange Consulting as sponsors for new PPI Awards event
BRUSSELS, June 4, 2009 — RISI is pleased to announce that the BTG Group and StepChange Consulting have signed on as sponsors of the 2009 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards program. The PPI Awards will honor leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments...

RISI launches PPI Awards program to honor achievements in the global pulp and paper sector
BRUSSELS, July 31, 2009 — RISI today announced the finalists for the 2009 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards program. The PPI Awards will honor leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments of companies, mills and individuals within the global pulp and paper industry...



Selected coverage from participating websites:

Cascades win a PPI Award for its use of biogas energy
SAINT–JÉRÔME, QUEBEC, November 16, 2009 — Cascades was recognized by the Pulp and Paper International (PPI) for its advanced use of bio–energy at the first edition of the PPI Awards. The biogas energy project was chosen within the global pulp and paper sector as the most innovative and viable use of local and renewable energy...

Södra wins PPI award for Research Achievement of the Year
November 3, 2009 — Södra Cell is delighted to announce that Joakim Nygren was awarded the title of Research Achievement of the Year at the prestigious PPI Awards ceremony in Munich on 28 October...

Finch Paper Wins Global Award for Efficiency Improvements
GLENS FALLS, NY, October 28, 2009 — Finch Paper LLC has been awarded the 2009 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Award for Efficiency Improvements. The award was presented during a ceremony in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday, October 28...

Grycksbo Paper receives an "Oscar"
October 28, 2009 — Grycksbo Paper has won the category ‘Promotional/Sales/Marketing Campaign of the Year’ for its ‘G Print is ON’ campaign at the PPI Awards 2009 gala in Munich. The main media channel for the award winning campaign is the internet and consists of humorous and surprising film sequences...

SCA Ortviken wins PPI’s Environmental Strategy of the Year Award
October 30, 2009 — On the evening of Wednesday, 28 October, SCA Ortviken received one of the most prestigious prizes in the paper industry, PPI’s Environmental Strategy of the Year Award – Mill Prize...

RockTenn Chairman and CEO Jim Rubright Named in Pulp and Paper
NORCROSS, GA, August 26, 2009 — RockTenn Chairman and CEO Jim Rubright Named in Pulp and Paper International Power List of Top 50 Most Influential in Global Pulp and Paper Industry; Nominated as Top Five Global CEO Finalist for 2009 PPI Awards...

Lenzing selected as finalist in PPI Awards 2009
August 11, 2009 — Austrian–based paper manufacturer Lenzing Papier has been shortlisted for the Environmental Strategy of the Year (Company) award in the Pulp and Paper International (PPI) Awards 2009. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing achievements in this sector...

SCA Containerboard has been selected as a finalist for the PPI Awards!
August 6, 2009 — Our Supplier of Choice campaign has been shortlisted for the “Promotional/Sales/Marketing Campaign of the Year” prize in the 2009 Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards, one of the paper and pulp industry’s most prestigious awards. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing these achievements in the sector...