
RISI launches new community website with free forest products industry content
BOSTON, MA, Oct. 10, 2007 - RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the launch of a new community section of its web site at www.risiinfo.com.
The new RISI web site incorporates free news, features, commentary and other content on the pulp and paper, tissue, wood products and timber industries. It also provides an exciting opportunity for companies marketing to the global forest products sector to reach their target audience through sponsorships and advertising.
The website contains the following free information:
News headlines: Covering the global pulp, paper, wood products and timber sectors. Visitors can also sign up for free trials of RISI's news services.
Magazines: Current editions and searchable archives from the sector's leading magazines: Pulp & Paper International (PPI) and Pulp & Paper.
RISI Blog: The latest views and opinions from RISI economists, engineers and editors, as well as leading industry experts.
Market Place: A place where companies can advertise new product launches, consulting services, machinery auctions and other commercial offerings.
RISI will continue to add new features to this website over the coming months including: dedicated Technology Channels; a searchable events database for the forest products sector; an industry jobs board; the ability for readers to post comments to the RISI Blog; RSS feeds and much more.
Rhiannon James-van Beuningen, Senior Vice President of Media Products commented, "We are thrilled about the launch of our new community website and the free resources that are now available. RISI continues to produce content of the utmost quality to help companies in the global forest products industry make better business decisions. We are happy to openly share a selection of this content as well as providing a platform for marketing professionals in the sector to reach our global audience."
RISI clients can log in to their customized portals as usual to access their news, data, forecasts and other premium content.
For more information on RISI's new and exciting free resources, please visit: http://www.risiinfo.com/pages/freeResources.jsp.
For more details about advertising and sponsorship packages available on the new RISI website, contact advertising@risiinfo.com or go to: http://www.risiinfo.com/pages/adv/.
About RISI
RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the pulp and paper, wood products, timber, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to help them make better decisions.
Headquartered in Boston (Bedford), Massachusetts, RISI operates offices in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; São Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; and Charlottesville, Virginia. More information can be found at www.risiinfo.com.


