RISI analyst Esko Uutela named keynote speaker at Tissue World Americas

BOSTON, MA, March 3, 2008 - RISI analyst Esko Uutela will deliver the keynote address at Tissue World Americas, March 11-14, 2008 at the Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC), Miami Beach, Florida. Esko Uutela will speak on, "North American Tissue Market Developments and a Look at the Supply/Demand Balance."

In his keynote address, Mr. Uutela will present the industry's demand/supply outlook, recent market trends, and speak of the current and emerging competitive landscape and its major players.

The selection of RISI analyst Esko Uutela as Keynote Speaker underscores the worldwide depth and breadth of the RISI Global Market Intelligence suite of publications. Since 1976, Mr. Uutela has studied the tissue and recovered paper markets and is now considered one of the world's leading experts in the field. Mr. Uutela was Principal of EU Consulting, which RISI acquired in 2007. He currently contributes his global industry expertise as an editor to the RISI publications World Tissue Business Monitor Service and Outlook on World Tissue Business.

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