RISI introduces weekly price coverage of US recovered paper exports to Asia

BOSTON, MA, Jan. 23, 2009 - RISI, the leading provider of information for the global forest products industry, today announced new weekly price coverage of US exports of recovered paper to China.

Targeted towards buyers, sellers, investors and others involved in recovered paper markets, the prices are available weekly to subscribers of RISI's PPI Pulp & Paper Week, PPI Fiber and PPI Global services, for the following grades: mixed paper 2, ONP 8 and OCC 11 from Oakland, CA, Long Beach, CA and New York-New Jersey (in FAS levels per short ton) and CIF delivered to the main ports in China (in metric tonnes).

PPI Pulp & Paper Week editor Greg Rudder commented, "China has become a huge market for recovered paper exporters in the US; this year the US will export almost 11 million tonnes of recovered paper to China -- up from 1.0 million tonnes ten years ago. Transaction prices in this market can change frequently and our new weekly coverage will enable our clients to monitor these changes more closely."

He continued, "We have been reporting US recovered paper export prices to China for thirteen years in PPI Pulp & Paper Week, so we have extensive knowledge of the sector."

For customers who need prices for more recovered paper grades, RISI's PPI Pulp & Paper Week reports US export prices to China on a monthly basis for ONP 8, OCC, DLK, SOP and SWL as well as for "select" and double-sorted US OCC to Nhava Sheva port in India. Prices are FOB seller's dock, FAS and CIF.

More information about RISI’s coverage of pulp and paper markets and prices is available at www.risiinfo.com/mps.

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.

PPI announces new Digital Edition

BOSTON, MA, 30 January 2009 - In response to the continuing globalization of the pulp and paper industry RISI has united the two most powerful magazines in the sector - Pulp & Paper and its sister publication PPI. This restructuring allows RISI to focus more resources on the editorial content our readers rely on. To make this publication more available to those who need it, RISI is offering a digital edition of this magazine free of charge.

The digital edition has an interface that is similar to the print edition and can be read online or offline using an internet browser - no additional software is required. The digital edition is searchable, includes links to additional resources and can be enlarged for easier reading. The digital edition and archives of content from older versions of PPI and P&P are available at www.risiinfo.com/magazine.

PPI is the most widely read management and production magazine in the pulp, paper and paperboard industry. Each monthly issue keeps our readers up-to-date on the latest business developments, operations techniques and technical innovations throughout the world.

By combining resources, PPI is now able to bring its readers expanded coverage that includes North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa - the most comprehensive coverage in the industry.

PPI also has a larger dedicated editorial staff, new columns and features, and expanded Chinese coverage, with a quarterly PPI China Special Edition.

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; Helsinki, Finland; and Charlottesville, Virginia. More information can be found at www.risiinfo.com.