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.

The theme of the seminar will be "Facing Up To The Challenges of Today's Pulp & Paper Industry." Speakers include the following RISI experts and industry leaders:

• Forecast for the Global Pulp & Paper Industry - Rod Young, Chairman, RISI
• Financing of Pulp & Paper Investments in the Crisis - Marc Thümecke, Managing Director, UniCredit Group
• Energy Costs In A Global Context - Ville Henttonen, Product Manager, Benchmarking, RISI
• Recovered Paper Outlook in the Aftermath of Recession - Esko Uutela, Economist, RISI

Duncan Pollard, Director, Conservation Practice & Policy, WWF International and Jorma Eloranta, President & CEO of Metso will also be speaking at the event. For more details, please visit: www.ppiawards.com/seminar.html.

Registration is open to all attendees of the PPI Awards event, which will take place the evening of October 28. The PPI Awards will honor leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments of companies, mills and individuals within the global pulp and paper industry. The winners will be presented with their trophies at the PPI Awards Gala Dinner at the Hilton Munich Park Hotel in Munich, Germany.

The list of finalists for the PPI Awards includes Södra, SCA, Domtar, IP and many others. Click here for a full list: www.ppiawards.com/finalists.html.

Tickets for the PPI Awards and RISI Seminar are 160 Euros per person. To book your tickets to the industry event of the year, please visit: www.ppiawards.com/tickets.html or call Eleanor Spreckley at +44 207 955 3751.

The PPI Awards will be held in conjunction with the Metso Pulp and Paper Technology Days, taking place on Thursday and Friday, October 29-30, 2009. Metso is the headline sponsor for the PPI Awards program. Additional sponsors include Kadant, StepChange Consulting, BTG, Cargill, HP and ColorLok.

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; Helsinki, Finland; Portland, Oregon; São Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; and Charlottesville, Virginia. More information can be found at www.risi.com.

Contact:
Jennifer Freitas
RISI
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Bedford, MA 01730 USA
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jfreitas@risiinfo.com