http://www.risi.comThe leading information provider for the global forest products industryen-usTue, 22 May 2012 18:26:23 -0400Copyright 2008 RISI, Inc.http://www.risi.com/community/images/Risi_logo.jpghttp://www.risi.com14428Visit www.risi.comhttp://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-launches-PPI-Awards-2012-Submissions-accepted-online-until-July-13.html?source=rssRISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the launch of the PPI Awards 2012 program. This year, the Awards will again honor leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments of companies, mills and individuals within the pulp and paper industry. These are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing these achievements in the pulp and paper sector.http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-launches-PPI-Awards-2012-Submissions-accepted-online-until-July-13.html?source=rssMon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-launches-PPI-Awards-2012-program-date-and-venue-announced-for-award-ceremony.html?source=rssRISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the launch of the PPI Awards 2012 program. This year, the Awards will again honor leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments of companies, mills and individuals within the pulp and paper industry. These are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing these achievements in the pulp and paper sector.http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-launches-PPI-Awards-2012-program-date-and-venue-announced-for-award-ceremony.html?source=rssFri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/High-level-industry-executives-join-RISIs-Asian-Pulp-Paper-Outlook-Conference-Program.html?source=rssRISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced that several high-level speakers have been added to the conference program of the 13th Asian Pulp & Paper Outlook Conference. The event will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Shanghai, China, on June 11-13, 2012.http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/High-level-industry-executives-join-RISIs-Asian-Pulp-Paper-Outlook-Conference-Program.html?source=rssThu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-announces-registration-now-open-for-its-Seventh-Annual-Latin-American-Pulp-Paper-Conerence.html?source=rssRISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced that registration is now open for its Seventh Annual Latin American Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-announces-registration-now-open-for-its-Seventh-Annual-Latin-American-Pulp-Paper-Conerence.html?source=rssWed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Xu-Lianjie-of-Hengan-International-Group-wins-RISIs-2012-Asian-CEO-of-the-Year-Award.html?source=rssMr. Xu Lianjie, CEO of Hengan International Group has been selected as the Asian CEO of the Year for 2012 by RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The award will be presented to Mr. Xu at RISI's 13th Asian Pulp & Paper Outlook Conference in Shanghai, China to be held on June 11 - 13, 2012.http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Xu-Lianjie-of-Hengan-International-Group-wins-RISIs-2012-Asian-CEO-of-the-Year-Award.html?source=rssTue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/China-to-surpass-Japan-as-the-worlds-largest-hardwood-chip-importer-by-2014.html?source=rssChinese hardwood chip imports will double from 6.3 million Bone Dry Metric Tons (BDMT) in 2011, to 12.7 million BDMT in 2016. Japan's imports of hardwood chips will drop from 9.9 million BMDT to 8.6 million BDMT in the same period, the lowest volume of imports since 1993. This is the forecast published today in the 2012 International Pulpwood Trade Review, by RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry.http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/China-to-surpass-Japan-as-the-worlds-largest-hardwood-chip-importer-by-2014.html?source=rssWed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Wood-Biomass-Market-Report-begins-reporting-prices-for-premium-grade-wood-pellets.html?source=rss RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced that it has begun reporting on premium grade wood pellet pricing for the US market. First appearing in the March 2012 issue of Wood Biomass Market Report (WBMR), the new coverage includes monthly price averages in $US/ton, free on board (FOB) mill for a period of one year. The information is compiled from the RISI and Pellet Fuels Institute (PFI) Pellet Manufacturing Survey. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Wood-Biomass-Market-Report-begins-reporting-prices-for-premium-grade-wood-pellets.html?source=rssMon, 9 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/New-Database-Offers-Tracking-of-Worldwide-Pulp-and-Paper-Mills-and-Projects.html?source=rss RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the release of its new Mill Asset Database. The database combines new pulp and paper mill data with information previously available from five separate RISI services: the Lockwood-Post Online Directory of Pulp & Paper Mills, the Global Mill Projects Database, the Mill Investment History Database, Pulp & Paper Company Profiles, and elements from its cost benchmarking service, Analytical Cornerstone 4.0. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/New-Database-Offers-Tracking-of-Worldwide-Pulp-and-Paper-Mills-and-Projects.html?source=rssTue, 3 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Registration-Now-Open-for-RISIu2019s-13th-Asian-Pulp-Paper-Outlook-Conference.html?source=rssRISI, the leading information provider for the forest products industry, today announced that registration is open for its 13th annual Asian Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Registration-Now-Open-for-RISIu2019s-13th-Asian-Pulp-Paper-Outlook-Conference.html?source=rssThu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/PPI-Latin-America-begins-reporting-prices-for-printing-and-writing-papers-277.html?source=rssRISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced that it has started to report domestic prices for Brazilian printing and writing papers employing RISI's price methodology. The prices began appearing in the March 6 issue of PPI Latin America, a subscription service that delivers market news and price reports on the Latin American pulp and paper industry. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/PPI-Latin-America-begins-reporting-prices-for-printing-and-writing-papers-277.html?source=rssWed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Independent-review-of-planted-forest-investment-opportunities.html?source=rssAnalysis of the most attractive forest resources and timberland investment opportunities in all major timber producing countries across the world, was published today in the new edition of Global Tree Farm Economics Review. Produced by RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, the report benchmarks investment costs and returns for a wide cross-section of potential plantation forest projects. It also analyzes major economic, geographic and political factors in each country that could impact returns for tree farm investors. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Independent-review-of-planted-forest-investment-opportunities.html?source=rssTue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-ANNOUNCES-2012-Event-Lineup.html?source=rssRISI announces the dates and locations for their 2012 event lineup. These events offer exclusive educational and networking opportunities for the Forest Products Industry. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-ANNOUNCES-2012-Event-Lineup.html?source=rssWed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-Announces-Updated-Program-for-European-Pulp-Paper-Conference.html?source=rssRISI, the leading information provider for the forest products industry, has announced that a number of leading industry experts have joined the program of speakers for the upcoming 14th European Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference. The event will take place on March 5-7, 2012, at the Marriott Hotel in Amsterdam, Netherlands.http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-Announces-Updated-Program-for-European-Pulp-Paper-Conference.html?source=rssWed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/PPI-Pulp-Paper-Week-Begins-Reporting-Label-Paper-Prices-3842.html?source=rssRISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the addition of label paper prices reporting for rolls sold to US converters. The prices began appearing in the January 20 issue of PPI Pulp & Paper Week, a subscription service that delivers monthly price reports and weekly market news on the North American pulp and paper industry. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/PPI-Pulp-Paper-Week-Begins-Reporting-Label-Paper-Prices-3842.html?source=rssMon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Opportunity-for-US-corrugated-market-as-food-beverage-shipments-continue-to-grow.html?source=rssThe largest end-user segment of corrugated boxes in North America is the food and beverage industry, accounting for 51% of shipments in 2010. These shipments to the food industry will continue to increase at an average annual rate of 2.4% from 2012 - 2016. The expansions and contractions among 21 end-use markets for corrugated are published in a new study U.S. Corrugated Box End-Use Markets: Analysis and Forecast through 2016, by RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry.http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Opportunity-for-US-corrugated-market-as-food-beverage-shipments-continue-to-grow.html?source=rssTue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Miles-Robers-of-DS-Smith-named-RISIs-2012-European-CEO-of-The-Year.html?source=rss RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, has named Mr. Miles Roberts, Group Chief Executive of DS Smith, as the 2012 European CEO of the Year. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/Miles-Robers-of-DS-Smith-named-RISIs-2012-European-CEO-of-The-Year.html?source=rssTue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-White-top-liner-segment-of-European-containerboard-market-more-than-doubled-over-last-decade-2737.html?source=rssWhite top liner usage has been increasing over the last 10 years to reach 12% of all containerboard consumed in Europe in 2010, from just 5% at the beginning of the last decade. While the European containerboard market has grown overall by 5 million tonnes since 2000, there has been a continued shift from brown grades to white top liners, with increasing requirements for high quality printing on corrugated boxes and further penetration of ready shelf packaging. In 2009, while demand in other segments plummeted, both the white top testliner and white top kraftliner segments have been growing above the rate of growth in overall containerboard. These are the findings in a new study Outlook for European White Top Containerboard Markets published by RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-White-top-liner-segment-of-European-containerboard-market-more-than-doubled-over-last-decade-2737.html?source=rssWed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/REGISTRATION-NOW-OPEN-FOR-RISIu2019S-14TH-EUROPEAN-PULP-PAPER-OUTLOOK-CONFERENCE.html?source=rssRISI, the leading information provider for the forest products industry, today announced that registration is open for its 14th annual European Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/REGISTRATION-NOW-OPEN-FOR-RISIu2019S-14TH-EUROPEAN-PULP-PAPER-OUTLOOK-CONFERENCE.html?source=rssWed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-confirms-additional-speakers-for-the-3rd-RISI-Indian-Seminar-program.html?source=rss RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest product industry, today announced the addition of several additional speakers for the 3rd RISI Indian Seminar. This year the program again provides a robust roster of leading industry experts. The event will take place on December 9, 2011 at the Park Hotel, New Delhi, India. http://www.risi.com/pages/abo/news/latest/RISI-confirms-additional-speakers-for-the-3rd-RISI-Indian-Seminar-program.html?source=rssWed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500