Registration Now Open for RISI's 2011 European Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference

BRUSSELS, January 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

- Key Topics and Speakers Announced for the Two-Day Event in Amsterdam

RISI, the leading information provider for the forest products industry, today announced that registration is open for its annual European Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference.

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The 13th RISI European Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference will take place March 15 - 17, 2011 at the Movenpick Hotel in Amsterdam. The conference will feature regional and global industry forecasts presented by RISI economists and engineers, plus guest speakers from leading companies from all parts of the papermaking supply chain. Attendees will include executives from paper companies, merchants, pulp producers, suppliers, financial analysts, consumer products companies, and other end-users.

"We are pleased to be returning to the Movenpick Hotel in Amsterdam again where we saw record attendance at the RISI European conference in 2010. We have negotiated a great rate at the hotel for our attendees this year and look forward to seeing new and familiar faces at the conference in March," Mark Rushton, Conference Chair, commented.

On March 16th, guest speakers will cover the following key topics currently being discussed in the European industry:

    
    - The State of the Global Industry and the Impact on the European Market
    - Embracing Change and Securing Paper Use in our Digital Societies
    - Electronic or Print Media? The Future has Space for Both
    - Communicating Sustainability: Dissipating Misconceptions and Improving
      the Pulp and Paper Industry Brand
    - Biomass as Fuel: What are the Economic Implications Behind this Green
      Initiative?
    - The Latest Developments in Paper-based Packaging Trends
    - Paper Recycling Trade: The Dangers of a Demand-Supply Crunch
    - Growth Opportunities for International Companies in the Emerging
      Markets
    - Global Supply Chain Management: Preparing for the Challenges Ahead

Day 1 will end with the Executive Panel, which will involve a roundtable discussion with the region's leading CEOs.

The following RISI experts will be presenting their forecasts for specific industry sectors on March 17th, 2011:

    
    - Rod Young, Chief Economic Advisor
    - Ken Waghorne, Vice President, Packaging
    - Bob Flynn, Director, International Timber
    - Sampo Timonen, Director, European Graphic Papers
    - Esko Uutela, Principal, Tissue
    - David Katsnelson, Senior Economist, Macroeconomics
    - Hannah Zhao, Economist, Recovered Paper
    - Ville Henttonen Product Manager, Cost Benchmarking
    - Orifjon Abidov, Economist, European Packaging Papers

Conference programs and registration details for the European Conference are currently available at http://www.risi.com/euroconf.

For information on sponsoring this event, please email advertising@risi.com or visit http://www.risiinfo.com/events/euro_conf/sponsoropps.html for more details.

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, biomass, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to help them make better decisions.

Headquartered in Boston, MA, RISI operates additional offices throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia. More information can be found at http://www.risi.com.

    
    Contact:
    Jennifer Plourde
    Associate Marketing Manager
    RISI
    4 Alfred Circle
    Bedford, MA 01730 USA
    Tel: +1-781-734-8917
    jplourde@risi.com