RISI Announces Launch of Pulp and Paper International Websites

BOSTON, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the launch of a series of web and mobile compatible properties that deliver news and information to key audience members in the industry of pulp and paper.

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Pulp & Paper International (PPI) is the leading magazine for pulp, paper and paperboard manufacturers in Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. It offers the most comprehensive coverage in the industry and reaches more people around the globe than any other pulp and paper publication. Known for exclusive in-depth market reports such as the Top 100, Pulp & Paper International provides readers with a deep understanding of the issues that form the driving forces of the industry.

With the initial launch of the PPI websites, we have created key segments, biofuel and bio strategy, tissue technology, and packaging and converting technology properties. We're transforming our existing digital news properties to the new platform as well, including Mills & Technology, Environmental Matters, and Forest Products Logistics.

Recent PPI websites launched include:

PPI Magazine - PPI Magazine provides extensive editorial coverage on the pulp and paper industry. With an international editorial staff comprised of editors, engineers and economists, PPI magazine delivers relevant and timely content from a global perspective. New website and information can be found at www.ppimagazine.com.

PPI Packaging Technology – PPI Packaging Technology is the business resource for the board converting industry; bringing you the latest projects, technology innovations, and industry news. New website and information can be found at www.ppimagazine.com/packaging-technology.

PPI Forest Bio-Insight – PPI Forest Bio-Insight is the business resource for the bio-based economy within the pulp and paper industry; bringing you the latest studies, technology innovations, and industry news. New website and information can be found at www.ppimagazine.com/bio-insight.

Over the next few months, we will be launching additional sites dedicated to various sectors in the forest products industry.

This new platform allows flexibility to deliver relevant news and information to our audience not only so that it is topically relevant, but also regionally relevant with multi-lingual capabilities to be launched in the future.

For Press Enquiries, please contact:
Caitlin Howe
Marketing Specialist
O: +1.781.734.8956
E: events@risi.com

Notes to Editors:

1) About RISI (www.risi.com)

Owned by UBM plc listed on the London Stock Exchange, 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.

2) About UBM plc (www.ubm.com)

UBM plc is a leading global company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.