New RISI Report Provides New Statistics for Recovered Paper, Pulp, Paper and Board for Over 170 Countries

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RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the publication of the New Annual Review of Global Pulp and Paper Statistics. This new release includes two years of historical data for fiber, paper and board production, imports, exports and apparent consumption by region and country. The NEW Annual Review has been crosschecked and standardized by RISI economists, ensuring more balanced, and harmonized data than in previous editions. The 2009 Edition is consistent, easily comparable and more reliable than ever before.

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Rod Young, RISI’s Chief Economic Advisor said, “This is significant improvement from previous releases of aggregated raw data. Indeed, each country around the world was checked and verified for accuracy by a RISI regional economist, and when data were missing or seemingly inaccurate, we contacted mills and local data sources to complete missing data and verify accuracy.” He continued, “The New Annual Review now represents the most comprehensive and complete collection of recovered paper, pulp, paper, and board statistics by country for the entire world.”

The New Annual Review 2009 edition includes:

– Two years of essential country-by-country statistics — Production, imports, exports and apparent consumption for 2007 and 2008 — For more than 170 countries worldwide — For all major paper, packaging and fiber grades

For More Information or to Subscribe:

The Annual Review is available to clients online in downloadable format. The 2009 version includes two years of country-by-country statistics including production, imports, exports and apparent consumption by grade for 2007 and 2008.

For more information please click here and visit: www.risi.com/annualreview

You can also email RISI directly to order: cmontalvo@risiinfo.com

About RISI

RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the timber, wood biomass, wood products, pulp and paper, 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; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; and Charlottesville, Virginia. More information can be found at www.risiinfo.com.

Contact: Dan Blenk Director of Marketing, Wood & Timber Information RISI 4 Alfred Circle, Bedford MA 01730 U.S.A. Tel: +1-781-734-8942 Email: dblenk@risiinfo.com

Source: RISI

Dan Blenk, Director of Marketing, Wood & Timber Information, RISI, +1-781-734-8942, dblenk at risiinfo.com. Logo: https://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080521/NEW122LOGO