RISI Adds Leading Industry Experts to Judging Panel for PPI Awards 2010

Deadline for all pulp and paper industry entries is July 9th, 2010

BRUSSELS, June 23, 2010 - RISI today confirmed the complete line-up of judges for the PPI Awards
2010 program. The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to
recognizing the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp
and paper sector.

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Mark Rushton, Editor of PPI magazine and chairman of the jury for the PPI
Awards, commented, "We are proud to have a judging panel full of industry
experts from across the globe and representing many different sectors. The
independent judges use a strict criteria list to look at each category and
discuss the merits of all of the short listed entries individually. I look
forward to working with the judges and announcing the shortlist of finalists
in early September. "

Potential candidates can easily enter for the awards online at
www.ppiawards.com and must submit entries before Friday, July 9th,
2010. The winners will be presented with their trophies at the PPI Awards
2010 ceremony to be held on Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at Le Plaza Hotel in
Brussels, Belgium.

The PPI Awards 2010 Judging Panel includes:

    -- Teresa Presas, Managing Director, CEPI
    -- Duncan Pollard, Director, Conservation Practice & Policy, WWF
       International
    -- Rod Young, Chief Economic Advisor , RISI
    -- John Pollard, Packaging Supply Technology Manager, Unilever
    -- Jim Keller, President, International Corrugated Case Association
       (ICCA)
    -- Mikael Lindstrom, Research Manager, Innventia
    -- Bob Latham, Sustainability Director, PaperlinX, Europe
    -- Maria Enroth, Owner, MSG Management System Group
    -- Phillip Lawrence, Environmental and Business Strategist, Ecostrategy
    -- Neil McCubbin, Industry Consultant
    -- Hugh O'Brian, Editor and Industry Consultant
    -- Kari Vainio, Industry Communications Consultant
    -- Roger Warwick, Chairman, Association of Print and Paper Technicians
    -- Mark Williamson, Engineer and Freelance Journalist

HP and ColorLok Technology have signed on as the headline sponsor for
this year's awards program. A number of other leading companies in the
industry have also signed up to sponsor award categories. Additional category
sponsorships and exclusive opportunities are available. Please visit the
www.ppiawards.com website for more information.

Twelve awards will cover a variety of business and technical categories:

    COMPANY AWARDS
    Promotional Campaign of the Year - Sponsored by HP and ColorLok
     Technology
    Environmental Strategy of the Year - Sponsored by Metso
    The Green Energy and Biofuels Award - Sponsored by Andritz
    Innovative Product of the Year - Sponsored by BTG
    Managing Risk and Safety - Company of the Year - Sponsored by FM Global
    Business Strategy of the Year - Category Sponsorship still available

    INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
    Global CEO of the Year - Sponsored by StepChange Consulting
    Mill Manager of the Year - Sponsored by ABB
    Research Achievement of the Year - Sponsored by HP and ColorLok
     Technology

    MILL AWARDS
    The Water Efficiency Award - Sponsored by Kemira
    Environmental Strategy of the Year - Category Sponsorship still available
    Efficiency Improvements of the Year - Category Sponsorship still
     available

The PPI Awards 2010 is being held in conjunction with CEPI European Paper
Week. The theme of the CEPI event is "European Paper Industry - at the core
of green growth". For more information, please visit the CEPI website:
www.cepi.org. RISI will also be organizing a half-day seminar on the
afternoon of November 16 at Le Plaza Hotel.

About the PPI Awards

Organized by RISI, the leading information provider to the global forest
products industry, the PPI Awards program honors leadership, vision,
innovation and strategic accomplishments within the pulp and paper industry.
The PPI Awards are the only global awards dedicated to recognizing the
achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper
sector.

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

    Contact:
    Jennifer Freitas
    RISI
    4 Alfred Circle
    Bedford, MA 01730 USA
    Tel: +1-781-734-8949
    jfreitas@risi.com

Jennifer Freitas, RISI, Tel: +1-781-734-8949, jfreitas at risi.com