RISI Announces Anne Rahikainen as New Director of Bioenergy Services

BOSTON, February 24, 2010 - RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products
industry, today announced the hiring of Anne Rahikainen as Director of
Bioenergy Services. Anne comes to us having previously worked as a Senior
Consultant with Poyry Group where her responsibilities included new business
development, project management and supporting clients in the bioenergy and
forest products industry sectors with key strategic questions such as market
and product strategy, growth and new investments. At Poyry, Anne was involved
with assessing and supporting numerous bioenergy related investments in the
production of electricity, cellulosic ethanol and pellets. Her role at RISI
will be to grow the bioenergy services practice by developing new
multi-client, subscription and consulting products and growing the customer
base within North America and internationally. Anne's educational background
includes a BS in Forest Management from the University of Helsinki, a MS in
Forest Products Marketing from the University of Washington, and most
recently an Executive MBA from Cornell University.

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Mike Coffey, RISI's CEO, commented, "The wood-based biomass and bioenergy
space is one that RISI has been investing time and resources to for several
years now, launching several multi-client studies and services. In hiring
Anne, I believe we are taking another positive step forward in becoming the
premier information provider to the bioenergy markets in North America." He
continued, "One of Anne's first projects will be to author a comprehensive
study on the long-term forecast of biomass supply and demand in North
America. We are very excited to have Anne on board and leading the charge as
RISI develops a more comprehensive suite of services supporting the bioenergy
space." Anne also commented, "RISI, with its deep understanding of the
traditional markets and supply for wood-biomass and comprehensive forecasting
services, has a great platform for serving the information and consulting
needs of the growing bioenergy sector. The plans for the new multi-client
study are already underway and we hope to engage our customers with new and
up-to-date information and analysis of these emerging markets. We will also
actively engage our customers in discussions to understand their needs for
new information and other support."

    RISI's wood-based biomass services:

    - 2010 Wood Biomass Policy Review - comprehensive analysis and
      review of US and European wood biomass policies.
    - Emerging Biomass Industry; Impact on Existing Woodfiber Markets -
      comprehensive forecast of the continued growth in demand for wood fiber
      from the biomass industry.
    - Wood Biomass Market Report - The first and only newsletter
      providing market information and pricing for the emerging North American
      biomass industry.
    - Wood Biomass Projects Database - The only source for a complete
      and comprehensive listing of all recent and upcoming North American Wood
      Biomass Projects.

Visit www.woodbiomass.com for more information about how RISI can
help you solve your most pressing wood biomass challenges.

About RISI

RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products
industry. The company works with clients in the wood biomass, timber, 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; Helsinki, Finland; Singapore; and
Charlottesville, Virginia. More information can be found at
www.risi.com.

    Contact:

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

Dan Blenk, Director of Marketing, Wood & Timber Information, RISI, +1-781-734-8942, dblenk at risi.com