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RISI Announces New Updates to the Program Lineup for the International Woodfiber Resource and Trade Conference

Friday 10. October 2014 - RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, announced program updates to the International Woodfiber Resource and Trade Conference. The conference will be held November 3-4, 2014 in Santiago, Chile at the Sheraton Santiago Hotel & Convention Center.

¥The conference will feature an impressive lineup of speakers from leading companies around the globe, Q&A sessions with conference speakers, panel discussions and a networking reception and dinner.
The conference program will include the following:
Outlook for the International Pulp Markets – Global Overview of Demand for Wood Pulp, and Trends in Chinese Production – Rod Young, Chief Economic Advisor, RISI, USA
Japan Woodchip Market and Outlook – Update on Biomass Markets in Japan – Kiyoshi Kamikawa, Managing Director, Japan Paper Association, Japan
South American Pulp Production: Impact on Global Markets and Impact on Domestic Fiber Demand – Franco Bozzalla, Senior Vice President, Arauco, Chile
China Woodchip Marketing and Outlook, and Biomass Import Potential – Gavin Hao, Forestry Specialist RISI, China
Australia, Fiji & New Zealand: Export Woodchip Supply and Outlook – Tony Price, Managing, Australian Bluegum Plantations, Australia
Chile: Export Woodchip Supply and Outlook – Jose Rafael Campino, President, Forestal Del Sur, Chile
Africa: Export Woodchip Supply and Outlook – John Swaine, General Manager, TWK, South Africa
Other Southeast Asia- Export Woodchip Supply and Outlook, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar – George Kuru, President Director, Ata Marie Group Ltd, Indonesia
Vietnam: Export Woodchip Supply and Outlook – Shunji Sakamoto, Sojitz Corporation, Japan
North America: Export Woodchip Supply and Outlook – Don McClure, Managing Director, Cogent Fibre, USA
Outlook for the Atlantic Markets for Woodchip Trade: Turkey and Iberia – Orhan Olcen, External Purchasing Chief, Kastamonu, Turkey and José Reis, Owner and General Manager BSL, Portugal
European Pellet Market-Opportunity? – Matthew Rivers, Director of Fuel Procurement, Drax Power Ltd, UK
Ocean Transport for Woodchips and Biomass – Patrick Brennan, Senior Executive Officer, NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) NV
Asian Biomass Market Outlook (Focus on Korea and Japan) – Matt Bovelander, Senior Consultant Bio Solutions Indufor, New Zealand
Southeast Asia Biomass Potential: Not Just Wood Pellets (Also Agricultural Residues Like Palm Oil Residues, Rice Husks, etc.) – Bob Flynn, Director, International Timber, RISI, USA
Panel Discussion on Woodchip and Biomass Supply: Introduction of New Projects
India: The Newest Woodchip Import Market, why Imports have Started and what is the Potential for this Market? – R. K. Chopra, Head-Raw Material Procurement, The West Coast Paper Mills Ltd., India
Other Latin America (Uruguay, Ecuador, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela): Export Woodchip Supply and  Outlook – Alvaro Perez, General Manager, Pike & Co, Uruguay
International Pulpwood & Biomass Price Trends and Outlook – Hakan Ekstrom, President, Wood Resources International, USA
North American Wood Pellet and Biomass Supply – Jaime Carlson, Commercial Director of Wood Fiber, Rentech, USA
Timberland Investment Sector and Global Plantation Development – Dennis Neilson, Director, DANA Ltd, New Zealand