RISI Seminar
Facing Up To The Challenges Of Today’s Pulp & Paper Industry
Wednesday 28th October
1.00 PM – 1.05 PM
Welcoming Remarks - Mark Rushton, Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI)
1.05 PM – 1.35 PM
Keynote Address - Jorma Eloranta, President & CEO, Metso
Re-establishing the competitiveness of the pulp and paper industry.
1.35 PM – 2.05 PM
Forecast for the Global Pulp & Paper Industry - Rod Young, Chairman & Chief Economic Advisor, RISI
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This presentation will cover all grades and regions and give the audience a truly global overview of where the industry is heading over the next few years. Based on RISI's industry leading forecast and analysis information, Rod's speech will provide an insight into the upcoming challenges and opportunities for the pulp and paper sector.
2.05 PM – 2.35 PM
Energy Costs In A Global Context - Ville Henttonen, Product Manager, Benchmarking, RISI
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This presentation will look at estimated energy usage and costs in pulp and paper mills and focus on the highly characteristic regional differences from a global perspective. Ville’s speech will also look at the increasingly important subject of carbon emissions.
2.35 PM – 2.55 PM
Coffee break
2.55 PM – 3.25 PM
Recovered Paper Outlook in the Aftermath of Recession - Esko Uutela, Economist, RISI Click here to view presentation
This presentation will take an in-depth look at the challenges facing the recovered paper markets. Esko will look at the global trade in recovered paper and discuss what the outlook for this business will be over the next few years.
Financing of Pulp & Paper Investments in the Crisis - Marc Thüemecke, Managing Director, UniCredit Group
Click here to view presentation This presentation would cover current challenges to finance investments in light of the recession and financial crisis. As UniCredit Group is coordinating major restructurings in the global commodity industries the presentation will give insights in current challenges, successfully closed restructurings and will outline the financing options available in the current market.
3.55 PM – 4.20 PM
Environmental Challenges and Performance in the Pulp & Paper Industry - Duncan Pollard, Director, Conservation Practice & Policy, WWF International
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This presentation will examine the efforts made by the pulp and paper industry to improve its environmental track record and what else needs to be done in the sector.
4.20 PM – 4.30 PM
Questions & Answers
4.30 PM
End of Seminar
