Risi Reveals Finalists For The Pulp & Paper International (ppi) Awards 2010

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MEDIA RELEASE PR41374


RISI Reveals Finalists for the Pulp & Paper International (PPI) Awards 2010


BRUSSELS, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --


    RISI today announced the finalists 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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    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. HP and ColorLok have signed on as the headline sponsor for

this year's awards program, while other leading companies are sponsoring

specific categories.


    The PPI Awards 2010 are being held in conjunction with CEPI European

Paper Week. For more information, please visit the CEPI website:



    RISI will also be organizing a half-day seminar on the afternoon of

November 16 at Le Plaza Hotel. Several RISI experts and industry figures have

confirmed their participation on the seminar program. For more information,

please visit: http://www.risiinfo.com/events/ppi_awards/seminar.html


    Mark Rushton, Editor of PPI magazine and chairman of the jury for the PPI

Awards 2010, commented, "This is the second year we have organized the PPI

Awards and we're very pleased again with the quality and quantity of the

entries. We've received more entries from all parts of the globe this year.

Making the finalists list is a great achievement for all the companies

involved, but we would also like to thank all the people who took the time to

enter this year. I look forward to seeing the finalists in Brussels in

November."


    Industry renowned names such as Teresa Presas (CEPI), Duncan Pollard

(WWF), Rod Young (RISI), Roger Warwick (Association of Print and Paper

Technicians) and Jim Keller (ICCA) were involved in the judging, along with

other experts in different fields. RISI will be publishing more information

on the finalists in the October issue of PPI magazine as well as on the RISI

and PPI Awards websites.


    To book your tickets to the industry event of the year, please visit:


Spreckley on +44 207 955 3751.


    For more information on sponsoring the PPI Awards, please visit:



    The finalists for the PPI Awards 2010 are listed below in alphabetical

order:


    COMPANY AWARDS


    Promotional Campaign of the Year - Sponsored by HP and ColorLok

    -- Finch Paper - Finch is in the House!

    -- Grupo Portucel Soporcel - Navigator iPhone Promotion

    -- Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper - Green Range

    -- Neenah Paper - Do You Love Linen?

    -- Papelera Nacional (Ecuador) - Banana Box Campaign

    -- SCA Containerboard - SCA Presentation Liners

    -- SCA Packaging - Design Challenge

    -- Sodra Cell - PulpLabs


    Environmental Strategy of the Year - Sponsored by Metso

    -- Cascades Tissue Group, USA

    -- Celulose Irani, Brazil

    -- ITC, India

    -- JK Paper, India

    -- Mondi Group, Austria

    -- Suzano Papel e Celulose, Brazil


    The Green Energy and Biofuels Award - Sponsored by Andritz

    -- Celuosa Arauco y Constitucion (ARAUCO), Chile

    -- Grupo Portucel Soporcel, Portugal

    -- Klingele Papierwerke, Germany

    -- Kruger Products, Canada

    -- Pratt Industries, USA


    Innovative Product of the Year - Sponsored by BTG

    -- Arjowiggins Graphic - Cocoon

    -- Cascades Tissue Group - The intelligent(TM) antibacterial paper

       hand towel

    -- Neenah Paper - Think Ink: Color Unleashed Website

    -- Packages - Base Art Paper & Stiffener

    -- Propal - REPROGRAF Copy Paper

    -- Strathcona Paper - GreenChoice 100

    -- Sappi - Triple Green text

    -- Ziegler Papier - Z-Evolution


    Managing Risk and Safety - Company of the Year - Sponsored by FM Global

    -- Ahlstrom

    -- Eska Graphic Board

    -- Finch Paper

    -- Klingele Papierwerke

    -- Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging


    Business Strategy of the Year

    -- Celuosa Arauco y Constitucion (ARAUCO), Chile

    -- Domtar, Canada

    -- Empresas CMPC, Chile

    -- Sodra Cell, Sweden

    -- Suzano Papel e Celulose, Brazil


    INDIVIDUAL AWARDS


    Global CEO of the Year - Sponsored by StepChange Consulting

    -- Antonio Maciel Neto, CEO, Suzano

    -- Gary McGann, CEO, Smurfit Kappa

    -- John D. Williams, President and CEO, Domtar

    -- Jouko Karvinen, CEO, Stora Enso

    -- Li Hongxin, Chairman, Shandong Sun Paper


    Mill Manager of the Year - Sponsored by ABB

    -- Dennis Askew, Domtar, Plymouth Mill, USA

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    -- I.N. Guha, BILT Graphic Paper Products (Ballarpur), Bhigwan Unit, India

    -- Luis Henao, Pratt Industries, Shreveport Mill, USA

    -- Jonathan Hermanus, Sappi Cape Kraft Mill, South Africa

    -- Maciej Kunda, Mondi Swiecie Mill, Poland

    -- Randy Nebel, Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, USA


    Research Achievement of the Year - Sponsored by HP and ColorLok

    -- Kari Edelmann and Jussi Manninen, VTT

   

-- Naila Yaqoob, Lahore College for Women University

    -- Andreas Kornherr, Mondi Uncoated Fine & Kraft Paper


    MILL AWARDS


    The Water Efficiency Award - Sponsored by Kemira

    -- ArjoWiggins Graphic, Dalum Papir, Denmark

    -- Bio-PAPPEL International, Prewitt Mill (formerly McKinley Paper), USA

    -- Cascades Fine Papers Group, Breakey Fibre Unit, Canada

    -- Holmen Paper Madrid, Spain

    -- Lwarcel Celulose, Lencois Paulista Mill, Brazil


    Environmental Strategy of the Year - Sponsored by Cargill

    -- Holmen Paper Madrid, Spain

    -- Mondi SCP, Ruzomberok, Slovakia

    -- Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner, Pitea Mill, Sweden

    -- Sodra Cell, Varo Mill, Sweden

    -- Strathcona Paper, Napanee, Ontario, Canada


    Efficiency Improvements of the Year

    -- BILT Graphic Paper Products (Ballarpur), Bhigwan Unit, India

    -- Domtar, Kingsport Mill, Tennessee, USA

    -- Klabin, Monte Alegre Mill, Brazil

    -- Middle East Paper Company - (MEPCO) - Jeddah Mill, Saudi Arabia

    -- Mondi, Syktyvkar Mill, Russia


    The list is available online at:



    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, biomass, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing

industries to help them make better decisions.


    Headquartered in Boston, MA, RISI operates additional offices throughout

North and South America, Europe and Asia. More information can be found at



    Contact:

    Jennifer Freitas

    RISI

    4 Alfred Circle

    Bedford, MA 01730 USA

    Tel: +1.781.734.8949

    jfreitas@risi.com



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SOURCE  RISI


    CONTACT: Jennifer Freitas, RISI, +1-781-734-8949, jfreitas@risi.com


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