BOSTON, December 3 /PRNewswire/ -- RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today announced the launch of a new website -- www.woodbiomass.com -- dedicated to providing solutions to North America's emerging wood biomass industry. Woodbiomass.com provides a consolidated view of RISI's considerable wood biomass knowledge and information, including market analysis and information, wood biomass feedstock pricing and information on newly announced wood biomass projects. In addition, this website will be a platform for RISI to educate the marketplace on the opportunities and risks wood biomass presents. RISI, with over 25 years of experience providing information and solutions to the global forest products industry, is uniquely positioned to serve as the premium solutions provider for today's wood biomass markets.

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Mike Coffey, RISI CEO, commented, RISI has long been committed to providing the highest quality information, analysis and forecasting services to the forest products industry. The wood energy, wood pellet and wood-based biofuel markets clearly intersect with RISI's traditional coverage areas and we have been at the forefront as the premium solutions provider to this new industry since its inception. This new website demonstrates our commitment to serving these markets with compelling services and solutions to their most strategic challenges.

William Perritt, executive editor of RISI's Wood Biomass Market Report, added, RISI has developed a full suite of subscription products for the wood biomass market, and works with countless organizations to provide customized solutions to their key wood biomass strategies. We are tracking the entire supply chain from feedstock through to energy and product development, and are working with clients from all segments of these markets. The past year has been quite exciting as RISI has risen to become the leading information provider in the wood biomass realm. He continued, We are very excited about the future of this industry and our ability to provide solutions to our clients operating in the space.

RISI's Wood Biomass Markets website is updated daily with news and market analysis. Visit the site today at www.woodbiomass.com.

About RISI

RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the wood biomass, wood products, timber, pulp and paper, tissue and nonwovens 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; 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 U.S.A. Tel: +1-781-734-8942 Email: dblenk@risi.com

SOURCE: RISI

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