BOSTON, May 28 /PRNewswire/ —

RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products
industry, today announced the launch of a free daily email update with top
lumber and panel industry news headlines. This free email is part of Crow’s
Lumber & Panel News Service — a comprehensive news service dedicated to the
North American wood products industry. The service is produced by the editors
of Crow’s Weekly Market Report — the longest running softwood lumber and
panel price reporting service in the industry. Crow’s Lumber & Panel Update
will provide subscribers headlines on the latest lumber news and wood
products industry developments — market shifts, mergers and acquisitions,
price changes, project news and more.

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Ken Tennefoss, Editor of Crow’s Lumber & Panel News, commented, “This new
service provides news you just can’t find anywhere else. It’s reported by a
team of veteran forest products journalists who have a combined 60 years of
experience and who take pride in ensuring each story is as accurate and
meaningful as possible to our audience of industry insiders.” He continued,
“We think customers will find this service to be a valuable time-saver, by
delivering all the key daily news items that today’s lumber and panel
executives need directly to their computer, helping them to consistently make
the most timely and informed business decisions.”
For more information, or to subscribe for free to Crow’s Lumber & Panel
News, please visit us at http://www.risiinfo.com/woodnews, contact us at
wt@risiinfo.com or call us at 1-866-271-8525.

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, 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; Singapore; and Charlottesville,
Virginia. More information can be found at http://www.risiinfo.com.

Contact:
Dan Blenk
Marketing Manager Wood & Timber Information
RISI
4 Alfred Circle, Bedford MA 01730 U.S.A.
Tel: 1-781-734-8949
Email: dblenk@risiinfo.com

Web site: http://www.risiinfo.com
http://www.risiinfo.com/woodnews

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