Pellet Fuels Institute RISI Overview and Pellet Industry Survey March, 2010

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RISI Covers the Entire Forest Products Value Chain … …from Forestry to Fine Paper!

RISI Provides the Deepest Coverage of the Forest Products Industry… …from News & Prices, to Specialized Forecasts, to Mill Cost Analysis, to Peer Interaction

The RISI Difference  Customer Focus Approach  RISI is committed to providing our customers with the finest customer service experience possible. To that end all clients are assigned not only a dedicated account manager but also a dedicated RISI economist who will periodically reach out to ensure all your needs are being fulfilled – no other firm can provide this level of service!  More Industry Experience  RISI has been the leading information provider to the forest products industry for over 25 years. Our team of economists and editors have more industry experience than any of our competitors!  Dedication to Accuracy & Innovation  RISI is constantly asking the question “How can we be better and more useful to our customers than we already are?” This dedication has led to many current and upcoming innovations to our product delivery and methodology – we will never stop looking for ways to improve!  Breadth & Depth of Coverage  RISI is the only information provider that covers the entire forest products industry – from standing timber to wood products, to pulp, paper, tissue and nonwovens.  Dedicated to providing SOLUTIONS, not just information!

RISI and PFI  Both RISI and PFI recognize the need for information pertaining to the pellet industry  RISI is uniquely qualified with 20+ years of experience collecting industry information  Timber, stumpage, biomass, roundwood, chips, lumber, panels  Pricing, production, costs, etc.  RISI does all of this, and we have been doing it for a long time  Pellet Fuels Institute – dedicated to serving your industry  The more information they have, the better they can serve you

RISI Bioenergy Offerings Service ComponentFrequencyFormatDescription North American Wood Biomass Projects Database OngoingOnlineRegularly updated database of North American Wood Biomass Projects. Wood Biomass Market Report MonthlyOnlineMonthly updates on North American wood based biomass markets & prices North American 5- Year Bioenergy Forecast AnnuallyOnline5-year forecast of North American bioenergy supply, demand and pricing Quarterly Research Reports 3 Per YearOnlineDetailed analysis of North American Bioenergy-related topics (Clients help determine topics) Multi-Client StudiesVariesWhite Paper North American Bioenergy Review, 2010 Wood Biomass Policy Review, upcoming European Study

RISI and PFI Pellet Industry Survey  Survey administered by monthly:  We want data providers – not just periodic survey responses  This will help deliver accuracy and consistency  Participating in the survey:  Take 5 minutes, fill out the form, or fax it back to RISI  RISI will confidentially tabulate all of the information and share the results with PFI  In exchange for participating data providers will receive:  75% discount for RISI’s Wood Biomass Market Report  Complimentary access to RISI’s Timber & Wood Biomass News Service  Aggregated survey results before they are published

The Survey -Pellet Pricing by grade and market -Input pricing and furnish -Production and Capacity -Inventory The survey is in MS Excel format to make responding as easy as possible

For more information: Seth Walker Tel: