NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercer International (Nasdaq:MERC) (TSX:MRI.U) announced today that it intends to release its third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2008 on Monday, October 27, 2008, after the close of the market. In conjunction with the release of its results, Mercer will host a conference call, which will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet. Jimmy S.H. Lee, Chairman and President, and David M. Gandossi, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, will host the call on:
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
10:00 AM ET
9:00 AM CT
8:00 AM MT
7:00 AM PT
Listeners can access the conference call live, or archived through November 28, 2008, over the Internet at:
or through a link on the Company's News/Financial page at http://www.mercerint.com/s/NewsReleases.asp. Please allow 15 minutes prior to the call to visit the sites and download and install any necessary audio software.
Mercer International Inc. is a global pulp manufacturing company. Mercer operates three modern NBSK pulp mills in Germany and Canada with a consolidated annual production capacity of approximately 1.4 million tonnes.
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