Mercer International Inc. to Present at Upcoming 17th Annual CIBC Whistler Institutional Investor Conference

NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercer International Inc. (Nasdaq:MERC) (TSX:MRI.U) today announced that Executive Vice President, CFO and Secretary, David Gandossi, will be participating in a "Pulp Outlook" Panel at the following conference:

CIBC 17^TH Annual Whistler Institutional Investor Conference

January 22, 2014

4:35 PM

Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort

4599 Chateau Boulevard

Whistler, BC

A copy of management's presentation will be posted in the "Investors" section on the Company's web site (http://mercerint.com) on the morning of the event.

CIBC's 2014 Whistler Institutional Investor Conference will be audiocast from the following link: https://webcasts.welcome2theshow.com/whistler2014

This information will be available for six months after the date of the conference.

Mercer International Inc. is a global pulp manufacturing company. To obtain further information on the company, please visit its web site at http://www.mercerint.com.

The preceding includes forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which may cause our actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Among those factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: the continuing effects of the recent economic and financial turmoil, the highly cyclical nature of our business, raw material costs, our level of indebtedness, competition, foreign exchange and interest rate fluctuations, our use of derivatives, expenditures for capital projects, environmental regulation and compliance, disruptions to our production, market conditions and other risk factors listed from time to time in our SEC reports.