CPBIS Provides Expanded Array of Financial and Industry Operating Reports and Data on the Pulp and Paper and Forest Products Industry

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, April 22, 2005 -- The Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies at Georgia Tech (CPBIS) has recently made arrangements to provide Center Staff, CPBIS Industry Advisory Board (IAB) and Board of Executive (BoE) members, and Sponsoring Organizations; and CPBIS Researchers and Faculty financial and operating reports centering on the Paper and Forest Products Industry.

Current arrangements provide in part for information to come from analysts' reports on the Paper and Forest Products Industry from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and Deutsche Bank -- two leading investment banks that focus on this industry sector.

Also, the annual State of the (Paper and Forest Products) Industry presentation packages, by Jim McNutt of CPBIS and Dan Cenatempo of Value Resolution and a CPBIS Affiliate is also available.

To access the reports, go to "Industry Reports" on the web site navigation menus or click on: http://www.cpbis.gatech.edu/resources/industryreports/index.htm

In addition, CPBIS has entered into a licensing understanding with Fisher International to provide -- for use by CPBIS Staff, Researchers and Faculty -- the Fisher International data bases, models, and analyses systems for to help in enhancing the development of CBPIS Research and Education projects and activities.

About CPBIS: The Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies (CPBIS) is a globally recognized and industry-valued academic center, creating knowledge and tools that support paper industry decision-makers, and producing interdisciplinary graduates who contribute to the long-term success of the paper industry. The CPBIS is co-sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), and the Paper Industry.