Mercer International Inc. Announces Conference Cal

NEW YORK, April 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercer International (NASDAQ: MERC ) (TSX:MERC.U) will release its first quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2017 on Thursday, April 27, 2017, after the close of the market.  David M. Gandossi, President and Chief Executive Officer and David K. Ure, Senior Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, will be hosting a conference call on Friday, April 28, 2017, at 10:00am ET to discuss the results.  The call can be accessed by dialing one of the following:

North America: (888) 241-0326 International: (647) 427-3411 Conference ID: 4815928

Listeners can also access the conference call live over the Internet by clicking on or copying and pasting the following link into their web browser:

http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/pq5swco6

A recording of the completed conference call can be accessed for fifteen days through a link on the Company's home page at http://www.mercerint.com , or by dialing (855) 859-2056 and entering Conference ID 4815928.

Please allow 15 minutes prior to the call to visit the site and download and install any necessary audio software. For additional information on accessing the call, please contact Daniela Navarria of Mercer International at dnavarria@mercerint.com or (604) 639-4602.

Mercer International Inc. is a global forest products manufacturing company with operations in Germany and Canada with a consolidated annual production capacity of approximately 1.5 million tonnes of NBSK pulp and 550 million fbm of softwood lumber.

APPROVED BY: David M. Gandossi, FCPA, FCA President & CEO 604-684-1099 David K. Ure, CPA, CGA Senior VP Finance, CFO & Secretary 604-684-1099