Mercer International Inc. Announces Conference Call for Third Quarter 2018 Results

Mercer International (NASDAQ: MERC) will release its third quarter results for the period ended September 30, 2018 on Thursday, October 25, 2018, 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, October 26, 2018, at 10:00 am ET to discuss the results.  The call can be accessed by dialing one of the following:

North America: [phone]International: [phone]Conference ID: 6778546            

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:

https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/firrbdse

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 [phone] and entering Conference ID 6778546.

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 [e-mail] or [phone].

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.

David M. Gandossi, FCPA, FCAPresident & CEO604-684-1099

David K. Ure, CPA, CGASenior VP Finance, CFO & Secretary604-684-1099