Mercer International Inc. Third Quarter 2005 Conference Call to be Broadcast Over the Internet

NEW YORK, Nov. 2  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mercer International (NASDAQ:MERCSNASDAQ:TSX:NASDAQ:MRI.U) announced today that it intends to release its third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2005 on Monday, November 7, 2005 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, November 8, 2005

                               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 15, 2005, over the Internet at:

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=62074&s=wm&e=1159175

or through a link on the Company's news/financial page at http://www.mercerint.com/.  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 and paper manufacturing company.  Mercer operates three modern NBSK pulp mills in Germany and Canada with a consolidated annual production capacity of approximately 1.3 million tonnes. 

DATASOURCE: Mercer International Inc.



CONTACT:  Jimmy S.H. Lee, Chairman & President, Mercer International

Inc., [phone]; Investors: Eric Boyriven or Alexandra Tramont, both of

Financial Dynamics, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.mercerint.com/ 

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