Derek Mahlburg works out of Fastmarkets RISI’s Charlottesville office and has covered North American graphic paper markets since 2008, authoring the North American forecasts and commentaries, including the monthly Paper Trader and five and fifteen-year forecasts. He also directs the global graphic paper forecast and has led various special studies and risk analyses, including the Global Woodfree Risk of Closure Study, North American Containerboard Conversion Study, The Impact of Media Tablets on Publication Paper Markets and The Impact of E-commerce on North American Paper Packaging Markets.