addition, the company offers information about new product launches, publications, consulting services, machinery auctions, relevant surveys, whitepapers, and message boards. It serves pulp and paper, wood products, timber, tissue and nonwovens, and printing and publishing industries. RISI, Inc. was formerly known as Paperloop, Inc. and changed its name to RISI, Inc. in January 2006. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. It has additional offices and operations in Bedford, Massachusetts; Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, California; Sгo Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Helsinki, Finland; Charlottesville, Virginia; and Singapore, as well as operations in Boston. As of January 19, 2007, RISI, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of United Business Media plc.