8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON D.C.  20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):  SEPTEMBER 12, 2003


                            MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                   WASHINGTON
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)


             000-9409                                    91-6087550
     (Commission File Number)               (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



          14900 INTERURBAN AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 282, SEATTLE, WA  98168
                               (Address of Office)


                                 (206) 674-4639
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM  5.     OTHER  EVENTS  AND  REGULATION  FD  DISCLOSURE

On September 12, 2003, Mercer International Inc. issued a press release pursuant
to Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")
announcing  its  intention  to raise approximately $75 million through a private
offering of convertible notes or equity related securities in transactions
exempt from the registration  requirements  of  the  Securities  Act.

The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

ITEM  7.     FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  EXHIBITS

(c)     Exhibits

EXHIBIT  NO.     DESCRIPTION
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   99.1          Press  Release  issued  by  Mercer International Inc.
                 on September 12, 2003



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


                                     MERCER  INTERNATIONAL  INC.


                                       /s/ Jimmy S.H. Lee
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                                     Jimmy  S.H.  Lee
                                     President

Date:     September  12,  2003



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
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      99.1          Press  release  issued  by  Mercer International Inc.
                    on September 12, 2003

EX-99.1 CHARTER

                                  EXHIBIT 99.1

                      MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. INTENDS TO
            RAISE APPROXIMATELY $75 MILLION THROUGH PRIVATE OFFERING


     NEW  YORK,  September 12, 2003 - Mercer International Inc. (Nasdaq:  MERCS,
Nasdaq  Europe:  MERC GR,  TSX:  MRI.U) today announced its intention to make a
private  offering  of convertible notes of approximately $75 million, subject to
market  and  other  conditions.  Mercer intends to use the net proceeds from the
offering  to repay existing bridge debt and for general corporate purposes.  The
securities will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on
Rule  144A  and  to  certain  buyers  outside  the  United States in reliance on
Regulation  S  under  the  Securities  Act  of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act").

     The  securities to be offered have not been registered under the Securities
Act  or  any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered
or  sold  in  the  United  States  except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction  not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act
and  applicable  state  securities  laws.

     This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of  an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation
or sale in any jurisdiction in which such an offering would be unlawful prior to
registration  or  qualification  under  the  securities  laws  of  any  such
jurisdiction.  This  press release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance
with  Rule  135c  under  the  Securities  Act.

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Contact:

     Mercer  International  Inc.
     Jimmy  S.H.  Lee/David  Gandossi
     (41)  43  344-7070
             or
     Financial Dynamics
     Eric  Boyriven/Paul  Johnson
     (212)  850-5600


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