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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):  OCTOBER 10, 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 October 10, 2003, Mercer International Inc. issued a press release, a copy of
which  is  included  as  an  exhibit  to  this  filing.

The  press  release  is  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  99.1.

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 October 10,
                2003

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                                   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/ David Gandossi
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                                       David  M.  Gandossi
                                       Secretary


Date:   October 10, 2003


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
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     99.1          Press release issued by Mercer International Inc. on October
                   10, 2003


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