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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):  JULY 21, 2004


                            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  July  21, 2004, Mercer International Inc. (the "Company") announced by press
release the status of its project to construct a new 552,000 tonne per year NBSK
pulp  mill  near  the  town  of Stendal, Germany.  A copy of the Company's press
release  is  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  99.1.

ITEM  7.     FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  AND  EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NO.      DESCRIPTION
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   99.1          Press  Release  dated  July  21,  2004




                                   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 M. Gandossi
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                                             David  M.  Gandossi
                                             Chief  Financial  Officer


Date:     July  21,  2004




                            MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC.

                                    FORM 8-K

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NUMBER      DESCRIPTION
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     99.1           Press  release  dated  July  21,  2004