Fortress Paper Ltd., the world leader in banknote & security papers, supplies banknotes paper to central banks and official document paper to governments and companies around the world.

Rayon is Fortress’s True Story

By carolinekeddy ⋅ March 23, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Most investors cringe and run when they learn that the company they’ve invested in is abruptly changing course.
That explains why Fortress Paper shares were bruised last Friday, after the company announced that it was buying a pulp mill from a bankrupt operator in Quebec.
Fortress is a smart little company that literally makes money. To be [...]

Fortress Paper Announces an Acquisition to Enter the Specialty Cellulose and Bio-Energy Sectors

By carolinekeddy ⋅ March 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Fortress Paper Ltd. (“Fortress Paper” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:FTP), a leading producer of security and specialty papers, in a major strategic move today announces the signing of an asset purchase agreement (“APA”) to acquire the assets of a northern bleached hardwood kraft (“NBHK”) manufacturing facility located in Thurso, Quebec (the “Thurso Mill”) from Fraser Papers [...]

VIDEO: “Turning Paper Into Cash” – Bloomberg

By Trevor J. Murphy ⋅ March 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Fortress Paper President & CEO Chad Wasilenkoff appeared live on Bloomberg Television this week to talk about the future of money.
From the technological advances in security features, to the composition of a new banknote series, to the continual need for bills around the world, Wasilenkoff highlights the importance of turning paper into cash in this [...]

VIDEO: Feature Interview With Chad Wasilenkoff on BNN

By Trevor J. Murphy ⋅ March 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

On Friday, Michael Hainsworth, host of the BNN show The Close, conducted a feature interview with Fortress Paper President and CEO Chad Wasilenkoff.
Discussing topics like Fortress Paper’s new paper machine upgrades (read “Fortress Paper Announces…PM1 Rebuild”), the future demand for wallpaper, and innovative products to come off the Fortress Paper line by year’s end, this [...]

Learning more about Landqart

By Trevor J. Murphy ⋅ March 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Fortress Paper owns and operates two paper mills in Europe – the Dresden Mill and the Landqart Mill. Each with a specific task, the mills are responsible for Fortress’ output of paper products including wallpaper, banknotes, security paper, and more. This article takes a closer look at the Landqart Mill in Landqart, Switzerland.
For [...]

The Globe and Mail lists Fortress Paper as a prime investment

By Trevor J. Murphy ⋅ February 26, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Over the past few weeks The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business section has been taking a look at company stocks that tend to do well in the early stages of an economic rebound. According to Globe and Mail analysts, microcap companies – publicly traded companies that have a market capitalization of roughly US$250 million [...]

VIDEO: BNN discusses Fortress Paper’s PM1 upgrade

By Trevor J. Murphy ⋅ February 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Last week, Patt Bolland – host of BNN’s Trading Day – talked to Brian Pow, vice president of research and equity analyst for Acumen Capital, about Fortress Paper’s new PM1 upgrade and discussed how this change will have a positive effect on the company’s future.
Watch the clip HERE (the Fortress Paper segment begins around 3:10).
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Fortress Paper Announces Signing of EUR 18.5 Million Loan for PM1 Rebuild

By Trevor J. Murphy ⋅ February 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Fortress Paper Ltd. (TSX:FTP) www.fortresspaper.com (“Fortress Paper” or the “Corporation”) announces the signing by its wholly-owned subsidiary Dresden Papier GmbH (“Dresden”) of a loan agreement for EUR 18.5 million (CDN $26.5M) with GE Capital Bank AG in connection with the rebuild of Landqart AG’s (“Landqart”) papermachine no. 1 (“PM1″) to produce banknote papers. The loan [...]

Fortress Paper featured on CRN Digital Talk Radio

By Trevor J. Murphy ⋅ February 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

On CRN Digital Talk Radio, Erik Hines & Jack Roberts host The Erik & Jack Attack, where they share sixty minutes of exciting discussion, pop culture, politics, news, and anything else that may be on their minds. On Tuesday, February 9th the Boston bred conservative and the left coast liberal talked about Fortress Paper.
From [...]

Jennings Capital Raises Fortress Paper Target

By carolinekeddy ⋅ February 5, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Russell Stanley, analyst at Jennings Capital Inc. rates Fortress a “buy,” and has raised his one-year target to $22 a share from $14.50.
Fortress Paper Ltd., which makes security and other specialty papers, with mills in Switzerland and Germany expects to have sufficient financing to complete the rebuild of its PMI machine, which is the “cornerstone [...]