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Solidarity Fund QFL Helps Reopen Thurso Pulp Mill and 290 Jobs Will be Recalled
MONTREAL – With a $15 million investment, the Solidarity Fund QFL (the “Fund”) is playing an active role in the re-opening of the pulp mill in Thurso, in the Outaouais region. The project is part of an acquisition of the old Fraser Paper mill, which shut down in June 2009, by Fortress Specialty Cellulose Inc., [...]
VIDEO: Bailiwick of Jersey Introduces New Banknote Series
On Thursday, the bailiwick of Jersey (located in the Channel Islands) introduced a brand new series of banknotes that highlight the region’s unique attributes.
Complete with images that chronicle key moments in the island’s history and phrases written in the native Jèrriais – a distinctive brand of French – the banknotes are the first new series [...]
Banknote Protest Movement Moves To China
On the heels of a unique protest movement using banknotes in Iran several months ago, French media outlet The Observers is reporting that a similar movement has found roots in China.
The movement sees grassroots protesters writing messages criticizing their government on banknotes to spread their message in an underground and widespread manner.
The Chinese [...]
A Closer Look At The New US $100 Bill’s Security Features
The new US $100 banknote is being called “the next generation one hundred” by the US Treasury Department.
Along with a redesign of the bill’s graphic layout and the addition of some colour, several new security features have been added to the bill while some old ones maintain their presence.
The newest, and arguably the most technologically [...]
Taking Stock of Tickets
Paper makers like Fortress Paper are most known in the security sector for their production of banknote paper, and rightfully so. At their mill in Landqart, Switzerland, Fortress Paper manufactures some of the world’s most high-tech and highly securitized banknotes for many countries including Switzerland.
Specializing in security features for banknotes, Fortress has become a [...]
VIDEO: Chad Wasilenkoff Interviewed on First Business
First Business, a nationally syndicated television show, interviewed Fortress Paper CEO Chad Wasilenkoff. Learn why investors should pay attention to the specialty paper business and how Fortress Paper plans to power thousands of homes with a new green energy initiative.
VIDEO: “Turning Paper Into Cash” – Bloomberg
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
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
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.
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The Globe and Mail lists Fortress Paper as a prime investment
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 [...]
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