Fortress Paper Ltd.

The forestry sector has traditionally been known for it’s lumber, pulp, and paper opportunities but forestry experts say that Canadian forests could be key to developing a strong renewable energy sector.   Earlier this month, Avrim Lazar, president and CEO appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources and said that with the right government support the Canadian forest industry could produce a ...

The Globe & Mail three part series called ‘Talking to Entrepreneurs’ featured Chad Wasilenkoff, CEO Fortress Paper. In part three of the Globe and Mail’s Small Business Editor Katherine Scarrow’s feature video interview with Fortress Paper CEO Chad Wasilenkoff, where she called Chad Wasilenkoff, Fortress Paper a “born entrepreneur”. Fortress Paper CEO Chad Wasilenkoff discusses growing up an entrepreneur, and why he's always...

Globe & Mail Small Business Week Interview Featuring Fortress Paper (Part 2) In part two of the Globe and Mail’s Small Business Editor Katherine Scarrow’s feature interview with Fortress Paper CEO Chad Wasilenkoff, they discuss how printing and protecting money is big business for Fortress Paper. Mr. Wasilenkoff discusses Fortress Paper being the ‘sole maker’ of the Swiss Franc for thirty years and how Fortress ...

As part of their coverage on Small Business Week, The Globe and Mail launched a three-part video series entitled Talking To Entrepreneurs focused on Fortress Paper Ltd. In the series the Globe and Mail’s Small Business Editor Katherine Scarrow sits down with Fortress Paper CEO Chad Wasilenkoff to discuss various aspects of his company. Speaking about his nature as a self-proclaimed “contrarian investor,” Wasilenkoff presents a snapsho...

A lumber mill in Northern BC has converted a beehive burner that has not been used for over a decade into a bio-energy opportunity. The burner was once used to burn waste such as bark and sawdust from the mill, but is now being used to turn that waste in wood pellets. The Nechako Lumber sawmill in Vanderhoof, BC is also spending close to $7 million to install a one-of-a-kind high-efficiency generator that creates electrical energy from a separ...

Some UK firms are coming together to take advantage of a bio-energy market that is rapidly growing around the world. Under the name Renewable Energy Supply Chain Opportunities (RESCO), associates at Staffordshire University have compiled nearly 43 companies in the Northern UK to help firms identify opportunities where they can enter the bio-energy market. “It's a market that's thought to be worth about £5billion over the next 20 years,�...

Though they’re already one of the world’s leading developers of renewable energies, Scotland is looking to ramp up its alternative energy sectors by turning to bio-energy. Recently, drink manufacturer Diageo announced plans to build a bio-energy plant that will produce green energy from byproducts of malt whisky distilling. Initiatives like this are setting a strong example for other companies in Scotland and around the globe to look for b...

One of Canada’s largest pulp and paper mills will undergo a $190-million boiler upgrade that could lead to a large-scale expansion of their dissolving pulp capacity. According to Pulp and Paper Canada Magazine, Tembec Inc. will replace three aging low-pressure boilers at their Temiscaming site with one new boiler. The change will not only increase the mill’s overall capacity but will also create a new co-generation facility that will see n...