Fortress Paper Ltd.

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Fortress Paper Ltd. ("Fortress Paper" or the "Corporation") (TSX:FTP) is pleased to announce that through its wholly owned subsidiary, Fortress Global Cellulose Ltd. ("Fortress Global"), it has successfully closed, in escrow, the asset purchase agreement ("Purchase Agreement") previously entered into with 9109-3294 Quebec Inc. ("9109"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Québec Ministere du Developpement Economique, de l'Innovation et de l'Exporta...

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...

Fortress Paper Ltd. CEO Chad Wasilenkoff appeared on the Business News Network this week to talk about the resurgence of the Canadian forestry sector thanks to diversification of products and forward thinking attitudes in the industry. The forestry sector has “gone through a couple of challenging decades,” he said on Tuesday. “So we now need to change that sector and drive forth with new innovation and cutting edge technology to remain ...

CEO’s, senior executives, customers, suppliers, and government policy makers gathered in Vancouver, BC this week for the 24th Annual Global Forest & Paper Industry Conference. Hosted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the conference is an opportunity for members of the industry from many different sectors to come together to discuss current markets, emerging trends, and the outlook for the global industry. This year’s conference put a stron...

Chad Wasilenkoff of the thriving North Vancouver company Fortress Paper was named Entrepreneur of the Year on Tuesday by Ernst & Young. The 38-year-old Fortress board chair and CEO started the company in 2006 with a focus on international specialty and security products — including paper stock for currency and passports — and has seen sales grow to more than $200 million a year. Share prices for the TSX-traded company have increased abo...

For contrarian Chad Wasilenkoff, a nose for overlooked potential led him to a pulp mill in Thurso. Bert Hill reports for The Ottawa Citizen. OTTAWA — From golf courses to art auctions and old mill towns, value can hide in unexpected places. Just ask Chad Wasilenkoff, the 38-year-old chief executive officer of Fortress Paper Ltd. When he was a child in Calgary he built a savings account fishing golf balls out of ponds and buying and sel...