Fortress Paper Ltd.

Located in the Papineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of Western Quebec, about 35km from Gatineau, QC on the Ottawa River, the Thurso pulp mill is a staple in Thurso, Quebec. The Thurso mill dates back to the 1950s and was a major force in the pulp and paper industry in the Quebec/Ottawa region. Today, it continues the tradition. Employing nearly 300 people, the pulp mill currently manufactures high quality northern b...

Thanks to their recent acquisition of a pulp mill in Thurso, Quebec, Vancouver-based Fortress Paper Ltd. is reporting an increase in adjusted second quarter profits. Fortress purchased the nearly bankrupt mill from Fraser Papers Inc. in March with the intent of transforming it into a specialized dissolving pulp producer. Though some of the conversions have been started – three massive digesters are currently en route from Finland – Fortres...

For the town of Thurso, Que., a shot at economic renewal is literally arriving on massive barges in the Ottawa River. Next month, the first shipment of bulky industrial equipment from Finland is scheduled to arrive in Thurso, in western Quebec. It will be used to transform the town’s hardwood pulp mill into a facility that makes a key ingredient used in the manufacture of rayon, which is seeing big spikes in demand in Asia and elsewhere....

[caption id="attachment_984" align="alignright" width="300" caption="This mill in Thurso, Quebec will produce specialty cellulose - a product derived from wood pulp."][/caption] Specialty and security paper maker Fortress Paper announced Friday that they would be expanding their operations to include two entirely new sectors – specialty cellulose and bio-energy. Purchasing a soon-to-be bankrupt pulp mill in Thurso, Quebec, Fortress intends ...