Fortress Ramps up Dissolving Pulp Production
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Fortress Paper Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., Canada, this week reported to have ramped up production of dissolving pulp at its Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill to approximately 60% of final targeted capacity. Fortress began production of dissolving pulp at the mill this past December 5.
"The ramp up of production continues substantially as planned and we expect meaningful improvements in the short term followed by smaller productivity gains as we approach our targeted production capacity. Our dissolving pulp is meeting customer specifications and after aggregating inventory, customer shipments commenced in the final week of December," the company noted in a news release.
Chad Wasilenkoff, CEO of Fortress Paper, said that "we are extremely pleased with the speed at which the ramp up of dissolving production is proceeding at our Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill and are focused on achieving our planned production capacity as soon as possible. With the shipment of our first orders, we have demonstrated our ability to successfully produce dissolving pulp that meets the stringent specifications of our customers."
Fortress operates internationally in three distinct business segments—dissolving pulp, specialty papers, and security paper products. The company operates its dissolving pulp business at the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill in Canada, which is also in the process of expanding into the renewable energy generation sector with the construction of a cogeneration facility.
Fortress operates its specialty papers business at the Dresden Mill in Germany, where it produces specialty non-woven wallpaper base products. The company's security paper products are made at the Landqart mill in Switzerland (banknote, passport, visa, and other brand protection and security papers) and at its Fortress Optical Facility in Canada, which produces optically variable thin film material.
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