Oct 5 2010
Fortress Paper Ltd. ("Fortress Paper" or the "Company") (TSX:FTP) is pleased to announce that it has, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into dissolving pulp supply agreements with two producers of viscose fibre (rayon) products located in China, for the delivery of an aggregate of approximately 84,000 air dried metric tonnes ("ADMT") of dissolving pulp per annum at a purchase price based on prevailing market prices in China, subject to a minimum price of US$1,200 per ADMT and a maximum price of US$1,600 per ADMT.
The pulp supply agreements are each for a term of five years, with Fortress commencing the supply of dissolving pulp in the third quarter of 2011.
Dissolving pulp will be supplied by the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill which is planned to have an annual production capacity of more than 200,000 ADMT upon its completion, which is expected to occur in mid-2011.
Chadwick Wasilenkoff, Chief Executive Officer of Fortress Paper, commented: "These dissolving pulp supply agreements will provide a hedge against potential volatility in future dissolving pulp prices which we believe should provide greater normalized operating results in this segment."