Fortress Global Enterprises Inc. announced that the Fortress Specialty Cellulose ("FSC") mill has completed, on time and on budget, construction and commissioning of the fifth digester at its dissolving pulp mill in Thurso, Quebec, Canada.
Giovanni Iadeluca, President of FSC, commented: "This is an important milestone for the FSC mill. We successfully performed our first cook on March 27th. Our current annual production capacity is approximately 165,000 air dried metric tonnes ("ADMT"). We expect the fifth digester to incrementally increase our production capacity by 8,500 ADMT in 2018 and 17,000 ADMT in 2019. This will result in a material improvement to the FSC mill’s cost structure. We wish to thank our team at the FSC mill for their efforts in ensuring that the fifth digester was completed within the specified time frame and budget."
Fortress Global Enterprises operates its dissolving pulp business at the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill located in Canada. Fortress Global Enterprises also operates in the renewable energy generation sector through the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill’s cogeneration facility, and plans to establish a demonstration plant for the future production of xylitol.
