Effective with shipments on or after May 20, 2018, Navigator North America will be increasing prices by 5% to 7% for: Navigator Premium Inkjet, Soporset Premium Opaque Offset (Text & Cover & Digital) in sheets and sSheeter rolls and all cut-size office papers including Navigator, Pioneer and Discovery. Also implementing a freight surcharge of $2.00/cwt for shipments to CO, NM, OR, WA, NV and AZ and a $4.00/cwt freight surcharge for shipments to ID, UT, WY, MT, SD and ND.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the “Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber” Executive Order, which directs the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act to determine whether imports of timber and lumber threaten to impair national security: “The U.S. forest products industry employs more than 925,000 people, largely in rural America, and is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 44 states. AF&PA members make about 87% of the pulp, paper, paper-based packaging and tissue products made in the America. To manufacture these essential products, we rely on complex, cross-border supply chains that have been built around existing mill infrastructure for decades. “We recognize the importance of identifying where foreign trade barriers exist and commend the goal of strengthening U.S. forest products manufacturing. AF&PA will seek to work with the Administration through the 232 process, especially in regards to the Order’s mention of ‘derivative’ paper products.”

Fortress Global Enterprises Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed a share purchase agreement (the "SPA") with S2G Biochemicals Inc. ("S2G") and its shareholders, whereby the Company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of S2G for a purchase price of $2,500,000, payable by the issuance of 666,652 common shares of the Company at a deemed price of $3.75 per Fortress Global share. Upon completion of the transaction, Fortress Global, intends to commission the construction of a demonstration plant to produce xylitol at its Fortress Specialty Cellulose (“FSC”) Mill, utilizing proprietary process technologies, know-how and expertise developed by S2G and Mondelez International, Inc. Xylitol is a naturally occurring sugar polyol that has a sweetening property matching that of cane sugar but with 40% fewer calories. In addition, based on third-party research, the Company believes that xylitol is currently the best nutritive sugar substitute with respect to the prevention of dental cavities. Click Read More below for additional information.