Fortress Paper Ltd. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. For the quarter, sales were $92,460,000 against $80,012,000 a year ago. Net loss was $2,745,000 against $13,041,000 a year ago. Operating EBITDA was $7,489,000 against $1,055,000 a year ago. Adjusted net loss was $2,999,000 against $12,189,000 a year ago.

Management continues to have a positive outlook for the 2017 fiscal year with material improvement in consolidated operating EBITDA.