VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, June 7, 2012) - Fortress Paper Ltd. (TSX:FTP), announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Landqart AG, a leading manufacturer of banknote and security papers, has had a material banknote order reinstated. This order was unexpectedly suspended in the fourth quarter of 2011 which negatively impacted the financial results of Landqart's operations in the first half of 2012.

14:41 EDT - CME lumber futures close mostly weaker, reversing early-session gains. Uncertainty about demand through the summer and cash prices in the weeks ahead left traders wary about buying today. Some took profits on long positions after the recent run-up, in which near-term contracts hit 1-week highs. Gains in equities and most other commodity markets aided early advances in lumber.

KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones) -- Prices, in dollars, are FOB mill, less 1%, unless noted otherwise, inland lumber is based on actual shipping weights. Spruce is flatcar, paper wrapped duty charges included.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, 06/07/12 -- Asia Packaging Group Inc. (APX.V) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent (the "LOI") relating to the potential acquisition (the "Acquisition") of Yuanxing Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. ("Yuanxing HK"), which is a holding company that holds all of the issued and outstanding share capital of Yuanxing Package (China) Co. Ltd. ("Yuanxing China"), as well as its related company, Yuanxing Package (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. ("Yuanxing Suzhou") (Yuanxing HK, Yuanxing China, and Yuanxing Suzhou are referred to collectively as "Yuanxing Packaging").

RICHMOND, Va. -- MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV), a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions, announced today that it is expanding its leading position in adherence packaging with the acquisition of AARDEX Group SA. AARDEX Group is the leader and pioneer in the design and use of electronic medication event monitoring systems and applications designed to measure, analyze, and manage patient adherence in clinical drug trials.

SAN DIEGO, CA -- Today at the Sustainable Brands Conference, Sprint Nextel [NYSE:S], named No. 3 on Newsweek’s 2011 Green Rankings, unveiled how it will help change the face of customer invoicing and direct mail with an inventive two-in-one reusable envelope. The new ecoEnvelope™ allows customers to receive and remit payment using the same envelope – making bill payment easier, minimizing mail costs, reducing paper use, and lowering environmental impact.

ATLANTA, June 6, 2012 -- The specification of assemblies using Georgia-Pacific Gypsum products just got easier for architects and specifiers, with the company's launch of its latest online tool -- a searchable Assemblies Library.

14:29 EDT - CME lumber futures bounce on support from widespread gains in other markets. Technical buying also contributed to the advance as front-month July rallied through key moving averages, including the 200-day. Meanwhile, traders continue to watch cash markets for additional direction signals.

BEIJING--A new Russia-China fund will spend roughly $200 million to buy a significant minority stake in a Russian timber company, according to a person familiar with the matter Tuesday.