Atlas Industrial Services LLC (Phoenix Services LLC) – Q3 Review 2009

Doug Lane, President and Chief Executive Officer

In the face of challenging conditions in the steel industry, Phoenix Services continued its strong performance in Q3 based on new contract wins, expanded scope of services at existing sites, aggressive cost management and continued refinement of its world-class operating practices. In addition, Phoenix’s focused efforts to sign contracts with strategically important mills and the unique “take or pay” components of its customer contracts have mitigated some of the impact of the current recessionary climate.

Phoenix began operations in Q3 at the largest steelmaking facility in North America – ArcelorMittal’s Indiana Harbor complex. The Indiana Harbor-East operation is providing strong cash generation as Phoenix’s operations at Harbor-West continue to ramp up. In the meantime, Phoenix’s customers reported modest improvements in demand for automotive-related steel because of the “Cash for Clunkers” program, although it appears that the benefits of this stimulus measure will be short lived.

The Company’s strong liquidity position as a result of Q2’s $50 million investment by Olympus Partners has allowed Phoenix to continue to capitalize on incremental contract opportunities, both domestically and internationally. One such international company, ThyssenKrupp, has signed a joint venture with Phoenix to provide services at its Mobile, AL, mill currently under construction. Operation is expected to begin at the mill in Q2 2010.

Capital Equipment Resources LLC – Q3 Review 2009

Ken Dickson, President and Chief Executive Officer

The “green shoots” of renewed business activity that seemed to appear in June – in the form of a modest improvement in Pangborn’s order rate for aftermarket parts and increased quoting on new equipment – proved to be short-lived. In July and August, order rates and quoting activity returned to lower levels that were driven in part by annual maintenance outages at foundry customers’ plants.

Demand for basic steel and metal products used across North American industries – including automotive, trucking and construction – remained severely depressed for much of Q3. In September, the Company noticed a modest improvement in order rates for aftermarket parts, particularly in the foundry sector, which may have been driven by the “Cash for Clunkers” program.

In the European market, the Othello Group companies experienced continued challenging conditions through Q3. However, toward the end of the quarter, we began to see some improvement in business sentiment as order rates for both parts and equipment appear to be trending upward.

In response to continuing market challenges, Capital Equipment Resources continued its cost-saving measures both in Europe and in North America, reducing the work force and hours of work, as well as deferring wages for certain senior level employees. We appreciate the measures that management and employees have undertaken to preserve the Company’s liquidity position, which remains healthy.

The Company is pleased to welcome Mike Thuon to the Atlas Family. Mike joined Capital Equipment Resources as CFO, following a distinguished career at Ernst & Young, where he served in senior positions in their audit and due diligence practices and as a division controller.

Finch Paper LLC – Q3 Review 2009

Joseph F. Raccuia, President and Chief Executive Officer

Despite a 23% drop in shipments of printing and writing paper at North American mills, Finch Paper continues to buck the industry, reporting a 2% increase in shipments year over year through Q3. Finch’s sales team concentrated earlier in the year on lining up orders to be delivered in the traditionally slow Q3. As a result, Finch had the best July and the second best August in the 144-year history of the Company, in terms of volume shipped.

Finch Paper’s management – led by CEO Joe Raccuia – is fine-tuning Finch’s Continuous Improvement Process (”CIP”) initiatives. With key performance targets posted throughout the mill, employees and management have a crystal clear understanding of what is expected, and they implement plans each day to meet or exceed those targets. As a result of CIP and the teamwork of employees and management, the Company has reduced all of its cash costs every month since the beginning of 2009.

Finch Paper also expects significantly improved production and efficiency from changes to the Company’s onsite pulp mill, which has underperformed throughout 2009. During a recent shutdown, crews located a mechanical problem that they believe was causing the production issues. We are hopeful that the “fix” will drive better performance in the balance of the year.

Consistent with our focus on cash generation, Finch is aggressively managing its inventory levels. Inventory on-hand has been gradually reduced to about 7,500 fewer tons – or about $7 million – since last year at this time.

Forest Resources LLC – Q3 Review 2009

Larry Richard, President and Chief Executive Officer

Forest Resources’ businesses turned in a solid Q3 performance and we are expecting the same or better for Q4, led by strong results from its Canadian subsidiary, CanAmPac.

At CanAmPac’s Strathcona operation, management and employees set a production record in July, and continued to deliver high production levels in August and September, resulting in terrific financial performance. CanAmPac’s other business, Boehmer Box, marked a significant milestone – two years without a lost-time accident at its Kitchener, Ontario, plant. The Company’s strong safety culture was recently recognized by the Paperboard Packaging Council. Boehmer was named the safest paperboard manufacturing facility in Canada, and the third safest in North America.

Safety is the first priority at all of Atlas’ businesses. It’s the right thing to do. It helps to retain great people. It helps improve product quality. And it helps create preferred work places where management and employees can work together effectively to improve operating performance. For example, Boehmer Box also exceeded its production plan as manufacturing efficiency gains were matched with an increase in sales orders.

Forest Resources’ U.S. industrial packaging businesses – Hartford City Paper, Shillington Box, Ivex Packaging Paper and Ivex Specialty Paper – had profit margins squeezed as weak market conditions resulted in sales price declines. Forest Resources expects that continued soft demand will translate into continued price declines for its industrial products in Q4, though aggressive sales efforts have refilled its order book.

Despite these marketplace challenges, Forest Resources continues to improve its competitive position as a result of Continuous Improvement Process initiatives as well as creative efforts in product development. For example, in September, Hartford City Paper achieved a record production month. In Q3, Ivex Specialty continued to make strides with specialty products, such as new grades of ticket stock and colored papers.

Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corp. – Q3 Review 2009

Wayne Gosse, Chief Executive Officer

As a result of temporary and permanent capacity closures, steady demand from Asia and inventory restocking in Europe and North America, fundamentals in the global pulp market improved dramatically in Q3 from an exceptionally difficult period in the first half of 2009. Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) prices increased from $635 per metric ton in May to $730 per metric ton in September. Northern Pulp Nova Scotia broke even in the month of July and showed further profitability improvement in August and September, driven by price increases and importantly, by efficiencies and savings generated by Continuous Improvement Process initiatives.

Q3 was the best production quarter in Northern Pulp Nova Scotia’s more than four decades of operation, thanks to a strict focus on improving operating reliability by the employees and management team. In addition, Northern Pulp is beginning to see results from its Continuous Improvement Process initiatives, led by Shane Svendson with assistance and oversight by Operating Partner Charlie Stinnett. As one important example of the effect of CIP, consumption rates of key raw materials – wood, chemicals and oil – improved in Q3 and exhibited reduced variability.

The Company is pleased to welcome Tim Lowe to the Atlas Family who was named Chief Operating Officer at Northern Pulp, following a distinguished career at Domtar, Inc. Tim was formerly the General Manager of Domtar’s Woodland, ME pulp mill.

Northern Pulp is cautious in its expectations for Q4, as the Canadian exchange rate continues to strengthen against the U.S. dollar and idled pulp capacity is restarted. The Company will continue to focus on reducing structural costs and enhancing its competitive positioning, which are the only surefire ways to survive market downturns.

RedBuilt LLC – Q3 Review 2009

Kurt Liebich, President and Chief Executive Officer

New to Atlas Holdings, but certainly not new to the market, RedBuilt LLC was formed in Q3 following Atlas’ purchase of the Trus Joist Commercial Division from Weyerhaeuser. RedBuilt LLC manufactures and designs joists, beams and wood trusses for commercial, industrial and multifamily residential building applications. The Company, established 50 years ago, has 235 employees. Its headquarters are in Boise, ID and it operates manufacturing and assembly facilities in Chino, CA, Hillsboro and Stayton, OR, Delaware, OH and sales locations throughout the United States.

Before the transaction closed, several steps were taken to position the business for profitability: the management structure was flattened, facilities were consolidated, unneeded leases were eliminated and headcount was reduced to match current demand. These moves are helping RedBuilt get back to its core competencies: innovative product designs and aggressive sales and marketing efforts. In September, the Company brought its sales team together with key engineering and manufacturing team members in a conference to “re-spark” the creative and entrepreneurial atmosphere that brought the business its original enduring success.

RedBuilt experienced a stabilization of the booking activity in late Q2 and Q3, and late in Q3 the Company realized a modest uptick in both booking and sales activity. However, heading into Q4 2009 and Q1 2010, we expect business to soften based on seasonal construction patterns and early indications from the field. The Company is well-positioned in the market, it is well-capitalized, and its sales team is highly motivated to continue to uncover and create new opportunities. Under the guidance of its deeply experienced management team led by CEO Kurt Liebich, RedBuilt is also continuing to focus on cost reductions as well as Continuous Improvement Process initiatives and product innovation.

The hard work of transitioning RedBuilt away from a large corporate owner into an entrepreneurial and focused enterprise is ongoing. However, the expected installation of new production equipment (paid for, in part, with Oregon state development financing) will help the Company innovate and diversify its product lines, and the continued movement of accounting and production functions from Weyerhaeuser’s legacy systems to a separate environment is expected to result in additional cost savings.

Wood Resources LLC – Q3 Review 2009

Richard Yarbrough, President and Chief Executive Officer

While housing starts remained anemic and panel demand from industrial markets remained weak in Q3, Wood Resources LLC’s businesses – Olympic Panel Products LLC, Moncure Plywood LLC and Chester Wood Products LLC – are well-positioned to increase their market share. Wood Resources received a major infusion of new capital from its investors in Q3. That investment will support continuing growth initiatives at all three operations and allow the Company to maintain its capital assets in a responsible fashion.

Olympic Panel Products is benefitting from its Continuous Improvement Process initiatives, showing continued modest profitability for Q3 despite operating at exceptionally low levels of production. Olympic’s strong management team has positioned the Company to take market share from its largest competitor, which suspended operations in Q2 and laid off a significant portion of its work force.

Moncure Plywood returned to profitability in the last two months of Q3, an extraordinary achievement considering that the business is operating at 65% of capacity. Through attacking costs and product diversification, the Company – led by Operating Partner Dick Baldwin and his team – continues its expansion into upgraded sanded pine products and other specialty hardwood segments to offset the continued soft upholstered furniture market.

Prices for commodity plywood panels bumped along the market bottom in Q3 with some periods of slight improvement. Nonetheless, Chester Wood Products remained profitable as a result of its world-class cost structure and its focused management team and employees. Chester continues to be a center of manufacturing excellence within Atlas Holdings.