CFZ Cathay Forest Products Corp

Cathay Forest Products Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CFZ) today reported a net loss of $0.5
million, or $0.004 per share on sales of $15 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 and a net loss of $2.2 million or $0.016 per share, on sales
of $39 million for the first nine months of 2010. Included in revenue for the
third quarter is a recognition of unearned revenue into revenue of $2.2 million.
This amount of unearned revenue had been accumulated in the accounts since the
third quarter in 2009. As the transaction was never completed the amounts
considered as deferred revenue and non-refundable were consequently recognized
as revenue in this quarter. There also a significant increase in general
expenses of $0.6 million reflecting additional costs for consulting, legal, and
additional salaries incurred during the quarter.


Delays in filing these financial statements were a direct result of management
requiring time to work with its professional advisors to complete an
investigation and the preparation of restated financial statements as noted
below. The financial statements for the current period could not be issued until
such time as the necessary restatements were completed.


Restatement

The Company also announces the restatement of the consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the interim consolidated
financial statements for the three month periods ended September 30, 2009, March
31, 2010 and June 30, 2010. The restatements were required in order to properly
reflect the nature of the transactions which had been previously recorded on the
sale of poplar and bamboo in the third quarter of 2009. At the time of recording
the transaction, a portion of the plantation assets were deemed to have been
sold. As a result of non-performance of the sales agreements by the buyers and
upon subsequent investigation, it was determined that under PRC law, the
ownership of trees cannot be transferred until such time as the trees have been
harvested. Management's investigation also determined that the buyers dissolved
the companies used to enter into the sales agreements in August and September,
2010, respectively. These findings resulted in the need to restate several prior
period financial statement s in order to meet the requirements of the CICA
Handbook Section 3400. The effect for the reversal of the sales agreement also
resulted in adjustments to asset and liabilities accounts, the details of which
are noted in the notes to the financial statements.


(All financial figures in this release are expressed in Canadian dollars unless
otherwise stated)


Financial Highlights



--  Revenue increased 58% to $15.2 million versus $9.6 million 
--  Gross Profit margin increased to 21.1% versus 4.8% 
--  Gross Profit increased to $3.2 million versus $0.5 million 



These results compare with previous periods in the following table:



($Cdn millions,          Three months ended           Nine months ended     
 except per share                                                           
 amounts)                                                                   
                            September-30                September-30        
                         2010      2009   Change     2010      2009   Change
                             (Restated)                  (Restated)         
                          ($)       ($)      (%)      ($)       ($)      (%)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Revenue                  15.2       9.6      58%     39.0      30.8      27%
Gross Profit              3.2       0.5    -791%      5.5       0.9     508%
Gross Profit Margin     21.1%      4.8%    -537%    14.2%      3.0%     380%
Net Income (Loss)       (0.5)     (1.7)      71%    (2.2)     (4.9)     -56%
Basic and Diluted                                                           
 EPS                  (0.004)   (0.015)     -73%  (0.016)   (0.005)      n/m
Cash Flow from          (0.6)       1.1    -153%    (8.5)       3.0    -384%
 Operating                                                                  
 Activities                                                                 



Operational Results

Revenue for Q3-2010 increased 59.5% to $15.2 million from $9.554 million in
Q3-2010 and $17.0 million in Q2-2010. The increase in revenue is primarily due
an increase in the volume of logs imported from Russia into China.


The Company's Russian log sales volumes and prices continued to improve during
the third quarter of 2010, particularly through Taicang Port (Shanghai). Average
selling prices increased by 8%, on a quarter over quarter basis.


The gross profit margin for Q3-2010 was 21.1% versus 8.4% in Q2-2010 and 14.2%
year-to-date.


Outlook

The higher demand for wood products in China continues unabated. According to
China Customs, Chinese log imports for the first eight months of 2010 totaled
22.7 million cubic metres (m3), representing a year-over-year increase of 23.4%.
The demand for lumber products in China also continues to grow, with softwood
lumber imports for the first nine months of 2010 up 128% to 10.4 million m3.


Russian log prices continue to firm, with larch prices up 2.5% in October versus
the end of September, while spruce prices are up 2.0% over the same period.


"We consider the recent announcement by the Russian government to phase out
export tariffs on raw materials, including timber, in order to join the WTO as a
significant event. The final accession date is expected in 2011. Although the
initial agreement was struck with the European Union, we expect China, already a
WTO member, will push for a bilateral agreement with Russia", stated John
Duncanson, the company's interim CEO and Chief Operating Officer.


About Cathay Forest Products Corp.

Cathay Forest is a forest products company that manages approximately 1,000,000
hectares of standing timber properties and fast-growth, high-yield poplar
plantations in China and Russia. Cathay Forest has built a world-class forest
products company through a customer base that includes the domestic Chinese
forest product, pulp and paper industry and other wood products customers in
Japan.


Forward Looking Statements

All statements, other than statements of historical fact, in this news release
are forward-looking statements that involve various risk and uncertainties,
including, without limitation, statements regarding the future plans and
objectives of Cathay Forest. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on
these statements as a number of important factors could cause actual results and
future events to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations and
intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements. Except as required
under applicable securities laws, Cathay Forest assumes no obligations to update
forward- looking statements should circumstances or management's estimates or
opinions change.


The complete financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis are
posted on the company's website www.cathayforest.com as well as on SEDAR
www.sedar.com.

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