Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Gordon L. Jones, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Clearwater Paper Corporation (the Company), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:



| | (1) | the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
Report), fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
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| | (2) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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|/S/ GORDON L. JONES    
|Gordon L. Jones        
|Chairman, President and
|Chief Executive Officer
|March 11, 2011         

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.



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CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Linda K. Massman, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Clearwater Paper Corporation (the Company), certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:



| | (1) | the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
Report), fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
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| | (2) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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|/S/ LINDA K. MASSMAN                                              
|Linda K. Massman                                                  
|Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
March 11, 2011

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.