|        |
|--------|
|        |  |
| [X]    | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
|   | For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011 |

|        |
|--------|
|        |  |
| [  ]   | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
|   | For the transition period from              to              |

|                       |
|-----------------------|
|                       |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| CommissionFile Number |   | Exact Name of Registrantas Specified in Its Charter |   | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. |   | State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization |
| 001-33541             |   | Boise Inc. |   | 20-8356960 |   | Delaware |
| 333-166926-04         |   | BZ Intermediate Holdings LLC |   | 27-1197223 |   | Delaware |

|                              |
|------------------------------|
|                              |  |  |  |  |
| Boise Inc.                   |    | Yes  x |    | No  ̈ |
| BZ Intermediate Holdings LLC |    | Yes  x |    | No  ̈ |

|                              |
|------------------------------|
|                              |  |  |  |  |
| Boise Inc.                   |    | Yes  x |    | No  ̈ |
| BZ Intermediate Holdings LLC |    | Yes  x |    | No  ̈ |

|                              |
|------------------------------|
|                              |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Boise Inc.                   |    | Large accelerated filer |    |  ̈ | Accelerated filer |    | x |
|                         |    | Non-accelerated filer |    |  ̈ | Smaller reporting company |    |  ̈ |
|                         |    | (Do not check if smaller reporting company) |   |    |   |
|                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| BZ Intermediate Holdings LLC |    | Large accelerated filer |    |  ̈ | Accelerated filer |    |  ̈ |
|                         |    | Non-accelerated filer |    | x | Smaller reporting company |    |  ̈ |
|                         |    | (Do not check if smaller reporting company) |   |    |   |

|                              |
|------------------------------|
|                              |  |  |  |  |
| Boise Inc.                   |    | Yes  ̈ |    | No  x |
| BZ Intermediate Holdings LLC |    | Yes  ̈ |    | No  x |

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|----------------|
|                |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Exhibit Number |   | Exhibit Description |    | Incorporated by Reference |    | Filed orFurnishedHerewith |
|           |    | Form |    | ExhibitNumber |    | FilingDate |    |
|           |   |   |   |   |   |
| 10 (a)         |   | Paper Purchase Agreement dated June 25, 2011, between Boise White Paper, L.L.C., and OfficeMax Incorporated |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | X |
|           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 11             |   | Presented in Footnote 3, Net Income Per Common Share, to Consolidated Financial Statements |    | 10-Q |    | 11 |    | 8/4/2011 |    |   |
|           |   |   |   |   |   |
| 31.1           |   | CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |    | 10-Q |    | 31.1 |    | 8/4/2011 |    |   |
|           |   |   |   |   |   |
| 31.2           |   | CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |    | 10-Q |    | 31.2 |    | 8/4/2011 |    |   |
|           |   |   |   |   |   |
| 31.3           |   | CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | X |
|           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 31.4           |   | CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | X |
|           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 32.1           |   | Section 906 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Boise Inc. and BZ Intermediate Holdings LLC |    | 10-Q |    | 32 |    | 8/4/2011 |    |   |
|           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 32.2           |   | Section 906 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Boise Inc. and BZ Intermediate Holdings LLC |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | X |
|           |   |   |   |   |   |
| 101            |   | Financial Statements in XBRL Format |    | 10-Q |    | 101 |    | 8/4/2011 |    |   |

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|     |  |  |  |
| (a) | Confidential information in this exhibit has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request under Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |

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|                                                           |  |  |
| BOISE INC.                                                |   | BZ INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC |
|                                                      |   |
| /s/    BERNADETTE M. MADARIETA        |   | /s/    BERNADETTE M. MADARIETA |
| Bernadette M. Madarieta                                   |   | Bernadette M. Madarieta |
| Vice President and Controller                             |   | Vice President and Controller |
| (As Duly Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer) |   | (As Duly Authorized Officer and Chief Accounting Officer) |