The Company's five industrial groups, which are leaders in their niche markets, specialize respectively in the production of boxboard, fine papers, tissue paper, containerboard and specialty products.
Cascades also has a subsidiary specialized in the energy industry.
With over 12,000 employees, the Cascades Group and its subsidiaries have more than 100 modern, versatile operational units in Canada, the United States, France, Sweden, Germany and Great Britain. The Cascades Group recycles more than one and a half million tons of wastepaper annually, thereby supplying nearly two-thirds of its fibre requirements. Paperboard operates seven mills with a total annual production capacity of 810,000 metric tonnes of coated boxboard for conversion into folding cartons and microflute packaging. Three of these mills are located in Canada, two in France, one in Germany and one in Sweden. Ranked first in its industry in Canada and in France, the Corporation is the ninth largest coated boxboard manufacturer in North America and the fourth in Europe.