Cascades Tissue Group today announces that 17 U.S. distributors and 10 Canadian distributors have received achievement awards in honor of their strong partnerships and dedications to furthering environmentally preferable products.  By offering to their commercial and industrial customers tissue paper products made from 100 percent recycled fiber, instead of virgin fiber, these distributors collectively conserved 255,700 trees (the equivalent of 638 American football fields) and avoided emissions of greenhouse gases equivalent to 12,785 cars off the road for one year.

Approximately 20 percent of the distributor’s total green house gas savings were achieved through the sales of Cascades Tissue Group’s North River products, which use Green-e certified renewable energy credits to offset 100 percent of the electricity used in their production. Cascades Tissue Group’s annual 20,000 MWh of wind energy credits are sourced from the Charles City Wind Farm located in northern Iowa and supplied by leading renewable energy developer and marketer Community Energy, Inc.

Honorees of the Cascades Tissue Group’s third annual achievement awards include: Imperial Bag & Paper (Bayonne, NJ), Hill & Markes (Amsterdam, NY), Penn Jersey Paper (Philadelphia, PA), Labatt Food Service (San Antonio, TX), Riverside Paper Supply (Newport News, VA), Southwest Paper Company (Wichita, KS), Dacotah Paper (Fargo, ND) Dade Paper (Miami, FL), Tarheel Paper (Winston-Salem, NC), FPC Holdings (Elkridge, MD), Philip Rosenau Company (Warminster, PA), Kelsan (Knoxville, TN), Acme Paper & Supply (Savage, MD), Knight Marketing Corp. of New York (Maspeth, NY), Phillips Distribution (San Antonio, TX), Central Paper Company (Birmingham, AL), Northern Colorado Paper (Greeley, CO), Flanagan Foodservice (Kitchener, ON), Staples Advantage (Mississauga, ON), Cineplex Entertainment (Toronto, ON), Les Emballages Carrousel (Boucherville, QC), Jan-Mar Sales (Etobicoke, ON), WFS (Windsor, ON), Atlantic Grocery Distributors (Bay Roberts, NL) Snelling Paper (Ottawa, ON), Equipement Sanitaire Cherbourg (Sherbrooke, QC), Pratt’s (Calgary, AL; Winnipeg, MB), and Wood Wyant (Laval, QC).  In addition to receiving certificates for their work, each company will also be recognized on Cascades Tissue Group’s blog, www.sustain.cascades.com/blog.

“The support from these distributor partners is indispensable,” said Suzanne Blanchet, Cascades Tissue Group’s President and CEO. “By honoring them with a certificate, we want to recognize their contribution in lowering our environmental footprint, and in informing our buyers and end users on the importance of sustainable development.”

About

Cascades Tissue Group, a division of Cascades, ULC, is the fourth largest manufacturer of tissue paper in North America.  Founded in 1964, Cascades produces, converts and markets packaging and tissue products that are composed mainly of recycled fibres. The Company employs more than 12,000 employees, who work in more than 100 units located in North America and Europe. With its management philosophy, half a century of experience in recycling, and continuous efforts in research and development as driving forces, Cascades continues to serve its clients with innovative products. Cascades' shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol CAS. For more information about Cascades Tissue Group and its North River environmental line, visit www.afh.cascades.com or www.sustain.cascades.com.

Cascades Inc.

Cascades Inc.

Founded in 1964, Cascades, Inc. manufactures, converts and markets packaging and tissue products composed mainly of recycled fibers. Cascades employs close to 12,500 employees who work in more than 100 production facilities located in North America and Europe. The company’s visionary management philosophy, 45 years of experience in pioneering recycled paper and continued efforts in environmental stewardship, research and development are strengths enabling it to create quality new products for its customers. Whether for recycling materials, re-using waste, improving water and air quality or energy efficiency, Cascades has established high standards for each operating unit and closely monitors their steps toward achieving the objectives.

The company’s Cascades Tissue Group division is a leading tissue paper manufacturer for retail and away-from-home (commercial) markets, including office buildings, secondary and higher education, health care, hospitality, government and more. With 17 plants, Cascades Tissue Group offers its customers a wide range of sustainable quality products throughout North America. Its North River ivory towels are the first third-party certified 100 percent recycled hand towels, using 100 percent post-consumer content and utilizing 80 percent less water than the North American paper industry average. In the case of its notable North River® towel and tissue products, 100 percent of the electricity used for manufacturing is offset by Green e-certified wind energy, avoiding 43 million pounds of annual carbon dioxide emissions.

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