Cascades' Norampac Completes Sale of Red Rock Linerboard Mill


Kingsey Falls, Quebec, Canada, 31 October 2007 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Cascades Inc. (CAS-TSX) announces today that its Containerboard Group, Norampac, has completed the sale of its Red Rock linerboard mill, located in North West Ontario.

About Norampac

Norampac owns seven containerboard mills and 27 corrugated products plants in the United States, Canada, and France. With an annual production capacity of more than 1.25 million short tons, Norampac is the largest containerboard producer in Canada and the seventh largest in North America. Norampac, a division of Cascades Canada Inc., is also a major Canadian manufacturer of corrugated products.

Founded in 1964, Cascades produces, transforms, and markets packaging products, tissue paper, and fine papers, composed mainly of recycled fibers. Cascades employs nearly 14,000 men and women who work in more than 100 modern and flexible production units located in North America and Europe. Cascades' management philosophy, its more than 40 years of experience in recycling, and its continued efforts in research and development are strengths that enable the company to create new products for its customers. The Cascades shares trade on the Toronto stock exchange under the ticker symbol CAS.

Source: Norampac Inc.