Cascades
Cascades Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian manufacturer (CAS on TSX), founded in 1964, that produces fibre-based packaging, tissue, and hygiene products from recycled and FSC-certified fibres for North American B2B, retail, and consumer markets.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1964
- HeadquartersKingsey Falls, Canada
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Cascades does
Cascades Inc. is a Canadian fibre-based packaging and hygiene products manufacturer founded in 1964 in Kingsey Falls, Quebec by the Lemaire brothers (Bernard, Laurent, and Alain). The company operates as a publicly traded corporation on the Toronto Stock Exchange under ticker CAS, with Hugues Simon serving as President and CEO. Over more than 60 years, Cascades has built a North American manufacturing footprint spanning paper mills, conversion facilities, recycling operations, and an internal logistics division (Cascades Transport), with operations across Canada and the United States. The company is recognized as a circular economy pioneer, transforming recycled fibres and FSC-certified virgin fibres into sustainable packaging, tissue, and hygiene products.
Cascades organizes its offering into three core product categories. Under Packaging Solutions, the company produces eco-designed food packaging (Cascades Fresh), protective packaging (Cascades Protect), e-commerce shipping boxes, retail display packaging (Cascades IMGN), corrugated containers, molded pulp products, and innovative bag-in-box solutions for beverages and liquids. The Hygiene and Tissue Solutions segment serves B2B customers through the Cascades PRO brand — paper towels, toilet paper, hand towels, and dispensers for commercial and institutional facilities — and consumer retail through the Cascades Fluff & Tuff brand, while also providing private label manufacturing for retailers. The Fibre-based Materials category sells containerboard, specialty papers, tissue parent rolls, and proprietary technological barrier solutions to other manufacturers and converters. Recovery/recycling services round out the portfolio through a circular economy feedstock model.
Cascades monetizes primarily through hardware sales of physical packaging and tissue products across multiple price points and SKUs, complemented by managed recycling services and internal transportation services. Its go-to-market is multi-channel: direct B2B sales via the pro.cascades.com portal for professional customers, retail and grocery distribution for consumer products, e-commerce via cascadesflufftuff.com, and strategic partnerships with major retailers and food service companies. Sustainability is structurally embedded in operations — Cascades uses 2.5x less energy, 4.9x less water, and produces 25% less GHG emissions than the North American paper industry average, with 100% of raw material supply meeting FSC certification standards under four license codes.
Cascades firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Cascades
- Legal name
- Cascades Inc.
- Website
- https://corrabox.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1964
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- Cascades Inc. is a publicly traded Canadian manufacturer (CAS on TSX), founded in 1964, that produces fibre-based packaging, tissue, and hygiene products from recycled and FSC-certified fibres for North American B2B, retail, and consumer markets.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Cascades industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Packaging and Tissue Manufacturing
- akta.pro primary industry
- Fiber-Based Sustainable Packaging (Recycled Paper, Molded Fiber, Bagasse) (IMALAMAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Corrugated Packaging & Boxes (RSC, die-cut, bulk bins) (IMAMAHAA), Molded Fiber & Pulp Packaging (Trays, Clamshells, Cups) (IMAMAKAJ), Recycled Fiber, Recovered Paper & Secondary Fiber Trading (IMAMAIAK)
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Where Cascades is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kingsey Falls
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Cascades business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Packaging products: Sale of eco-designed packaging solutions including food packaging, protective packaging, e-commerce packaging, and retail packaging under brands such as Cascades Fresh, Cascades Protect, and Cascades IMGN. Products include corrugated boxes, molded pulp, and bag-in-box solutions.
- Hygiene and tissue products: Production and sale of tissue paper products including paper towels, toilet paper, and hand towels under Cascades PRO (professional/institutional) and Cascades Fluff & Tuff (consumer) brands. Also includes private label manufacturing for retailers.
- Fibre-based materials: Sale of containerboard, specialty papers, tissue paper parent rolls, and technological barrier solutions to other manufacturers and converters.
- Transportation services: Cascades Transport division provides logistics and transportation services for the company's operations and potentially external customers, supporting the supply chain for packaging and hygiene products.
- Recovery/recycling services: Recovery services for paper and cardboard recycling, part of the company's circular economy model and sustainability-focused operations through recovery.cascades.com.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels5 records
Cascades product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Cascades manufactures and sells fibre-based packaging (corrugated, molded pulp, bag-in-box, food, protective, e-commerce, and retail packaging under Cascades Fresh, Cascades Protect, and Cascades IMGN), tissue and hygiene products (Cascades PRO for professionals and Cascades Fluff & Tuff for consumers, plus private-label manufacturing), and fibre-based raw materials (containerboard, specialty papers, tissue parent rolls, and barrier solutions). It complements these with Cascades Transport logistics and paper/cardboard recovery/recycling services that close the loop on its circular-economy model.
Product overview
Cascades is a packaging and hygiene products company offering a diversified portfolio of solutions organized into four main categories: Packaging Solutions (food, protective, e-commerce, and retail packaging under brands like Cascades Fresh, Cascades Protect, and Cascades IMGN), Hygiene and Tissue Solutions (professional products under Cascades PRO, consumer products under Cascades Fluff & Tuff, and private label options), Fibre-based Materials (containerboard, specialty papers, tissue paper parent rolls, and technological barrier solutions), and Services (transport via Cascades Transport and recovery/recycling services). The company operates with a focus on eco-designed, fibre-based products made from recycled and virgin fibres, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and FSC certification.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Cascades Fresh: Food packaging solutions
- Cascades Protect
- Cascades IMGN
- Cascades PRO
- Cascades Fluff & Tuff
Products and services
- Packaging Solutions
Quantifiable outcome
- 2.5x less energy consumption compared to North American paper industry average
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Cascades
Customer profileSegments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Cascades technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Cascades partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
21 partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- SAP CloudcoreSAP Cloud provides website hosting, data storage, and cloud infrastructure for Cascades' websites and data management including personal information storage. SAP's internal analytics features are used for website analytics. SAP Cloud is identified as a recognized leader in secure data hosting.
- HubSpotcoreHubSpot provides customer relationship management (CRM) services, email marketing management, and website analytics. Used for storing and organizing user information and tailoring marketing services to customer needs.
- MailChimpcoreMailChimp is used as an Email Service Provider to manage mailing lists and send various emails including newsletters and commercial communications to customers and prospects.
- Dialog InsightcoreDialog Insight provides email services for Cascades Fluff & Tuff communications including newsletters and contact form responses.
- Google AnalyticscoreThird-party analytics program used with consent management tool to understand website visitors and usage patterns. Provides analytical data about how the website is used.
- HotjarcoreThird-party analytics program used to understand website visitors and how they use the site, providing user behavior analytics.
- Amazon AWScoreCloud infrastructure provider used for storing Cascades Fluff & Tuff comment information and verification data.
- Google (AdWords, Maps, Display Network)coreGoogle provides advertising services through AdWords and Display Network with remarketing features. Google Maps integration provides retailer location finder for Cascades Fluff & Tuff products near consumers.
- Facebook/MetacoreFacebook Custom Audience advertising used to display targeted ads on Facebook and Facebook Messenger based on user browsing history and activity on the Cascades website.
- LinkedIn AdvertisingcoreLinkedIn Advertising used to display targeted ads on LinkedIn platform for professional audience targeting.
- TikTok AdvertisingcoreTikTok advertising network used to display ads on TikTok platform as part of Cascades' online advertising strategy.
- CN (Canadian National Railway)coreRailway partner for intermodal transportation. Cascades provides links to CN's wagon and intermodal fuel surcharge documentation for CN7403 and CN7404 tariff schedules.
- CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway)coreRailway partner for intermodal transportation. Cascades provides links to CPKC's wagon and intermodal fuel surcharge documentation.
- CSX TransportationcoreUS railway partner for rail transportation services. CSX surcharge status reports are accessible through ShipCSX for fuel surcharge tracking.
- Norfolk Southern RailwaycoreUS railway partner for rail transportation services. Norfolk Southern provides understanding fuel surcharges information for logistics optimization.
- EcoVadiscoreEcoVadis provides the sustainable procurement assessment platform for evaluating supplier practices across environmental, social, ethics, and supply chain parameters. Cascades suppliers are assessed through the EcoVadis platform at cascades.ecovadis.com.
- JotFormcoreOnline form builder used for contact forms on the Cascades website for collecting user contact information and enabling communication.
- Parkour3coreWebsite technical infrastructure provider used for Cascades PRO account management and website functionality.
- SEM RushcoreSEO and marketing analytics platform used for website analytics and understanding visitor behavior and search optimization.
- RedemcocoreCoupon and promotional code issuance service provider for generating and managing unique coupon codes for Cascades Fluff & Tuff consumers.
- TinkcoreFinancial services platform used for website payment processing and financial transaction management.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Cascades competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- International Paper Company: One of the largest global pulp, paper, and packaging producers with significant North American containerboard exposure. A broad incumbent competitor to Cascades across multiple packaging and paper segments.
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation: Global consumer tissue and hygiene products major. Comparable to Cascades' Cascades PRO and Cascades Fluff & Tuff tissue/hygiene brands across professional and consumer segments, though at vastly larger scale.
Emerging players
- Pactiv Evergreen: North American manufacturer of foodservice and food merchandising packaging including paper-based solutions. Comparable to Cascades' food packaging and foodservice end-market exposure with overlapping sustainability positioning.
Direct peers
- Smurfit Westrock: Global containerboard and corrugated packaging leader with strong North American presence after the Smurfit Kappa–WestRock merger. Competes directly with Cascades across containerboard, corrugated boxes, and protective packaging.
- Sealed Air Corporation: Protective and food packaging manufacturer with sustainability-focused product lines. Comparable to Cascades' protective packaging (Cascades Protect) and fresh food packaging (Cascades Fresh) segments.
- Mondi plc: European-headquartered paper and packaging group with global containerboard, corrugated, and sustainable packaging operations. Comparable to Cascades' fibre-based packaging and eco-design positioning, though with broader geographic reach.
- Graphic Packaging Holding Company: North American paper-based packaging manufacturer focused on folding cartons, corrugated, and food/beverage packaging. Highly comparable to Cascades' eco-designed food packaging (Cascades Fresh) and paperboard portfolio.
- Packaging Corporation of America: Major North American producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products. Closely comparable to Cascades' containerboard and protective packaging segments with similar end-markets and business model.
- Sonoco Products Company: Diversified sustainable packaging manufacturer serving consumer, industrial, and protective packaging end-markets. Comparable to Cascades' mixed packaging/tissue portfolio with overlap in protective and consumer packaging.
Regional players
- Kruger Products (Paper & Tissue): Canadian-based tissue and paper products manufacturer with strong Canadian private-label and consumer tissue presence. Directly comparable to Cascades' Canadian tissue business (Cascades PRO, Fluff & Tuff) and private label operations.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Cascades social profiles
Digital presenceCascades compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Cascades financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Cascades leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Cascades funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Cascades M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Cascades
What does Cascades do?
Cascades manufactures and sells fibre-based packaging (corrugated, molded pulp, bag-in-box, food, protective, e-commerce, and retail packaging under Cascades Fresh, Cascades Protect, and Cascades IMGN), tissue and hygiene products (Cascades PRO for professionals and Cascades Fluff & Tuff for consumers, plus private-label manufacturing), and fibre-based raw materials (containerboard, specialty papers, tissue parent rolls, and barrier solutions). It complements these with Cascades Transport logistics and paper/cardboard recovery/recycling services that close the loop on its circular-economy model.
Is Cascades a public or private company?
Cascades is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Cascades founded?
Cascades was founded in 1964.
Where is Cascades based?
Cascades is headquartered in Kingsey Falls, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Cascades make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Packaging products are the primary driver. The others are hygiene and tissue products, fibre-based materials, transportation services and recovery/recycling services.
Who are Cascades's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are International Paper Company and Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Pactiv Evergreen is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are Smurfit Westrock, Sealed Air Corporation, Mondi plc, Graphic Packaging Holding Company, Packaging Corporation of America and Sonoco Products Company. Kruger Products (Paper & Tissue) is listed as a regional player.
Does Cascades have an API?
No public API is recorded for Cascades.
What industry is Cascades in?
Cascades's product category is Industrial Packaging and Tissue Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMALAMAA, Fiber-Based Sustainable Packaging (Recycled Paper, Molded Fiber, Bagasse), with a secondary code of IMAMAHAA, Corrugated Packaging & Boxes (RSC, die-cut, bulk bins).