Two Golds for Cascades at the Canadian Printing Awards
Saint-Jérôme, Québec, November 26, 2013 /3BL Media/ – Cascades has been once again rewarded at the Canadian Printing Awards with two Gold Awards, the first for Most Environmentally Progressive Vendor and the second for Most Environmentally Progressive Printing Technology for its new Cascades Enviro Jet paper.
The Canadian Printing Awards acknowledges excellence in quality printing, environmental initiatives and industry contribution. Most Environmentally Progressive Vendor has been granted to Cascades for its ongoing efforts. From innovative new products and third party certifications to ecological production processes, this award recognizes the company’s concrete involvement and substantial benefits to the environment.
The newly launched Cascades Enviro Jet has also been rewarded as the Most Environmentally Progressive Printing Technology. This paper is the first and only inkjet substrate with 100% post-consumer fiber made in North America which allows paper users to be colorful, productive and green. According to Normand Champagne, General Manager, Sales and Marketing, Cascades Fine Papers Group, “Cascades Enviro Jet was a real challenge for our development team as we wanted to offer a competitive ecological sheet that prints vivid colors and performs on the different types of inkjet presses. Mission accomplished!”
As per Jon Robinson, Editor of PrintAction magazine, “This year’s Canadian Printing Awards program was our most successful to date, in terms of the number and quality of entries submitted from across the country. Cascades Fine Papers Group showed once again that it is at the forefront of this environmental progress, both as a company and through innovative products like Cascades Enviro Jet.”
A member of the Specialty Products Group, Cascades Fine Papers Group is located in Saint-Jérôme (QC) and is a leader in the manufacturing of ecological fine papers and security papers in Canada. Innovative and conscious of the environment, the Group uses 50% and 100% recycled fibres in its products and continuously makes efforts to reduce its ecological footprint.
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 over 100 production 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 deliver the innovative products that customers have come to rely on. Cascades' shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange, under the ticker symbol CAS.
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Communications and Sustainable development Cascades Fine Papers Group
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