Kingsey Falls, Québec, May 10, 2012 - Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, announces its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

Kingsey Falls, Québec – April 25, 2012 – Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue products, announces the consolidation of its corrugated product plants in its Norampac division in Ontario. The consolidation translates into an investment totalling in excess of $30 million in the Vaughan, St. Mary’s, Etobicoke and Belleville plants, and the closure of the North York and Peterborough units, as well as the OCD plant in Mississauga.

Las Vegas, NV –The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) today presented Cascades Fine Papers Group with their annual Design for Recycling® Award. Award recognizes those who are committed to recycling safely and economically.

Kingsey Falls, April 18, 2012– Cascades is launching a food waste bag made of 100% recycled fibres. These paper bags, manufactured in Canada, consist of a double layer to prevent leakage. This bag completes its collection of ecological household products, including yard waste bags which came out last September. Cascades bags are not only compostable*, they are also EcoLogo-certified.

April 12, 2012 – Kingsey Falls, Quebec – Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), a leader in recovery and in the manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, announces today the closure of its Norampac containerboard mill located in Trenton, Ontario. Following the rejection of the final offer made to the employees regarding the new collective agreement, the closure of the mill will be effective no later than June 1, 2012.

Kingsey Falls, April 12, 2012 – Cascades and NextLife have agreed to an exclusive partnership to include recycled polystyrene, or No. 6 Plastic, and thereby to give this plastic a second life. Specifically, NextLife transforms recovered polystyrene products into sustainable resin that will be supplied to Cascades who will use it in the production of foam trays designed for meat packaging.

Kingsey Falls, April 10, 2012 – Cascades Inc. (TSX : CAS), a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, invites financial analysts and investors to attend its 2012 first quarter conference call. Cascades will announce its results before market open on Thursday May 10, 2012 and will hold its conference call the same day at 9:00am, ET.

Saint-Jerome, Tuesday, April 10, 2012 – Cascades is pleased to bring life to its Rolland Enviro100 Print product by increasing its brightness from 88% to 90% G.E. This change affects the product quality as well as the visual aspect of the sheet which is now brighter and cleaner.

April 2, 2012 – Kingsey Falls, Quebec - Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), a leader in the recovery and the manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, announces today that its Norampac division has acquired Bird Packaging Limited’s converting and storage facilities located in Guelph, Kitchener and Windsor, in Ontario. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.