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Performance Indicators

| Recycled fibre consumption |
Millions of short tonnes % of total |
2.2 71 |
2.3 73 |
2.6 75 |
| Virgin fibre consumption |
Millions of short tonnes % of total |
0.6 21 |
0.6 19 |
0.6 18 |
| Virgin pulp consumption |
Millions of short tonnes % of total |
0.2 8 |
0.3 8 |
0.3 7 |
| Total fibre supply |
Millions of short tonnes |
3 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
| 3 Includes procurement of Reno de Medici S.p.A. since 2009. |
Water |
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Cascades consumes 5 times less water per metric tonne of paper produced than the Canadian pulp and paper industry average. (...) |
| Water consumption |
m3/metric tonne |
11.7 |
11.6 |
12.4 |
| Suspended solids returned to effluent |
kg/metric tonne |
0.87 |
0.83 |
0.94 |
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) after five days in effluent |
kg/metric tonne |
0.48 |
0.47 |
0.51 |
Atmospheric Emissions |
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Because of its various initiatives, Cascades reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 5% between 2009 and 2010 while its production increased by 7%. (...) |
| CO2 equivalent emissions intensity |
kg/metric tonne |
296 |
209 |
198 |
| Total emissions CO2 equivalent |
Thousands of metric tonnes |
823 |
478 |
485 |
| Particulate matter |
kg/metric tonne |
0.31 |
0.37 |
0.27 |
Residual Material |
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A stringent recycling program is in place in each unit aimed at enhancing the 19 categories of residual materials. (...) |
| Beneficial use of residue |
Percentage of total generated |
62 |
60 |
64 |
| Residual material produced |
kg/metric tonne |
281 |
335 |
348 |
Energy Consumption |
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Projects of Cascades GIE (Energy Action Group) combined with the efforts of the plants enabled the reduction in the total consumption of gigajoules per metric tonne produced by 4.5% (for the manufacturing plants). (...) |
| Natural gas |
Millions of GJ % of total |
11 34 |
9 33 |
9 32 |
| Electricity |
Millions of GJ % of total |
8 25 |
8 28 |
7 27 |
| Other |
Millions of GJ % of total |
13 41 |
11 39 |
11 41 |
| Total consumption |
Millions of GJ |
32 |
28 |
27 |
| Energy consumption for papermaking activities4 |
GJ/metric tonne |
10.39 |
10.27 |
10.95 |
| 4 In 2010, the metric GJ/tonnes were calculated with saleable net production. For 2008 and 2009, gross production was used for the purpose of calculation. |
Workforce Profile |
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Cascades' organizational culture puts each employee at the heart of its success. (...) |
| Total number of employees |
Employees |
12,529 |
12,403 |
12,389 |
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Average seniority |
Years |
13 |
14 |
13 |
| Average age |
Years |
44 |
44 |
44 |
| Interns |
Employees |
137 |
124 |
128 |
| Students |
Employees |
611 |
445 |
538 |
| Canada |
% of total |
63 |
64 |
64 |
| United States |
% of total |
31 |
30 |
31 |
| Europe |
% of total |
6 |
6 |
5 |
Compensation |
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By partaking in the success of the company, employees receive a portion of the profits because of the profit-sharing program. (...) |
| Gross earnings |
$ million |
626 |
611 |
604 |
| Benefits |
$ million |
255 |
257 |
244 |
| Profit-sharing |
$ million |
37 |
46 |
38 |
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Total compensation |
$ million |
918 |
915 |
886 |
Training |
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Environ 70 % des employés reçoivent annuellement l'équivalent d'une semaine de formation. (...) |
| Number of hours spent on training |
Thousands of hours |
333 |
290 |
297 |
| Number of employees trained |
Employees |
9,203 |
8,130 |
8,613 |
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Amount invested in training |
$ million % of total payroll |
11 1.7 |
10 1.5 |
11 1.7 |
Health and Safety |
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Sustained efforts in health and safety are reflected by a consistent decline in the frequency and severity rate of work-related accidents. (...) |
| Lost time frequency rate (OSHA) |
Per 200,000 hours worked |
6.6 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
| By Cascades Inc. |
$ million |
3.2 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
| By Fondation de la famille Lemaire |
$ million |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
Selected Financial Data |
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With annual sales of 3.9 billion dollars, Cascades contributes to the economic vitality of the countries where it is present. (...) |
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Sales2 |
$ million |
4,017 |
3,877 |
3,959 |
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Return on Assets2 |
% |
7.8 |
11.9 |
10.5 |
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Investments1,2 |
$ million |
178 |
257 |
171 |
| Investments in research and development |
$ million |
38 |
35 |
unavailable |
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1 Includes the acquisition of fixed assets, an increase in other assets, the acquisition of companies and the cash position of a joint venture. 2 See 2010 Annual Report. |
For the first time this year, data was compiled using the net saleable machine-dried production in metric tonnes. Data from previous years has also been corrected using the net saleable production, in order to compare the historical data.
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