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Performance Indicators

| Recycled fibre consumption |
Millions of short tons % of total |
2.5 73 |
2.3 72 |
3.1 78 |
| Virgin fibre consumption |
Millions of short tons % of total |
0.6 19 |
0.6 19 |
0.6 15 |
| Virgin pulp consumption |
Millions of short tons % of total |
0.3 8 |
0.3 9 |
0.3 8 |
| Total fibre supply |
Millions of short tons |
3.4 |
3.2 |
4 |
| 1 Includes procurement of Reno de Medici S.p.A.; consolidated proportionally to the number of shares we held in 2009, not consolidated in 2010 and fully consolidated in 2011 according to IFRS accounting standards. |
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 |
11.6 |
12.4 |
12.5 |
| Suspended solids returned to effluent |
kg/metric tonne |
0.83 |
0.94 |
1.02 |
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) after five days in effluent |
kg/metric tonne |
0.47 |
0.51 |
0.53 |
Atmospheric Emissions |
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Because of its various initiatives, Cascades reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 7.1% between 2010 and 2011. (...) |
| CO2 equivalent emissions intensity |
kg/metric tonne |
205 |
198 |
184 |
| Total emissions CO2 equivalent |
Thousands of metric tonnes |
481 |
495 |
406 |
| Particulate matter |
kg/metric tonne |
0.37 |
0.27 |
0.45 |
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 |
60 |
64 |
64 |
| Residual material produced |
kg/metric tonne |
335 |
348 |
340 |
Energy Consumption2 |
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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 by 9.8% (for the manufacturing plants). (...) |
| Natural gas |
Millions of GJs % of total |
9.4 32 |
8.7 30 |
7.4 30 |
| Electricity |
Millions of GJs % of total |
7.2 25 |
7.5 26 |
6.9 28 |
| Other |
Millions of GJs % of total |
12.7 43 |
12.9 44 |
10.3 42 |
| Total energy consumption |
Millions of GJs |
29.3 |
29.1 |
24.6 |
| Energy consumption for papermaking activities2 |
GJ/metric tonne |
11.1 |
10.9 |
11.1 |
| 2 Includes production plants only |
Workforce Profile |
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Cascades' organizational culture puts each employee at the heart of its success. (...) |
| Total number of employees |
Employees |
12,403 |
12,389 |
12,147 |
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Average seniority |
Years |
14 |
13 |
14 |
| Average age |
Years |
44 |
44 |
40 |
| Interns |
Employees |
124 |
128 |
126 |
| Students |
Employees |
445 |
538 |
518 |
| Canada |
% of total |
64 |
64 |
65 |
| United States |
% of total |
30 |
31 |
18 |
| Europe |
% of total |
6 |
5 |
17 |
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 |
$ millions |
611 |
604 |
594 |
| Benefits |
$ millions |
257 |
244 |
255 |
| Profit-sharing |
$ millions |
46 |
38 |
30 |
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Total compensation |
$ millions |
915 |
886 |
879 |
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 |
290 |
297 |
367 |
| Number of employees trained |
Employees |
8,130 |
8,613 |
8,981 |
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Amount invested in training |
$ million % of total payroll |
10 1.5 |
11 1.7 |
12 1.9 |
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 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
| By Cascades Inc. |
$ millions |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
| By Fondation de la famille Lemaire |
$ millions |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
Selected Financial Data |
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With annual sales of 3.625 billion dollars in 2011, Cascades contributes to the economic vitality of the countries where it is present. (...) |
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Sales3 |
$ millions |
3,410 |
3,182 |
3,625 |
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Return on Assets3 |
% |
11.9 |
10.6 |
6.5 |
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Investments3,4 |
$ millions |
257 |
151 |
229 |
| Investments in research and development |
$ millions |
35.2 |
32.4 |
NA |
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3 Voir Rapport annuel 2011.
4 Inclut les acquisitions d'immobilisations corporelles, l'augmentation des autres actifs, les acquisitions d'entreprises et la trésorerie d'une coentreprise. |
Data was compiled using the net saleable production in metric tonnes.
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