Customized, Creative and Sustainable Packaging Solutions. Your Customers’ Satisfaction Is Your Priority, As Well As Ours

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Customized, creative and sustainable packaging solutions. Your customers’ satisfaction is your priority, as well as ours.

At Cascades, we walk with you every step of the way to make your life easier and ensure your customers’ satisfaction. No matter the size of your business, the nature of your products, or their shapes and sizes, our experts are here to listen, guide, and offer customized solutions perfectly adapted to your needs, including:

Sustainable solutions

Packaging optimization for increased protection

Insulated protection

Brand impact

6 key facts about satisfying online shoppers

1. Fast shipping 4. Easy to open packaging 2. Undamaged product 5. Sustainable packaging 1 3. Great unboxing experience 6. Easy to return process Sustainable solutions

Sustainability is in our DNA. Cascades’ packaging solutions are developed according to sustainability criteria. We continuously look for ways to improve our production methods to use as little water and energy as possible. By using our sustainable packaging solutions, you contribute to bringing the circular economy to life and demonstrate your commitment to reduce your environmental footprint.

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING SOLUTIONS

High recycled content and recyclable material

Right fit and right protection (to avoid overfilling and packaging)

Products can be FSC® – certified upon request1

1 Certificate #: NC-COC-000747; license code: FSC® C018029

In 2020, Cascades was recognized as one of the 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, according to Corporate Knights. 3 TM

Packaging optimization

RIGHT-SIZING TO SAVE COSTS

Ensure that your number of boxes and their sizes are the best suited to pack and ship your products. Having the right fit concept in mind, our experts will recommend packaging tailored to your products or order sizes:

Reduce free space in the box and avoid paying for shipping air

Avoid filling material

Assure right product protection

Boost environmental sustainability

Reduce box inventory

5 Packaging solutions

REGULAR SHIPPING BOX Get packaging Sturdy boxes Customized to product shape designed for Right protection your business

ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT SOLUTIONS

Multi-Depth Box Flat Multi-Depth Box One box = Multiple heights One box = Multiple heights WATCH WATCH Simply cut the corners and fold THE VIDEO Bumpers for extra protection THE VIDEO We adapt to your particular needs with a full range of sturdy boxes in multiple sizes for e-commerce, customized to your product volume and the protection needed. TAMPER-PROOF PROTECTION Always with right-sizing in mind: Simple solutions for reducing box inventory, minimizing empty space The box has to be ripped off to be and cutting on shipping costs. opened, which prevents tampering.

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Additional features

FEATURES FOR EASIER OPENING Easy to open design and options so the box can be opened and then closed again to be sent back.

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ADDITIONAL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PROTECTION Ensure that your products are well protected and arrive intact at their final destination with inside and outside design features to improve shock resistance.

Interior protection Exterior protection 9 Entirely customizable corrugated inserts Custom-designed boxes with bumbers TM TM

Innovation for faster 33% packing FASTER1

BOX DESIGNS WITH MOUNTING JIGS

Reduce your shipping delivery time with this innovative box design made to be used with a personalized mounting jig:

Allow to speed up your packing operations

Facilitate the manual assembly, erecting, filling and closing of the box

Easily adjustable to the different sizes of specific boxes design.

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Made from recycled Insulated materials and recyclable We use recycled cardboard to manufacture our box and insulated liner, which your customers can simply protection put in the recycling bin after use.

By choosing our solution, you protect the environment and divert waste from landfills. SHIPPING FRESHNESS BY MAIL WITH northbox®

This eco-friendly insulated box is a great sustainable solution for shipping all your temperature-sensitive products.

Reliable and customizable insulation Savings and efficiency - Rigid insulation enhances the box’s Our trusted northbox maintains the freshness and integrity of your product stacking strength, so you can use more following the ISTA 7E Testing Standard for Thermal Transport Packaging. affordable boxes. 2 1 Our insulated liners can be adapted to specific thermal requirements, with - Preformed folds for easier handling and varying thickness according to your product, outside temperature and distance. faster assembly.

- Flat shipping to optimize storage.

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CUSTOM MAILER BOXES

Create an WATCH impact with THE VIDEO Inside and outside printing customized for maximum impact. Use branded boxes to wow your packaging customers and build fidelity.

This custom mailer box is ideal for gift boxes, monthly boxes, or any packaging for online sales. Impress your customers with graphic and structural designs in line with your brand image to offer unique unboxing experience. Cascades experts will design the perfect mailer box adapted to your needs to High-quality create maximum impact. printing methods:

With Cascades IMGN retail solutionsTM , make your brand shine. When you put - Digital: high quality, quick to out the call to our dedicated teams, we’ll answer with our state-of-the-art market and no minimum technologies, guaranteed to deliver impeccable results to meet your objectives. - Lithography: highest No matter your market segment, we’ll help you choose the right solution among expectations with great colors our three high-quality print methods: digital, lithography or flexography. - Flexography: simple, yet colourful solution

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ISTA-certified shipping tests

CASCADES PACKAGING TRANSPORTATION EXPERTISE LABORATORY

Turnkey service to certify that the products purchased online will arrive at their destination in perfect condition.

All ISTA shipping tests available

ISTA-6 Amazon certification testing: Cascades is an official Amazon APASS member

Shipping tests - Drop test - Vibration test - Compression test

Thermal tests - Laboratory tests following the international ISTA-7E standard -Tests specific to your cold chain, precise temperature and humidity level down to the minute

17 ISTA = International Safe Transit Association AN EXPERIENCED PARTNER AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE INDUSTRY

Founded in 1964, Cascades offers sustainable, innovative and value-added solutions for paper, packaging, hygiene, and recovery needs.

Operating in six countries across two continents, with more than 90 production units and 12,000 employees dedicated to your success, Cascades contributes to the well-being of people, communities and the planet.

Every day, we play an essential role in the success of our customers. What makes us most proud is being able to outdo ourselves for the sake of our customers ― to innovate for and with them.

Cascades realizes the full potential of material, people and ideas.

We are a source of possibilities.

CONTACT

[email protected] 1 833 455-3799

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