Cascades Finalizes the Sale of Greenfield S.A.S.


KINGSEY FALLS, QC, Jan. 8 - Cascades (CAS-TSX) announces the sale of its Greenfield S.A.S. French deinking mill to Argowiggins, a subsidiary of Sequana Capital. As previously announced, discussions were initiated with Argowiggins in December 2007, the sale of which was subject to certain conditions, including the approval of the competent regulatory bodies. Since these conditions were met, the transaction between both parties was concluded on January 7.

Commenting on the transaction, Mr. Alain Lemaire, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cascades, stated "There were few opportunities for Greenfield to integrate its production line with that of our other European mills. The sale of this mill is thus in keeping with one of our strategic objectives and will enable Cascades to concentrate its efforts on the key components of its business model."

Founded in 1964, Cascades produces, transforms and markets packaging and tissue products composed mainly of recycled fibres. Cascades employs close to 14 000 employees who work in more than 100 modern and flexible production units located in North -America and Europe. Cascades' management philosophy, its more than 40 years of experience in recycling, its continued efforts in research and development are strengths which enable the company to create new products for its customers. The Cascades shares trade on the Toronto stock exchange under the ticker symbol CAS.

Certain statements in this release, including statements regarding future results and performance, are forward-looking statements (as such term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) based on current expectations. The accuracy of such statements is subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, but not limited to, the effect of general economic conditions, decreases in demand for the Company's products, increases in raw material costs, fluctuations in selling prices and adverse changes in general market and industry conditions and other factors listed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

Source: CASCADES INC.

CONTACT: Media: Mr. Hubert Bolduc, Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs, (514) 912-3790;

Investors: Mr. Marc Jasmin, C.M.A., Director, Investor Relations, (514) 282-2681;

Mr. Alain Lemaire, President and Chief Executive Officer, Cascades Inc.

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