Cascades Acquires Bird Packaging

The Norampac division of forest products company Cascades Inc., headquartered in Kingsey Falls, Quebec, has acquired Bird Packaging Ltd.’s converting and storage facilities in Guelph, Kitchener and Windsor, Ontario.

In a release, Marc-André Dépin, president and CEO of Norampac, says, "This acquisition is beneficial to Norampac and Cascades as it will allow us to broaden our market reach in Ontario by integrating plants that benefit from an excellent reputation among their customers. In addition to a well-established customer base, Bird also has state-of-the-art equipment, a team of skilled people and a vast line of products and services that complement Norampac's product offering."

Dépin says the company's goal is to innovate and react to customers' needs by offering innovative packaging solutions. "The addition of Bird's production plants to Norampac's assets, in line with our strategic plan, will help us to reach our target with the expansion of our spectrum of products and services in terms of corrugated, high standards of printing and packaging solutions, just to name a few," Dépin adds.