BOXBOARD EUROPE GROUP OVERVIEW EDITED ANALYST AND INVESTOR DAY

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

IGNAZIO CAPUANO 2

President & CEO of Reno De Medici SpA

• CEO since 2004 • With RDM since 2003

• In paper industry since 1991

BOXBOARD EUROPE GROUP SNAPSHOT LTM 06/30/2015

(M€)

(M CAN$)

Sales €575 EBITDA €45 EBITDA Margin 8%

$807 $64 8%

Total Assets €457

$636

OPERATING PLATFORM MANUFACTURING

Units 7 Machine/Lines 9 Capacity ~1,100 short tons • Most of the industry is not integrated in Europe 3

CORPORATE STRUCTURE Cascades Inc. 100%

Cascades S.A.S. 57.61%

4

100%

Reno De Medici SpA

La Rochette Mill

Sales: 458 M€ EBITDA: 40 M€

Sales: 118 M€ EBITDA: 5 M€

Note: LTM 06/30/2015 numbers

TURNAROUND STORY 2004-2008

Major financial restructuring

• Redundant assets disposals (non-core, real estate) • Business combination between Reno and Cascades 2008-2015

Consolidating and Focusing

• Production capacity rationalization – recycled and virgin

• Update top-of-class facilities • Broader market presence • Sales structure improvement

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STEADY GROWTH EBITDA & EBITDA Margin (M€) 50

48 45 40

40 30

29

20

6%

33

6%

7%

2012

2013

9%

8%

2014

LTM Q2-2015

10 0 2011

6

Energy credits totaling €4M in 2013, €6M in 2014 and €2M in LTM Q2-2015

STRONG PRODUCTION PLATFORM CAPACITY (‘000 s.t.)

MILL COUNTRY

2008

2015

PRODUCTS

Villa Santa Lucia Italy

193

220

Liner/WLC

Santa Giustina Italy

190

240

WLC

205

220

Liner/GD/WLC

105

110

WLC

105

95

Specialty: OG/GK

35

35

WLC

833

920

Arnsberg Germany Blendecques France Ovaro Italy Almazan (for sale) Spain Total

Geographically diversified with 3 top-of-class facilities 7

COMPLEMENTARY VIRGIN PRODUCTION

• 1st presence by Cascades in Europe in 1985 • Total capacity: ~175,000 s.t. • 2 board machines (#2 & #3) • GC1-GC2 grades (220 to 440 g/m2) • Mechanical pulp mill • Integrated with sheeting capacity

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EXTENSIVE EUROPEAN PLATFORM M

Well-positioned to service Central Europe

M

M M M

M M

M

9

M

Manufacturing – Recycled grades Manufacturing – Virgin grades

WESTERN EUROPE IS CORE MARKET 1H 2015 Recycled Grades Sales Breakdown by Geography

38%

Italy France

Germany, Austria and Switzerland Rest of Western Europe Eastern Europe

8%

90% in Continental Europe

13%

Overseas

19% 10

16%

6%

STRONG MARKET POSITION WLC + FBB Capacity MAYR MELNHOF 1 METSÄBOARD RDM + CASCADES 2 STORA ENSO 3 KOTKAMILLS WEIG KARTON IP BUCHMANN SMURFIT KAPPA HOLMEN FISKEBY OTHERS

(‘000 m.t.) 0

#2 producer of recycled boxboard in Europe

300

WLC 11

600

900

1,200

FBB

Source: Based on public reports and Cascades’ estimates 1 Including the new folding boxboard machine at the Husum Mill with a total capacity of 400,000 m.t. starting up in Q1-2016 2 Excluding the Barcelona WLC Mill sold in Q2-2015 3 Including the conversion to FBB of paper machine #2 at the Kotka mill in Finland

1,500

1,800

WIDE END-USERS’ PORTFOLIO Breakdown of 2014 sales by end-user Others 18%

Merchant sales 13%

Non-Food 20%

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Food & Food services 49%

VIRGIN BOXBOARD ACTIVITIES Italy 19%

France 47%

Spain 12% Germany 7% UK Others 5% 10%

Food/ Beverage 35% Others 10% Pharmacy 42%

● France is the main market ● Strong position in Italy and Spain as well ● Germany is continuously growing since the

closure of Djupafors 13

STRATEGIC FOCUS

GROWTH AREAS

PRODUCTIVITY INITIATIVES

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Strengthen presence in growing markets (i.e. Eastern Europe)



Continue to reduce leverage to provide flexibility



Strategic investment to reduce costs and improve quality and margins (energy, automation and capacity creep)



Increase synergies between our recycled and virgin platforms



IT upgrades

INCREASE EASTERN EUROPE PRESENCE 1H 2015 Recycled Grades Sales Breakdown by Geography

73%

• Build on our established presence to grow in Eastern Europe

19%

• Continue to be less reliant on overseas sales

8%

Western Europe 15

Eastern Europe

Overseas

INCREASE SYNERGIES BETWEEN OUR TWO PLATFORMS • Continue to increase coordination undertaken over the last few years − Single sales organization for all Cascades and Reno De Medici cartonboard products − Optimize purchasing to capture economies of scale

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REDUCE LEVERAGE TO MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY (M€)

Net Financial Debt Reno De Medici

150

5.0x

120

4.0x

90

3.0x

60

2.0x

30

1.0x

0

0.0x

Net financial debt 17

1

Net debt/EBITDA multiple

1 2008-2010: as reported. 2011-LTM Q2-2015: excluding specific items and discontinued operations

REDUCE COSTS TO IMPROVE MARGINS EBITDA Margin1 (%)

2014

06/30/2015 YTD

Mayr-Melnhof (MM Karton Division)

11%

12%

Metsäboard (Cartonboard Division)

13%

NA

12%

8%

8%

9%

Average

Boxboard Europe Group

• Rationalization achieved in the asset portfolio • Investments in core assets to improve efficiency and reduce costs • Benefits expected over the coming years, especially in a context of lower energy costs • Will help to further increase operating margins 18

1 Based on public reports and Cascades’ estimates

QUESTIONS

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NOTES

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