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THEME: Building a Lower Carbon Economy with Climate Positive Forestry and Forest Products The Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Awards is a global competition for students and young researchers who are passionate about forest-based science, products using forest-based raw materials, process improvements, climate positive forestry and forest products, clean manufacturing, the forest bioeconomy or other […]

Engineering Talent Pipeline Sappi has launched an exciting campaign to encourage skilled engineers and production specialists to join its growing team, to help reach its objectives of pursuing a circular economy. Besides a number of current vacancies in various fields, the company is also building up a database of talent for apportionments into the future. […]

When the community members of Nzinga requested assistance with the clearing of alien vegetation to improve access for their livestock for grazing purposes, the Sappi-WWF partnership saw this as a great fit for the work being done in the uMkhomazi catchment to improve water security in the area. As a result, a team of 10 […]

His Excellency Mr. David Mabuza, the Deputy President of South Africa, was in attendance on Friday 18 February 2022 at the Sappi Ngodwana Mill, to accept a donation of paper, masks, and sanitiser on behalf of three hundred schools in Mpumalanga. The handover event marks the beginning of a public-private partnership and is a continuation […]

January 28, 2022 – Earlier today, the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) published three new policy statements defining the role that global forests and forest products can play in our collective pursuit for climate solutions.  Developed in collaboration by forest sector representatives from 28 countries around the world, the statements outline innovative […]

Separate your recyclables from your rubbish. That’s the message from RecyclePaperZA, whether you’re home or away this festive season. The paper recycling arm of the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) also urges resorts, hotels and guest houses to make it easier for guests to separate their waste. On average, 1.1 million tonnes of […]

JOHANNESBURG, December 13, 2021 – The South African paper recycling industry is facing a critical shortage of various grades of waste paper, in particular pre-consumer (K3) and post-consumer (K4) brown/kraft cardboard. The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) believes that this trend will continue, putting further pressure on domestic paper mills in the run up […]

Sappi’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic and Covid-19 focuses on three elements: keeping our people safe, supporting those in need, and ensuring that our business adapts to the new realities so as to emerge stronger and more able to deliver on our purpose of building a thriving world and our Thrive25 strategy for growth. Commenting […]