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Earth Day 2022: Invest in our Planet
Media Releases, Member Releases
The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 and since then has grown into one of the largest environmental movements working with 50,000 partners in over 192 countries to drive positive action for our planet.The current drive is to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century to keep the global temperature below 1.5°C. That will […]
Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Awards for the Global Forest Products Sector 2022-2023
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 […]
Sappi – Providing Exciting Careers for Engineers 
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. […]
Enviro Champs and Eco Rangers doing their bit for World Water Day
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 […]
Forestry: the surprise weapon in the fight against climate change
OPINION EDITORIAL – INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS | 21 MARCH 2022By Jane Molony, executive director of the Paper Manufacturers Association of South AfricaIt’s fair to say that most people, when thinking about the resources we have to fight climate change, don’t immediately think of forestry. But there is a climate case for wood – it is […]
PAMSA Issues Annual Production Report for 2020
The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) collates data from the South African pulp and paper sector to draw up an annual summary of paper manufacturing and paper recycling statistics. Due to several issues in the collection of our annual statistics, this report has been published a little later than usual. For this reason, […]
Deputy President Mabuza Accepts Donations for Schools
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 […]
Global Forest Sector: Setting the Course for a Low Carbon Future
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 […]
How ordinary citizens and businesses can help waste paper shortages this holiday season
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 […]
Critical waste paper shortages in South Africa
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 to annual year-end shuts. […]
News
Earth Day 2022: Invest in our Planet
Media Releases, Member Releases
The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 and since then has grown into one of the largest environmental movements working with 50,000 partners in over 192 countries to drive positive action for our planet.The current drive is to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century to keep the global temperature below 1.5°C. That will […]
Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Awards for the Global Forest Products Sector 2022-2023
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 […]
Sappi – Providing Exciting Careers for Engineers 
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. […]
Enviro Champs and Eco Rangers doing their bit for World Water Day
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 […]
Forestry: the surprise weapon in the fight against climate change
OPINION EDITORIAL – INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS | 21 MARCH 2022By Jane Molony, executive director of the Paper Manufacturers Association of South AfricaIt’s fair to say that most people, when thinking about the resources we have to fight climate change, don’t immediately think of forestry. But there is a climate case for wood – it is […]
PAMSA Issues Annual Production Report for 2020
The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) collates data from the South African pulp and paper sector to draw up an annual summary of paper manufacturing and paper recycling statistics. Due to several issues in the collection of our annual statistics, this report has been published a little later than usual. For this reason, […]
Deputy President Mabuza Accepts Donations for Schools
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 […]
Global Forest Sector: Setting the Course for a Low Carbon Future
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 […]
How ordinary citizens and businesses can help waste paper shortages this holiday season
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 […]
Critical waste paper shortages in South Africa
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 to annual year-end shuts. […]