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Sappi welcomes the selection as preferred bidder of the Ngodwana Energy biomass project
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Sappi Southern Africa CEO Alex Thiel welcomed the announcement made on Friday 10 April 2015 that Ngodwana Energy has been chosen as a preferred bidder in the Department of Energy’s 4th window REIPPPP.
International Day of Forests – The Paper Story (PAMSA)
Latest News & Features biodiversity, biomass, climate change, development, energy, forests, renewable, sustainability, trees, United Nations International Day of Forests, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
WASHINGTON – The theme of the 2015 United Nations International Day of Forests is “Forests and Climate Change.” The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) is proud to represent the global forest products industry and its commitment to climate change mitigation all along the value chain.
Paper recycling: 5 Tips – The Paper Story (PAMSA)
Latest News & Features cartons, landfill, Paper, recyclables, recycling
Think of all the paper products you touch every day – from the cereal box in the morning to your evening newspaper. Don’t just throw them in the rubbish bin! One tonne of recovered paper will save three cubic metres of landfill space so consider the difference you could make by recycling. Keep paper clean, […]
Love Printed Books
Printed books continue to create lasting memories In the age of endless options with multiple platforms to read, readers still find themselves drawn to printed books. According to a survey recently conducted by the Paarl Media Group to look at reading habits, an overwhelming 97% of respondents were able to recite fond memories of a book […]
Got paper? Recycle it.
Latest News & Features, Sustainability Resources carbon, greenhouse gases, landfill, Paper, recyclables, recycling
We connect with paper products every day – at home in the kitchen and bathroom; at the office; at the airport. But it is estimated that only 5% of South African households recycle their paper products. So what is the other 95% doing? Unfortunately their paper goes into the refuse bin and off to landfill. […]
Could Paper be the Solution to SA’s Maths Problem
Latest News & Features Angie Motshekga, Annual National Assessments, Department of Basic Education, education, Foundation phase, grade 9, mathematics, maths, PAMSA, Paper, RecyclePaperZA, recycling, SATeacher
On Thursday 4 December, Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga announced the results of the Annual National Assessments (ANA), noting that Grade Nine mathematics remained ‘our Achilles heel’. The ANA assessed the maths and language skills of more than seven million pupils in Grades One to Nine and found the Grade Nine class of 2014 […]
Mondi’s recycled NAUTILUS® Papers Awarded Buyers Lab Performance Certification
Latest News & Features, Member Releases BLI, Brother, Canon, certification, Epson, Kyocera, Mondi, Nautilus, Paper, printing, Ricoh
Consistent quality of NAUTILUS® SuperWhite and NAUTILUS® ReFresh externally verified Vienna, 06 October 2014 – Mondi’s recycled brands NAUTILUS® SuperWhite and NAUTILUS® ReFresh have been awarded with the Buyer’s Lab (BLI) performance certification based on independent testing across numerous digital imaging devices. Buyer’s Lab (BLI), the leading global independent office products test lab and business […]
Cutting beautiful pieces out of paper
Latest News & Features, Papercrafts
A little while back, we stumbled across a tweet by Sarah Denton (@PisazzCreations) when she shared one of her papercutting marvels. Born in England, Sarah spent eight years of her childhood in South Africa. Naturally we love the medium she was using so we asked her to share a little more about the art of […]
Clear the air by recycling paper
Latest News & Features air pollution, carbon dioxide, climate change, environment, Going green, greenhouse gas emissions, job creation, methane, newspaper, packaging, Paper, paper recycling, recyclables, RecyclePaperZA
A National Recycling Day message from the Paper Recycling Association of South Africa It is estimated that only 5% of South African households recycle their paper and cardboard. So what is the other 95% doing with it? A significant amount of recyclable paper is going to landfill every year. This paper degrades along with other […]
Get South Africa Reading to Get South Africa Growing
Latest News & Features economy, ICFPA, illiteracy, International Literacy Day, PAMSA, Paper, print, SABDC, UNESCO
JOHANNESBURG – September 8 was International Literacy Day, through which UNESCO highlighted the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) is proud to represent the contribution of the global forest products industry to increased literacy around the world. “According a 2010 study[i] by the University […]
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Calling all teachers (and parents): Show our forests some love and win a trip to Rome!
Trees are very important as they provide our planet with essential environmental services while also giving us jobs, products and fun. To celebrate the many fantastic things about forests, both natural and planted, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is running a competition ahead of International Day of Forests on 21 March 2019. The prize: […]
Change your recycling habits and change someone’s life
Nearly 1,3 million tonnes of paper was collected for recycling in 2017. This amount of paper would fill 1,539 Olympic-sized swimming pools and saves 3.9 million cubic metres of landfill space. However, only 13% of South African households recycle regularly, according to Statistics SA. Drive around your neighbourhood on rubbish collection day, not only will […]
Sappi Typek launches new brand campaign
Sappi Typek launches new brand campaign – live a life of note Typek, the A4 paper that is used by many businesses, launched a new consumer campaign. One that will make you sit up and take note. The ‘Live a Life of Note’ campaign, a fresh media campaign aimed at everyone who has come to […]
International forest certification body PEFC endorses locally developed South African standard
Johannesburg (22 November 2018) – On 14 November, at its general assembly in Geneva, the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) announced its endorsement of the South African Forestry Accreditation Scheme (SAFAS), a local initiative that seeks to make forest certification more accessible to small-scale timber growers. As the demand for sustainably produced and […]
Sappi Typek launches new brand campaign – live a life of note
Typek, the A4 paper that is used by many businesses, launched a new consumer campaign. One that will make you sit up and take note. The ‘Live a Life of Note’ campaign, a fresh media campaign aimed at everyone who has come to trust the paper in the red box, launched on 29 October and […]
Neuromarketing leads to better packaging design
How can neuromarketing – using combinations of biometric measuring techniques to analyse consumer reactions – be a tool that makes packaging development more efficient? The answers will be supplied by Iggesund Paperboard and Tobii Pro, a global leader in the field of eye tracking, in exclusive seminars targeted at both companies’ customers. “With eye tracking […]
Tetra Pak Celebrates 60 Years In South Africa
Tetra Pak, the leading food processing and packaging company, is celebrating 60 years in South Africa. With a world class manufacturing plant, established in 1979 in Pinetown, Tetra Pak South Africa has grown since its establishment to almost 2 billion packages to meet the needs of the growing population in the region. “Tetra Pak was […]
RecyclePaperZA Changes Name To RecyclePaperZA
The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (RecyclePaperZA), the 15-year-old paper recycling arm of the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA), has a new name and identity: RecyclePaperZA. “For the past few years, members of the public have increasingly confused us with the state-owned enterprise, RecyclePaperZA,” explains PAMSA executive director Jane Molony. “We have […]
PRASA changes name to RecyclePaperZA
The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (PRASA), the 15-year-old paper recycling arm of the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA), has a new name and identity: RecyclePaperZA.“For the past few years, members of the public have increasingly confused us with the state-owned enterprise, PRASA,” explains PAMSA executive director Jane Molony. “We have often […]
Manufacturers Commit To Local Procurement As A Means To Job Creation
The Manufacturing Circle – the voice for the South African manufacturing industry – is participating in the Jobs Summit this week. The Manufacturing Circle’s purpose is to promote the interests of manufacturers to enable job-rich growth in the South African economy. Says Philippa Rodseth, executive director, “The Jobs Summit is particularly relevant as the manufacturing […]