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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 […]
Forest Stewardship Council celebrates 20th Anniversary
Latest News & Features deforestation, Eart Summit, forest, Forest Stewardship Council, FSC
Strides made to protect the world’s forests, but tropical forests continue to be a challenge Seville, Spain (8 September 2014) – “We are proud of what we’ve accomplished in the last 20 years. We have come a long way, but we can achieve even more. And the World’s forests need that.”
The Beauty of Reading
Latest News & Features books, going places, magic, reading, SA Book Council
American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist Carl Sagan said: “A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called “leaves”) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance at it and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, the author is speaking, […]
Get Your Hands Dirty For Clean Up SA Week 15-20 September
Latest News & Features #cleanupsa, Clean-Up SA, Litter, National Recycling, RecyclePaperZA, recycling
The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa is calling on South Africans to give our country a spring clean during the 2014 Clean-Up SA and Recycle Week from 15-19 September, on National Recycling Day on Friday, 19 September and the 29th International Coastal Clean-Up Day on Saturday, 20 September.
National Book Week launched
Latest News & Features books, library, literacy, National Book Week, NBW, reading
One of SA’s longest running and most successful reading initiatives unveils its “Going Places” campaign in Johannesburg The Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa, accompanied by book sector stakeholders, marked the launch of National Book Week 2014 during an event highlighting the power of books at Emoyeni Conference Centre, Parktown, on Friday 29 […]
PAMSA MSc Study Programme Calls for Applications
Latest News & Features chemical engineering, MSc, pyrolysis, Renewable Energy
The pulp and paper industry would not be where it is today without investment in research, innovation and technology. Behind these developments are people who were determined to look beyond the obvious. It is this calibre of person that the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) is inviting to apply for its Master of […]
Packaging Manufacturer Mpact Lifts Basic Underlying Earnings Per Share 19-2 in First Half
Latest News & Features, Member Releases
Highlights for the six months ended 30 June 2014: Revenue of R4 billion up 13.2% Underlying operating profit up 14.5% to R270 million Basic underlying earnings per share up 19.2% to 91.8 cents (June 2013: 77.0 cents) Return on Capital Employed of 16.9% (June 2013: 15.5%) Interim gross cash dividend of 26 cents per share […]
Sappi Ngodwana Mil Marks the Official Opening of Specialised Cellulose Line
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Joined by mill employees, suppliers and customers, the MEC of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism of Mpumalanga, Mr Sikhumbuzo Eric Kholwane along with Sappi Chief Executive Officer Ralph Boëttger officially opened the new Specialised Cellulose fibre line on 18 June 2014 at Sappi’s Ngodwana Mill in Mpumalanga. The successful upgrade to produce Specialised Cellulose (also known as dissolving wood […]
Personalise with paper
Latest News & Features, Papercrafts gifts, Paper, paper crafting
Personalise a gift by using the recipient’s initial as part of the embellishment. Buy a letter stencil at a hardware store and cut out the letter from scrapbooking paper. Use it against an unpatterned background so that it stands out. We used a cardboard box for one of our gifts and green sugar paper – […]
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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 […]
Forest Stewardship Council celebrates 20th Anniversary
Latest News & Features deforestation, Eart Summit, forest, Forest Stewardship Council, FSC
Strides made to protect the world’s forests, but tropical forests continue to be a challenge Seville, Spain (8 September 2014) – “We are proud of what we’ve accomplished in the last 20 years. We have come a long way, but we can achieve even more. And the World’s forests need that.”
The Beauty of Reading
Latest News & Features books, going places, magic, reading, SA Book Council
American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist Carl Sagan said: “A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called “leaves”) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance at it and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, the author is speaking, […]
Get Your Hands Dirty For Clean Up SA Week 15-20 September
Latest News & Features #cleanupsa, Clean-Up SA, Litter, National Recycling, RecyclePaperZA, recycling
The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa is calling on South Africans to give our country a spring clean during the 2014 Clean-Up SA and Recycle Week from 15-19 September, on National Recycling Day on Friday, 19 September and the 29th International Coastal Clean-Up Day on Saturday, 20 September.
National Book Week launched
Latest News & Features books, library, literacy, National Book Week, NBW, reading
One of SA’s longest running and most successful reading initiatives unveils its “Going Places” campaign in Johannesburg The Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa, accompanied by book sector stakeholders, marked the launch of National Book Week 2014 during an event highlighting the power of books at Emoyeni Conference Centre, Parktown, on Friday 29 […]
PAMSA MSc Study Programme Calls for Applications
Latest News & Features chemical engineering, MSc, pyrolysis, Renewable Energy
The pulp and paper industry would not be where it is today without investment in research, innovation and technology. Behind these developments are people who were determined to look beyond the obvious. It is this calibre of person that the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) is inviting to apply for its Master of […]
Packaging Manufacturer Mpact Lifts Basic Underlying Earnings Per Share 19-2 in First Half
Latest News & Features, Member Releases
Highlights for the six months ended 30 June 2014: Revenue of R4 billion up 13.2% Underlying operating profit up 14.5% to R270 million Basic underlying earnings per share up 19.2% to 91.8 cents (June 2013: 77.0 cents) Return on Capital Employed of 16.9% (June 2013: 15.5%) Interim gross cash dividend of 26 cents per share […]
Sappi Ngodwana Mil Marks the Official Opening of Specialised Cellulose Line
Latest News & Features, Member Releases
Joined by mill employees, suppliers and customers, the MEC of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism of Mpumalanga, Mr Sikhumbuzo Eric Kholwane along with Sappi Chief Executive Officer Ralph Boëttger officially opened the new Specialised Cellulose fibre line on 18 June 2014 at Sappi’s Ngodwana Mill in Mpumalanga. The successful upgrade to produce Specialised Cellulose (also known as dissolving wood […]
Personalise with paper
Latest News & Features, Papercrafts gifts, Paper, paper crafting
Personalise a gift by using the recipient’s initial as part of the embellishment. Buy a letter stencil at a hardware store and cut out the letter from scrapbooking paper. Use it against an unpatterned background so that it stands out. We used a cardboard box for one of our gifts and green sugar paper – […]