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Paper vs digital – Let’s get Stern about the facts
Latest News & Features, Uncategorized carbon dioxide, climate change, Earth Hour, emissions, environmental footprint, Going green, Sir Nicholas Stern, Stern Review
Ahead of Earth Hour on 31 March 2012, here are a few facts about the impact of digital communications versus its paper counterpart. So next time you need to read a really long document, it’s probably better to print it out. Sir Nicholas Stern, head of the Government Economic Service in the United Kingdom, released […]
Sustainable plantation management makes all the difference.
Latest News & Features climate change, FSC, International water day, Paper, plantation forestry, water, World water day
It’s World Water Day today, 22 March 2012. As the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA), we thought we would share some interesting facts about the forestry, pulp and paper industry which has made significant advances in terms of environmental sustainability over recent decades.
Washington forest products workers applaud bill that qualifies biomass as renewable energy
Latest News & Features carbon dioxide, Carbon Impact, FSC, plantation forestry, Renewable Energy, sustainable
OLYMPIA, WA, March 8, 2012 (PRNewswire) -Governor Gregoire signed SB 5575, sponsored by Senator Hatfield, which helps preserve the good wage-paying jobs offered by the forest products industry. Organic by-products of the pulping process now qualify as renewable energy. In addition, the legislation changes the law to provide adequate recognition for biomass energy facilities as […]
What really keeps women’s magazines alive
Latest News & Features Cosmopolitan, magazines, print, publishing, UCT
SA case study reveals that traditional paper magazines are beating their internet counterparts hands down By Mlenga Jere and Susan Davis Publishers are up in arms, print journalists are panicking and at least once every few months, one reads of another magazine shutting down because it just isn’t bringing in enough profits. The global recession, […]
What does climate change mean for our wetlands in South Africa?
Latest News & Features climate change, water, wetlands
What does climate change mean for our wetlands in South Africa? Globally, wetland ecosystems provide many regulatory services such as water purification and flood attenuation. In Africa, wetlands are very important to many people by providing provisioning services such as fodder for grazing, and water for domestic and agricultural use. In the face of climate […]
The wonder of wetlands
Latest News & Features climate change, water, wetlands
What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and wildness? Let them be left! Gerald Manley Hopkins (1844 – 89), “Inversnaid”. Wetlands occur in all shapes and sizes from tiny mountain seeps to gigantic river deltas. Wetlands all have one thing in common – they are threatened by humans. Let us explore the majesty […]
Can you live without paper?
Latest News & Features Paper, print, publishing
By A PPI Special report NEW YORK, Jan. 30, 2012 (RISI) – While publishers and media companies keep a laser-focus on e-readers and the Internet, teenagers and young adults seem reluctant to abandon their paper use completely. In a recent survey, younger Europeans replied that paper is still their preferred choice for everyday items such as […]
Eskom updates South Africans on the power system
Latest News & Features carbon dioxide, Eskom, Going green, power system, Renewable Energy, save electricity, save energy
Monday, 30 January 2012: In its first quarterly State of the Power System briefing of 2012, Eskom today spelt out the measures required to ensure a stable and reliable power system to keep the lights on for all South Africans. Eskom launched the quarterly briefings in January 2011 in line with its commitment to keep […]
The convenient truth
Latest News & Features absorption, carbon dioxide, climate change, green, oxygen, Paper, sustainable
Did you know that all paper in South Africa is produced from plantation-grown trees or bagasse (sugar-cane fibre) just as corn is planted for our cereal and wheat for our bread?
Wood – Nature’s Stroke of Genius
Latest News & Features cepi, environmental footprint, FSC, mondi wetlands programme, Paper, sustainable
Watch this very clever YouTube video and see why wood products (which includes paper) are good for the environment. (It’s also important to purchase wood and paper products that have been sustainably produced. Look out for the FSC mark of certification!)
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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 […]
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
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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
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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 […]