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SAPPI LIMITED
www.sappi.com
A GLOBAL COMPANY The company’s market leading range of products are
sold and distributed across more than 150 countries.
Sappi is a global diversified woodfibre company The company is the world’s largest manufacturer of
focused on providing dissolving wood pulp, specialities dissolving wood pulp (DWP), which is used worldwide
and packaging papers, graphic/printing papers, as by converters to create viscose fibre for fashionable
well as biomaterials and biochemicals to its direct and clothing and textiles, acetate tow, pharmaceutical
indirect customer base. products, as well as a wide range of consumer and
Sappi has almost 12 000 employees in over 20 household products.
countries and manufacturing operations on three The industry is on the cusp of a period of unprecedented
continents (seven mills in Western Europe, three mills change – and Sappi is at the forefront of technological
in the United States of America and four mills in South innovation. By investing in an ambitious programme
Africa), which produce approximately: of research and development, Sappi will continue to
5.4 million tons per year of paper unlock the true potential of sustainable renewable
2.2 million tons per year of paper pulp resources, with woodfibre at its core. This commitment
1.4 million tons per year of dissolving wood pulp means Sappi can diversify its product offering and
meet future demand in areas such as bio-energy and
pharmaceuticals in this current carbon-constrained age.
Sappi Southern Africa
Sappi Southern Africa operates four mills which have
a combined production capacity of 685 000 tons of
paper, 665 000 tons of paper pulp and over a million
tons of dissolving wood pulp per annum.
The pulp purchased by its European business is
effectively hedged by Sappi Southern Africa being a
net seller of pulp. Almost all the production of the mills
in South Africa is exported.
Sappi Southern Africa Limited was the delighted winner
of two KZN Exporter of the Year 2017 awards – the
manufacturing award and the large exporters award.
“Winning these awards was a great achievement, as
they highlighted the value add that Sappi is able to
bring to our country through its strategy which aims
to be a diversified wood fibre group that employs
thousands and empowers thousands more. These
awards are a second recognition in two years and they
cement our position as one of the leading businesses
in South Africa. The Awards also serves as further
motivation for Sappi to continue to invest in KwaZulu-
Natal.” (Elijah Masondo Regional Communications
Manager – KZN).
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