We create renewable resource products to make your everyday more sustainable.
Sappi recognised in the Forbes magazine World’s Best Employers and Top Companies for Women rankings for 2026
Latest updates & rationale for the proposed Joint Venture between Sappi and UPM
What the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation means for packaging design
Sappi Made for life
Learn more about our campaign to celebrate the innovators, artists, researchers and craftspeople defining what it takes to be Made for life.
Why we exist
We unlock the power of renewable resources to meet the needs of the planet while seeding prosperity for all.
What we make
We innovate and collaborate to use every part of the tree effectively and influence as many industries as possible.
How we work
We move from inspiration to implementation to co-create relevant, next-generation solutions that address real-world challenges.
Our offerings provide solutions across five key areas: packaging papers, speciality papers, graphic papers, pulp and biomaterials.
Paper products: Excellence in every fibre
From consumer packaging and food industry barrier papers to labels for a wide variety of applications, Sappi papers are vital to the future of sustainable alternatives to plastic and other fossil fuel-based products.
Packaging papers
Use stunning, sustainable alternatives to plastic to help your product stand out on the shelf.
Graphic papers
Create impactful brand experiences with our brilliant, high-performing range of graphic papers.
Labels & release liners
Our label papers are available for wet-glue and face stock labelling in a variety of applications.
Casting & release papers
Bring synthetic leathers, coated materials and more to life with our unique textures.
Dye sublimation papers
Used widely in fashion, home textiles, and sportswear for digital transfer printing.
Pulp products: Ingredients in your everyday life
Textiles
Pharmaceuticals
Cellophane
Sappi Verve – sustainable dissolving wood pulp for a thriving world
Building on its reputation for quality, service and responsibility, Sappi strengthens its leadership in the dissolving wood pulp (DWP) market with the Sappi Verve brand.
Biomaterials: Inspiring the future
Sappi’s innovative technology harnesses the full potential of every tree, transforming parts not used in papermaking into high-performance biomaterials. These solutions provide a viable alternative to fossil fuel-based products and reflect our commitment to making the most of every tree harvested.
Fibrillated cellulose
Produced from sustainable, natural cellulose fibre, Valida nanocellulose, a type of fibrillated cellulose, imparts performance characteristics such as reinforcement and stabilisation.
Lignin
Lignin is a major component of wood and is one of the most abundant natural organic polymers. It has a multitude of functions in various applications and industries.
Working with you to help you reach your sustainability goals
We’re unlocking the power of renewable resources to meet the needs of the planet and people while seeding prosperity for all. Together, we’re building a thriving world with a bio-based, circular economy.
In a warming world with increasingly scarce resources, making sustainable solutions is not just our responsibility. It's an opportunity that we’re embracing with a spirit of eco-effective ingenuity that’s unique to Sappi.
We invest in our employees for progress.
Sappi is an employer for change. We are a purpose-driven organisation and our people drive that change. So, don’t just take it from us; here’s what our people have to say.
The culture of innovation and safety is a key aspect for Sappi, and I really appreciate that.
Invest in Sappi
Our Thrive strategy is an iterative process seeking to implement opportunities to reduce cost and/or grow the business while we sustain a healthy balance sheet, apply continuous capital prioritisation and enhance stakeholder relationships.
Upcoming events
Q1 FY27 financial results announcement
Sappi Limited (JSE: SAP, OTC: SPPJY) will release its Q1 FY27 financial results for the period ended December 2026 on Wednesday, 10 February 2027, at 08:00 South African time. (The closed period commences at the close of trading (South African time) on 31 December 2026 and ends when results are released on 10 February 2027.) During the closed period, Sappi Limited does not disclose information on the company's financial position, outlook or market situation.
Latest news
Keep up to date with the latest news from Sappi.
Sappi releases financial results for the fourth quarter reporting sequential performance improvement amid challenging operating environment
Sappi, a global leader in the woodfibre and bioeconomy, has released its fourth quarter and full year results for the year ended 30 September 2026. Against a backdrop of persistent macroeconomic headwinds, ongoing geopolitical tensions and escalating conflict in the Middle East, market conditions remained challenging throughout the quarter and the year.
Sappi and UPM submit remedies in European Commission review of proposed graphic paper Joint Venture
Sappi and UPM have formally submitted remedy proposals to the European Commission as part of its ongoing review of the planned graphic paper Joint Venture.
The bioeconomy is the next frontier for global talent
As Group Head of Human Resources at Sappi, few things give me as much pride as seeing our people and the culture we have built together recognised on the global stage.