Leaving the safety of a school environment to make one’s own way in life can be a daunting experience for young people. As a new generation of youths prepare to leave school, following a particularly challenging time worsened by the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sappi Forests reached out and extended support and advice to learners at the Mandadla High School near Bulwer in the KZN Midlands.
#GenerationRestoration. That’s the theme for this year’s World Environment Day which also marks the launch of the United Nations Decade for Ecosystem Restoration.
Sappi Europe announces the appointment of Flavio Froehli as Vice President, Marketing & Sales with immediate effect for the entire Sappi Europe portfolio reporting to Marco Eikelenboom, Chief Executive Officer, Sappi Europe
Commenting on the group’s results, Sappi Chief Executive Officer Steve Binnie said: “I am pleased with the steady recovery from the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. EBITDA continued to improve quarter-on-quarter from a low of US$26m in our third quarter of 2020 through US$98m in the previous quarter to US$112m for the current quarter, with further improvement expected for our third quarter.”
At a small function held at the Sappi Shaw Research Centre in Tweedie near Howick on 13 April 2021, the Department of Education, represented by the HOD Dr Enock Nzama, received 3,000 boxes of Sappi Typek for distribution to schools in KZN.