Southern Africa

In an effort to address prevalent supply chain uncertainties and to maintain the commercial viability of its Graphic Paper business, Sappi Europe will keep prices for its Woodfree Coated Paper grades stable at today’s level for the remainder of 2023.

In a convergence of well-timed synchronicity, Women’s Month in South Africa this year also saw the Netball World Cup and Women’s Football World Cup taking place, providing the ideal time for Sappi to launch its #EmpowerHer netball programme in its neighbouring communities.

Commenting on the group’s results, Sappi Chief Executive Officer Steve Binnie said: “Following the record profitability achieved last year, the group faced persistent challenges in the global economy and encountered ongoing weakness in paper and pulp markets. Specifically, the paper businesses experienced a significant downstream destocking cycle.”

As part of Sappi Europe's full scale decarbonisation roadmap, Gratkorn mill is expanding the share of biomass to be used as an energy source, further driving the move away from fossil fuels as part of the mill’s contribution to the European roadmap.

Sappi Southern Africa and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) are pleased to announce the launch of the Sappi Chair in Climate Change and Plantation Sustainability.

Learn more and register at https://join.webinar.net/AoeG8198g4z.

Commenting on the group’s results, Sappi Chief Executive Officer Steve Binnie said: “Following the record profitability achieved last year, the group faced a severe downstream inventory destocking cycle. This led to production curtailment in both the European and North American regions to match the sluggish market demand and to prevent excess inventory accumulation.”

Our Sappi Forests’ contractor workers in the Highflats area in southern KZN look forward to the annual KAP sani2c. Their enthusiastic welcome of the riders is always a highlight on the route.