We create renewable resource products to make your everyday more sustainable.
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Sappi’s strong sustainability performance confirmed by CDP A List 2025
Sappi and UPM propose new Joint Venture
Sappi recognised in the Forbes magazine World’s Best Employers and Top Companies for Women rankings for 2025
We use every part of the tree to make world-class products for customers in over 150 countries.
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.
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.
Sappi’s support and focus on teamwork, safety, and sustainability have empowered my growth from Trainee Operator in 2007 to Production Manager today.
Xolani Mbatha – Production Manager, Saiccor Mill
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
Q2 FY26 financial results announcement
Sappi Limited (JSE: SAP, OTC: SPPJY) will release its Q2 FY26 financial results for the period ended March 2026 on Thursday, 07 May 2026, at 08:00 South African time. (The closed period commences from the close of trading (South African time) on 31 March 2026 until results are released on 07 May 2026.) 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 provides Q1 FY2026 financial update
Commenting on the results for the period, group CEO Steve Binnie said: “Market conditions remained challenging during the quarter with ongoing macroeconomic pressures, subdued consumer confidence and overcapacity driving pricing declines across all product segments.”
Sappi’s strong sustainability performance confirmed by CDP A List 2025
As expectations rise for sustainability data to be credible, comparable and usable in real-world decisions, Sappi has been recognised by CDP for the quality and maturity of its environmental disclosures.
Sappi and UPM propose new Joint Venture
Sappi Limited (“Sappi”) and UPM-Kymmene Corporation (“UPM”) have today announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent to form a non-listed, independent 50/50 Joint Venture for graphic paper.