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Sappi weathers headwinds to generate cash, post good third-quarter results
3rd August 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Pulp and paper producer Sappi faced persistent challenges as a result of global economic challenges and encountered ongoing weaknesses in the paper and pulp market during the third quarter of its... 


Punnet packaging
Mpact posts improved profitability amid circular economy focus
3rd August 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In its pursuit to capitalise on the global push towards a circular economy, paper and plastics packaging manufacturer Mpact has managed to expand into new, higher-margin product areas... 


Green Amstel bottles
Ardagh Glass Packaging launches recycled glass tracking platform
31st July 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ardagh Glass Packaging (AGP) South Africa, formerly Consol Glass, has launched a Web-based initiative called money4glass, which is aimed at improving glass recycling effectiveness within the... 


Melian Dott (left) and Chloe Cormack (right), holding biofilm samples of different thicknesses and textures
Cape Town startup seeks to replace plastics with home compostable bio-materials
14th July 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

Cape Town-based young-woman-led award-winning biotech startup BAOM eco solutions (BAOM), which has developed compostable cellulose-based alternatives to plastics and other packaging materials, is... 


Isanti Glass chairperson Shakes Mtiwaza; Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Fikile Majola; Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi; SAB CEO Richard Rivett-Carnac and others celebrate the partnership between SAB and Isanti Glass
SAB, Isanti Glass celebrate transformation, empowerment strides
11th July 2023 By: Darren Parker

Alcoholic beverage maker South African Breweries (SAB) and South Africa’s first majority black-owned glass container manufacturer Isanti Glass marked three years of partnership at a commemorative... 


Mondi acquires Canadian pulp mill
10th July 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed packaging and paper company Mondi will acquire the 250 000 t/y Hinton Pulp mill in Alberta, Canada, from forestry company West Fraser Timber for $5-million. Mondi intends, subject to... 


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New pump bearing decreases maintenance at treatment plants
7th July 2023

A local wastewater plant operator recently approached polymer bushing and bearing manufacturer Vesconite Bearings in search of a solution to a reoccurring bearing failure on its aeration pumps at a... 


‘Ground-breaking’ projects completed for retail giant
7th July 2023

Water management solutions provider Sewtreat has successfully completed two “ground-breaking” projects at fast moving consumer goods retail giant Pick n Pay's Eastport Logistics Park, in Kempton... 


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Supplier on the pulse of market’s needs
7th July 2023 By: Bridget Lepere

  Industrial solutions supplier Bearings International (BI) has been supplying industrial power transmission products to the sugar industry for 65 years, with its chains selection for the sugar... 


Trees used to make paper in South Africa are specifically farmed, as tree growing and paper making processes are audited, certified, and sustainability managed
Pamsa stresses comprehensive sustainability of forestry, papermaking
5th July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Industry association the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (Pamsa) has emphasised the environmental, economic and social sustainability benefits of the local papermaking and recycling... 


Mondi completes sale of three assets in Russia
3rd July 2023 By: Cameron Mackay

Packaging and paper manufacturer Mondi confirms that the sale of its three Russian packaging converting operations to safety equipment supplier Gotek Group for Rb1.6-billion has been completed.... 


Major South African brands are meeting plastic collection, recovery targets, says Petco
8th June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Audited data from plastics producer responsibility organisation Petco of 2022 collections and recycling shows that several major South African brands are meeting targets when it comes to collecting... 


Sappi, Wits launch climate change and plantation sustainability research chair
5th June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Wood products, paper and pulp company Sappi Southern Africa and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have launched the Sappi Chair in Climate Change and Plantation Sustainability. Professor... 


Mondi says committed to selling Russian asset as deal falls through
5th June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed paper and packaging company Mondi has advised that it is withdrawing from an agreement to sell its most significant facility in Russia, the Joint Stock Company Mondi Syktyvkar, together... 


Nampak has added an electron microscope to its equipment
Nampak adds new scanning electron microscope to Cape Town R&D division
2nd June 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed packaging company Nampak has installed a state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope (SEM) in its research and development (R&D) division in Cape Town. The company made the investment... 


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Nampak to reduce salaries, headcount in 12-month rightsizing
24th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed packaging company Nampak has instituted a vacancy freeze, will reduce headcount across the entire organisation, will reduce its head office and has reduced absolute salaries to stabilise... 


Nampak expects to swing to an interim loss
19th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed packaging company Nampak expects to report a headline loss a share of between 53c and 58c and a loss a share of between 380c and 420c for the six months ended March 31. This compares... 


Sappi Ngodwana Mill
Sappi posts lower profit on the back of sluggish paper demand
11th May 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Pulp and paper group Sappi has reported a dip in profit to $69-million in the quarter ended March 31, compared with the profit of $188-million reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. CEO... 


Electronic waste
DFFE invites public comment on proposed amendment to EPR Regulation
10th May 2023 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The public have been given until June 5 to submit comments on the proposed amendment to the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations in relation to electrical and electronic equipment... 


Rolls of paper produced at Mondi's Richards Bay operations
Mondi reports stable first-quarter performance
4th May 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Paper and packaging company Mondi says its underlying earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of €351-million for the first quarter of this year were broadly flat... 


Sappi verifies top sustainability status through EcoVadis
21st April 2023 By: Schalk Burger

All three of JSE-listed pulp and paper company Sappi’s manufacturing regions – Europe, North America and South Africa – have, once again, achieved the highest possible platinum rating in the annual... 


SACEEC CEO Eric Bruggeman calling on exhibitors to enter the newly introduced KITE New Innovation and Products Awards at the exhibitor briefing on April 20
KITE launches New Innovation and Products Awards
21st April 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Exhibitors at this year’s KZN Industrial and Technology Exhibition (KITE), running from July 18 to 20 at the Durban Exhibition Centre, are being given the opportunity to flaunt their technological... 


Erik Smuts
Nampak appoints interim CEO after Smuts resigns
20th April 2023 By: Donna Slater

Packaging company Nampak reports that board member and CEO Erik Smuts has resigned, with effect from April 20, and will be succeeded, on an interim basis, by current restructuring committees... 


Sappi's planned sale of three European graphic paper mills falls through
14th April 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed pulp and paper company Sappi says the intended sale to investment management company Aurelius Group of its Maastricht Mill, in the Netherlands, its Stockstadt Mill, in Germany, and its... 


Naspers, subsidiaries join Plastics Pact to reduce value chain plastic waste
11th April 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE- and London-listed diversified consumer group Naspers and its subsidiaries online retailer Takealot and publication and distribution company Media24 have joined the South African Plastics Pact.... 


Nampak lenders agree to loan extensions
5th April 2023 By: Donna Slater

JSE-listed packaging company Nampak has successfully concluded new terms for its term loan revolving credit facility (RCF) and US private placement (USPP) lenders, extending the repayment of... 


Plastic-free fruit and veg bag
Plastics Pact calls on consumers to help curb use of problematic plastic items
4th April 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South African retailers and brands managed to divert more than 34-million problematic or unnecessary plastic items from landfills in 2021, a new report by the South African Plastics Pact (SA... 


A worker in blue overalls throws material from a heap of wood chips into the air. Saiccor mill in the background
Major player moving to secure power purchase agreements
31st March 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

As South Africa’s energy crisis continues, global renewable resource company Sappi is actively engaging with independent renewable-energy producers to secure renewable energy as and when it becomes... 


A person in white Sappi coat holding two handfuls of white dissolving pulp
Global demand for paper, pulp and board softens
31st March 2023 By: Tracy Hancock

Global demand for paper, pulp and board is expected to soften in the first half of this year, compared with the highs of last year, where severe supply chain constraints created paper shortages... 


Nampak shares restructuring updates, warns of looming loss in H1 results
30th March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed packaging manufacturer Nampak has warned of mixed results across its commodities and businesses in the first five months of its 2023 financial year. The company noted in a trading... 


Nampak sells crate manufacturing equipment to Mpact subsidiary
22nd March 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed packaging group Nampak has, through its Nampak Products subsidiary, entered into a sale of equipment agreement with fellow packaging and paper company Mpact’s indirect subsidiary Mpact... 


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Recycling tech mitigates waste
17th March 2023 By: Nadine Ramdass

Plastic production has increased to more than one-million tonnes a day, resulting in a growing plastic waste challenge, which chemical recycling technologies can mitigate by turning the waste into... 


Mpact focuses on innovation, sustainability to tap growth and higher-value segments
7th March 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed paper and plastics packaging business and recycler Mpact's product innovation, research and new production capacity is targeting sectors like export fruit, convenience shopping,... 


Nampak cancels adjourned general meeting as financing discussions continue
6th March 2023 By: Donna Slater

JSE-listed diversified packaging manufacturer Nampak has cancelled its previously adjourned general meeting, which it planned to hold on March 8. During an extraordinary virtual general meeting of... 


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SABS warns about unverified biodegradable plastics claims
28th February 2023 By: Schalk Burger

National verification and standards organisation the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has warned against vague claims that plastics are environment-friendly or nonpolluting. It says... 


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Mondi set for further growth following strong 2022 performance
23rd February 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Packaging and paper products manufacturer Mondi's continuing operations delivered a strong performance for the year ended December 31. Performance from the group’s continuing operations exclude its... 


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