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... 

Printing equipment manufacturer Epson has launched a new range of energy efficient, heat-free inkjet printers for business use that can print from 40 to 60 pages per minute and use up to 83% less... 

The Competition Tribunal on February 22 issued an order prohibiting the proposed intermediate merger between paper and packaging company Corruseal Group and recycled containerboard and paper... 

Diversified industrial, chemical and logistics group KAP Industrial increased its revenue for the six months ended December 31 by 12% year-on-year to R15.26-billion but earnings before interest,... 

Ahead of the release of its audited financial results on March 7, paper and plastics manufacturer Mpact reports that its revenue for 2022 increased by about 7% to R12.4-billion, driven by paper... 

Forestry products Sappi Technology Centre engineer-in-training Leane Naude clinched third place in the global 2022/23 Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Awards programme for her project that... 

Pulp and paper manufacturer Sappi recorded a strong performance for the first quarter of its 2023 financial year – well above pre-Covid-19 levels and the best ever first-quarter results, CEO Steve... 

Industry organisation the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) has partnered with GM Television to create a series of short videos of how paper products are made and recycled for... 

The JSE share price of Nampak fell by more than 15% on January 30, after the company revealed to shareholders that it was still planning a significant rights offer, although lower than the... 

Many low-carbon products will likely be in short supply over the next decade, warns a new report from global body the World Economic Forum (WEF) and management consulting company Boston Consulting... 

Packaging and paper solutions provider Mondi says the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has assessed and approved its science-based net-zero targets. The targets covering greenhouse-gas (GHG)... 

Pulp and paper company Mondi has entered into an agreement to sell its three Russian packaging converting operations to Russian packaging producer Gotek Group for about €24-million, payable in cash. 

The board of paper and plastic packaging producer and recycler Mpact has given the go-ahead for a R1.2-billion investment project at its Mkhondo paper mill, in Mpumalanga. Mpact will invest in... 

Materials handling systems designer Conceptainer says its Thrift recyclable bulk collapsible bins, which weigh only 28 kg when empty, are an efficient system for the storage and transport of... 

The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (Pamsa) has announced that two South African researchers won the local segment of the global Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Awards and... 

To drive the increased collection and recycling of liquid board packaging (LBP) in South Africa, food processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak South Africa will join the PET Recycling... 

JSE-listed Nampak reported a “disappointing” set of results for the financial year ended September 30, with the group facing some operational headwinds, but also leveraging the available tailwinds... 

Shares in Nampak plunged by nearly a third on Thursday after it warned it would have to undertake a rights issue of up to R2-billion to pay down debt and increase capacity on its beverage can line.... 

Plastic recycling organisation Petco says sustainability partnerships have contributed to improved waste collection and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling rates, creating income... 

Last month, global designer and manufacturer Emerson announced that a customer in China has recently purchased the three-millionth Fisher FIELDVUE digital valve controller for use in the water... 

Renewable resources company Sappi achieved record earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of $1.34-billion for the financial year ended September 30 – exceeding the... 

Distributor of consumer goods to Africa, Massmart, has opened its new flagship Riversands distribution centre in Riversands, Gauteng. The company announced that it had officially opened its new... 

Glass producer Ardagh Glass Packaging Africa announced a further extension of its Nigel production facility, in Gauteng, with an investment in a third furnace (N3) following the recent... 

Packaging and processing company Tetra Pak published its annual Sustainability Report in August this year, which highlights the company’s achievements and ongoing initiatives to protect food,... 

Consumer packaged goods group Libstar invests in a sustainable packaging range – its Precious Plant packaging range - along with other biodegradable and compostable products, to reduce waste and... 

JSE-listed dissolving pulp and paper-based solutions company Sappi says, owing to strong uptake from bondholders, it has accepted for purchase all the 2026 bonds tendered for its offer to buy its... 

JSE-listed packaging and paper company Mondi says its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) for the third quarter was €450-million, 55% higher than the Ebitda of... 

Plastic packaging and recycling company the ALPLA Group on October 12 opened its new production site, in Lanseria, near Johannesburg.   The internationally active plastic packaging specialist is... 

JSE-listed dissolving pulp and paper-based solutions company Sappi expects its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, excluding special items, for the fourth quarter ended... 

Chemical cellulose and paper-based solutions company Sappi Papier Holding has made offers to buy for cash its outstanding 3.125% senior notes due on April 15, 2026, as part of the company’s... 

JSE-listed Nampak says trading conditions for the 11 months ended August 31 remained healthy, with good demand for the majority of its products. “Continued volume growth for beverage cans in our... 

A substantial portion of plastic waste is not recycled and ends up in landfills, contributing greatly to plastics being regarded as the biggest environmental threat, says industry body Plastics SA... 

The need for and uptake of the circular economy mindset by larger organisations locally and globally was addressed during a webinar hosted by the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy... 

JSE-listed dissolving pulp and paper-based solutions company Sappi has concluded an agreement with investment firm Aurelius to take ownership of the Maastricht mill, in the Netherlands; the... 

Packaging and paper multinational Mondi, alongside 80 other global businesses, has endorsed a common vision to create a circular economy, in which plastic never becomes waste or pollution, and the...