Sappi pursues high fashion with expanded Saiccor mill
Global pulp company boosts its dominance in the textile business by expanding production of eco-friendly Lyocell
18 September 2022 - 18:34
UPDATED 19 September 2022 - 14:39
Sappi’s R7.7bn expansion of its dissolving pulp plant in KwaZulu-Natal cements the company’s position as the world leader in the manufacture of Lyocell, a cutting-edge material of the future.
The project, first announced at the Presidential Investment Conference in 2018, aims to boost the annual production capacity of dissolving pulp (DP) at Saiccor Mill by an additional 110,000 tonnes to 890,000 tonnes a year...
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