Sappi (OTCMKTS:SPPJY) Limited is a global forest-products company that produces woodfibre-based materials for customers in packaging, textiles, printing, publishing, and other industrial markets. Its portfolio includes dissolving pulp, packaging and speciality papers, graphic papers, and related biomaterials.
The company’s dissolving pulp is used in products such as textiles, nonwoven materials, pharmaceutical applications, and food-related products. Sappi also manufactures coated and uncoated papers for commercial printing, publishing, advertising, and office use, as well as flexible packaging papers, label papers, and other speciality products.
Founded in South Africa in 1936 as South African Pulp and Paper Industries, Sappi has developed into an international business with manufacturing operations and sales activities across Europe, North America, and Southern Africa. The company manages forest resources and woodfibre supply chains as part of its integrated pulp and paper operations. Sappi is led by Chief Executive Officer Steve Binnie.
