We’ve been pioneers in paper making since our company’s founding in 1854, and we revolutionized the industry when we invented the first coated paper. At Sappi, we continually strive to reduce our environmental footprint and use triple-certified forestry practices. Today we’re taking our mission of harnessing the power of trees to the next level by finding new, innovative ways to use woodfiber as a key ingredient in everyday products.
Transforming trees into extraordinary products
From the moment you wake up, woodfiber can be found in places both totally familiar and wonderfully unexpected. See how Sappi makes the woodfiber for everyday products and why we believe it’s the material of the future.
The regenerative nature of forests
Natural forest regeneration occurs after older trees have been harvested or have died by other means. This forest management practice has been used for centuries by indigenous nations, and it’s critical for maintaining forest biodiversity and ensuring forests continue to thrive. At Sappi, we use sustainable forestry techniques that encourage reforestation for our landowner partners.
Woodfiber’s many uses
Our products are created using different types of renewable woodfiber. Here are a few examples:
- Proto paperboard for folding carton and food service
- Verve dissolving pulp: textiles, pharmaceuticals, food products
- Valida cellulose: cosmetics, construction
- Arrio casting and release paper: furniture, flooring
- Ultracast casting and release paper: sports gear, speakers
- Spectro paperboard for luxury applications
- Graphics papers direct mail, high-end print advertising, and premium magazines and catalogs
- LusterCote labels, litho lamination, envelopes
Keeping materials out of landfills
At 68.2%, paper and paperboard have a higher recycling rate than aluminum (34.9%), glass (31.3%) and plastic (9%). To prevent landfills from getting even fuller – to make our oceans cleaner and improve our forests – it’s important to keep the paper cycle moving. For Sappi, that means using fresh fiber to formulate our products. Because without it, we’d run out of paper to recycle.
The material of the future
We see the power of trees at work every day, both in the forest and under a microscope. We’re pushing the envelope on what woodfiber can do so that we can minimize waste from single-use plastics. Trees are transforming the world around us, and when one falls, for us, it’s a new beginning.
Typically after we harvest a site, if you were to return the following year after one full growing season, it’s kind of exciting to be able to see the regeneration already taking place.
JACK KLINE
PRIVATE LANDS PROCUREMENT FORESTER
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