Paper producer to upgrade Mpumalanga mill

Pulp and paper producer Sappi will shut down its Ngodwana mill, in Mpumalanga, for four weeks in May, to install new equipment that will decrease bottlenecking. The company will install new machines, and upgrade the wood chipper, fibre line and pulp dryer, says Sappi Southern Africa CEO Alex Thiel. The mill will start pulp production again at the end of May, producing an additional 50 000 t/y, with completion of all the upgrades in August.