Added capacity at Sappi to benefit Lenzing
Austria-based Lenzing is intensifying its longstanding
cooperation with South Africa-based paper and pulp supplier Sappi.
The agreement relates to the construction of new
dissolving pulp capacities at Sappi, which will enable it to supply additional
chemical cellulose for fibre production.
According to Lenzing, the pulp under contract is derived
primarily from eucalyptus trees grown on certified plantations and will be
sourced from Sappi's Southern Africa division mainly to produce Tencel fibre. The
cellulosic fibre producer also sources pulp from Sappi to use in viscose
production.
Sappi is the world’s largest manufacturer of dissolving
pulp with an annual capacity of 800,000 tons, although this is currently being
extended to 1.3 million tons.
