# Sappi plans R5bn upgrade programme at Saiccor Mill over five years

Sappi plans to invest R5 billion over five years in maintenance and upgrade projects at its Saiccor Mill in Umkomaas to cut production costs and reduce its environmental footprint.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2018-07-30
- Where: Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
- Value: $370.0M (5.00B ZAR)
- Status: announced
- Products: dissolving wood pulp

## Companies

- [Sappi Limited](https://endata.com/companies/912.md)

## Sources

- [forestry.co.za](https://forestry.co.za/sappi-commits-to-significant-investment-programme-in-kwazulu-natal-economy/), 2018-07-30: "Sappi is planning to invest R5 billion over the next five years through maintenance and upgrade projects."

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