Our performance in 2009 - Sappi
Our performance in 2009 - Sappi
Our performance in 2009 - Sappi
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<strong>Our</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess structure<br />
<strong>Sappi</strong> F<strong>in</strong>e Paper<br />
(84% of group’s sales <strong>in</strong> <strong>2009</strong>)<br />
<strong>2009</strong> Sales US$4,508m<br />
Paper capacity 6.0m tons<br />
Pulp capacity 2.3m tons<br />
<strong>Sappi</strong> F<strong>in</strong>e Paper<br />
Europe<br />
64% of f<strong>in</strong>e paper sales <strong>in</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
<strong>Sappi</strong> F<strong>in</strong>e Paper<br />
North America<br />
29% of f<strong>in</strong>e paper sales <strong>in</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
<strong>Sappi</strong> F<strong>in</strong>e Paper<br />
South Africa<br />
7% of f<strong>in</strong>e paper sales <strong>in</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
Key facts<br />
<strong>2009</strong> Sales<br />
US$5,369m<br />
Employees<br />
16,400<br />
<strong>Sappi</strong> Forest Products<br />
(16% of group’s sales <strong>in</strong> <strong>2009</strong>)<br />
<strong>2009</strong> Sales US$861m<br />
Paper capacity 0.8m tons<br />
Pulp capacity 1.9m tons<br />
Kraft<br />
(Packag<strong>in</strong>g paper and pulp)<br />
Saiccor<br />
(Chemical cellulose)<br />
Forests<br />
Plantations (pulpwood and sawlogs)<br />
<strong>2009</strong> annual report<br />
Jiangxi Chenm<strong>in</strong>g (Ch<strong>in</strong>a JV)<br />
34% ownership<br />
<strong>Sappi</strong> Trad<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>Sappi</strong> Trad<strong>in</strong>g operates a network<br />
for the <strong>in</strong>ternational sell<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
distribution of our products outside<br />
our core operat<strong>in</strong>g regions of North<br />
America, Europe and Southern Africa.<br />
<strong>Sappi</strong> Trad<strong>in</strong>g also co-ord<strong>in</strong>ates our<br />
shipp<strong>in</strong>g and logistical functions for<br />
exports from these regions.<br />
Pleas<strong>in</strong>gly, the <strong>in</strong>tegration of M-real’s<br />
coated graphic paper bus<strong>in</strong>ess went<br />
extremely well. <strong>Our</strong> European team<br />
focused on build<strong>in</strong>g customer<br />
relationships, engag<strong>in</strong>g with employees<br />
and realis<strong>in</strong>g synergies.<br />
Manufactur<strong>in</strong>g operations on four cont<strong>in</strong>ents<br />
Sales <strong>in</strong> over 100 countries<br />
16,400 employees worldwide<br />
Paper production of 6.8 million tons per annum<br />
Chemical cellulose production of 800,000 tons per annum<br />
Paper pulp production of 3.3 million tons per annum<br />
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our bus<strong>in</strong>ess
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