The company will continue to successfully manage a broad portfolio of attractive niche businesses, supported by a tailored operating model. Effective as of July 1, 2022, the Group will serve five growing and distinctive end markets, also forming the basis for five divisions, allowing for significant organic and inorganic growth. The divisions will be supported by global functions and centers of excellence for scale, synergies, and excellence. The five end-markets and corresponding divisions are: Filtration – Mission-critical air and liquid filtration applications. Food & Consumer Packaging – Solutions for improved food safety, product preservation, and bacteria prevention, helping extend product life and protect human health. Healthcare – Technologies serving essential societal uses in medical, laboratory, and life science settings including diagnostics, bioprocessing, and medical performance barriers. Building Materials – Highly engineered building material applications for every face of the building. Market growth is driven by urbanization and increasing demand for sustainable building materials. Technical Materials – Highly technical applications including protective materials such as insulation, precision coating, tape, and others.

Pushing the boundaries in sports and print: Sappi’s Algro Design® Card forms basis for new 2018 photo calendar. “Move X-treme. Discover your possibilities” – This is the umbrella theme under which ACTEGA Terra, Koenig & Bauer and Sappi have continued their successful joint calendar project over the last few years. The new 2018 calendar, hot off the press, depicts athletes who push themselves to their limits, whether in speed skating, white water kayaking or motocross. Steely resolve and perfect preparation can lead to outstanding sporting success. The rewards: strong emotions, a great deal of public interest and the satisfaction of having accomplished something extraordinary. These are reactions similar to those experienced by three companies from the worlds of speciality papers, quality printing and overprint varnishes for high-quality finishing as they produce their annual calendar. Click Read More below for additional information.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in response to the “Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber” Executive Order, which directs the Secretary of Commerce to initiate an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act to determine whether imports of timber and lumber threaten to impair national security: “The U.S. forest products industry employs more than 925,000 people, largely in rural America, and is among the top 10 manufacturing sector employers in 44 states. AF&PA members make about 87% of the pulp, paper, paper-based packaging and tissue products made in the America. To manufacture these essential products, we rely on complex, cross-border supply chains that have been built around existing mill infrastructure for decades. “We recognize the importance of identifying where foreign trade barriers exist and commend the goal of strengthening U.S. forest products manufacturing. AF&PA will seek to work with the Administration through the 232 process, especially in regards to the Order’s mention of ‘derivative’ paper products.”