PRODUCTS

• Paper
  • Recycling
  • Packaging & industrial papers
    • Packaging papers
      • Folding boxboard
      • Corrugated case materials
    • Industrial papers
  • Corrugated cartons
• Plastics
  • Rigid plastics
    • Blow and injection moulding
    • Compression moulding
  • Versapak
  • Plastic containers

PACKAGING & INDUSTRIAL PAPERS

Mpact’s Paper mills are located in Springs in Gauteng, Piet Retief in Mpumalanga, and Felixton in KwaZulu-Natal. The Springs Mill manufactures white-lined cartonboard, laminated board, boards for industrial applications, and speciality coated boards, and uses mainly recycled fibre for the manufacture of its products, making them environmentally friendly. The Piet Retief and Felixton mills produce high-performance, fit-for-use corrugated packaging papers.

Mpact Paper has a strong drive for innovation throughout the division and views this as critical to our long-term sustainability. We support this through a strong research and development focus manifested by a unique relationship with Stellenbosch University where polymer research is done to enhance products for niche markets. Collaborative research, combining the expertise of various role players across the value chain, is continuously undertaken to ensure the development of products that will meet the requirements of the final customer. Innovation and product development also focus on the development of sustainable packaging to minimise the impact on the environment.

The impact of various aspects of the product life cycle remains a key focus:

• Raw materials: Through backward integration, Mpact Paper has secured its fibre source through Mpact Recycling (recovered fibre). Virgin fibre supply is obtained from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-accredited forests and the pulp is produced via an elemental chlorine-free (ECF) process in a FSC-accredited pulp mill. In addition, Springs Mill received FSC Mixed accreditation for the utilisation of post consumer waste in their production processes. These interventions reinforce the positioning of the mill with respect to the environment.
• Product offering: A broad range of recycled fibre-based packaging and industrial products are manufactured at Springs Mill. Springs Mill has engineered its products to be repulpable, thus supporting sustainable packaging solutions through its cradle-to-cradle lifecycle.

• Packaging papers
  • Folding boxboard
  • Corrugated case materials
• Industrial papers