Police have arrested two more men believed to have been involved in the armed robbery at the Sappi Adamas Mill on Sunday morning (See: Shots Fired in Burman Road Armed Robbery) after tracking a guard's GPS Locator to their home. Metro Security Services Operations Director, Kaashief Niekerk, said the robbers had raided the guardhouse during the robbery on Sunday, and among the items stolen was a GPS locator, used by the guards on patrol. "We issue our guards with these locators as a safety … [Read more...] about Stolen Guard’s GPS Tracking Device Leads to Arrest of Two Armed Robbery Suspects
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Port Elizabeth’s Adamas Mill Will Close
Sappi Southern Africa has today announced it will shut down its Adamas paper mill in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The permanent closure of the mill is expected to be finalised at the end of August. This brings to a conclusion the process announced on 24 May 2011 to investigate the continued operation of the mill. Sappi Southern Africa has concluded an agreement with its Adamas mill employee representatives and redundancy notices have been issued to staff which specifies redundancy terms and … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth’s Adamas Mill Will Close
Local Company Named Investor of the Year
Hot on the heels of talks about closing the Sappi Adamas Mill in Port Elizabeth (See: Possible Closure of Adamas Mill in Port Elizabeth), Sappi Fine Paper North America has been named International Investor of the Year for 2011 by the Maine International Trade Center. The award honors foreign owned companies that have made a strategic decision to invest in Maine, either by opening a plant or enhancing their existing operations. Sappi, an international corporation based in South Africa, has … [Read more...] about Local Company Named Investor of the Year
Possible Closure of Adamas Mill in Port Elizabeth
Sappi Southern Africa yesterday (23 May) announced that it had initiated a consultation process with staff and relevant Union representatives to cease operations at Adamas Mill in Port Elizabeth in response to difficult market conditions and sustained input costs increases. 3 August 2011 Update: Port Elizabeth’s Adamas Mill Will Close This supports Sappi Southern Africa's strategy to improve the competitiveness of its fine paper business by aligning its production capacity to market … [Read more...] about Possible Closure of Adamas Mill in Port Elizabeth
Sappi Continues Bayworld Support
Global pulp and paper group, Sappi, today confirmed its continued commitment to environmental education through its partnership with Bayworld. In addition to its ongoing donation of educational material to Bayworld, the Company has this year contributed R40 000.00 towards the Bayworld Outreach Programme for the participation in the annual national science festival, Scifest Africa, in Grahamstown from the 04 to 10 May 2011. This substantial sponsorship has made it possible for Bayworld to … [Read more...] about Sappi Continues Bayworld Support
