FSA Annual Report 2018

FSA Annual Report 2018 The excitement of the political changes we witnessed at the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018 were dampened a little, as the extent of the damage which had been done to society and the economy by the previous administration, was revealed daily in the media during 2018. That being […]

Sappi says dissolving wood pulp prospects remain strong despite near-term pressures

Diversified forests products group Sappi is warning of lower full-year earnings, owing to ongoing market weakness for graphic paper, as well as near-term pricing and volume pressures for its expanding dissolving wood pulp (DWP) business. The company reported a decline in second-quarter profit to $72-million, a performance that fell short of the $102-million figure reported for the corresponding period in 2018, […]

Invasive beetle is killing SA’s trees. Here’s how to spot the signs

Cape Town residents have been urged to be on the lookout after an invasive beetle was spotted in Somerset West. The Polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB) beetle is native to Asia and has a symbiotic relationship with ambrosial fungi, which kills trees. The tiny beetle was first identified in KwaZulu-Natal by Dr Trudy Paap of the […]