A R7.7-billion expansion and environmental upgrade project at paper and pulp company Sappi’s Saiccor mill was officially opened by President Cyril Ramaphosa, on September 13 in Umkomaas, KwaZulu-Natal. Sappi said the project – which was first announced at the 2018 Presidential Investment Conference – was in response to Ramaphosa’s call for investment into the South African economy.