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Saiccor Mill

Sappi Saiccor Mill · also known as Umkomaas Mill

Saiccor Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Umkomaas, South Africa, with a capacity of 890 000 tonnes per year.

Company
Sappi Limited
Group
Sappi
WoodComp ID
00279 (how IDs work)
Country
South Africa
City
Umkomaas
Status
Operating
Capacity
890 000 t/y pulp
Company figure for 2026 · verified 2026-08-20
Type
Kraft
Region
KwaZulu-Natal
Website
sappi.com

-30.183, 30.774

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Raw material

Eucalyptus

Products

Pulp grades
DWP
Byproducts
Chemical ByproductsLignosulfonates

Certifications

FSCPEFC

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Related facilities

Saiccor Mill is the 1st largest pulp mill in South Africa of the 4 with a pulp capacity figure in WoodComp's register.

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Nearest facilities
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Timeline

  1. 2026capacity reported

    Capacity reported: 890 000 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-07-22).

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  2. 2022expansion

    Expansion completed: +110,000 t/y capacity (from ~780k to 890k)

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  3. 1989ownership change

    Sappi acquired the Saiccor mill in 1989, which marked its entry into the international dissolving pulp market.

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  1. 1955startup

    The mill at Umkomaas began producing chemical cellulose from eucalyptus in 1955, the first mill in the world to do so.

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Sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) how this is computed

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How to cite

WoodComp (). Saiccor Mill (WoodComp ID 00279). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-09. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/279

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