Sappi

Summary

Sappi is a business^[1]. Sappi ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sappi is in the country of South Africa^[3].
• Sappi is in the country of ZA^[4].
• Sappi's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Sappi's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• Sappi's headquarters location is recorded as Johannesburg^[7].
• Sappi's child organization or unit is recorded as Koninklijke Nederlandse Papierfabriek^[8].
• Sappi is part of pulp and paper industry^[9].
• Sappi's Commons category is recorded as SAPPI^[10].
• Sappi's stock exchange is recorded as Johannesburg Stock Exchange^[11].
• Sappi's industry is recorded as pulp and paper industry^[12].
• January 1, 1936 marks the founding of Sappi^[13].
• 1936-12-17 marks the founding of Sappi^[14].
• Sappi's official website is recorded as http://www.sappi.com/^[15].
• Sappi's product or material produced is recorded as paper^[16].
• Sappi's legal form is recorded as public company^[17].
• Sappi's legal form is recorded as XE4Z^[18].
• Sappi's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4574'}^[19].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300SSI7XQH8ESJG95^[20]

• Registered legal name: Sappi Limited^[21]

• Legal jurisdiction: ZA^[22]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[23]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XE4Z^[24]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[25]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[26]

• Entity created: 1936-12-17^[27]

• LEI first registered: 2018-12-06^[28]

• LEI last updated: 2025-11-07^[29]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-11-17^[30]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[31]

• Registration authority: RA000531^[32]

• Authority entity ID: 1936/008963/06^[33]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[34]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1936^[13] and 1936-12-17^[14].

Identity

Sappi is part of pulp and paper industry^[9].

Operations

Sappi's headquarters location is recorded as Johannesburg^[7]. Sappi's child organization or unit is recorded as Koninklijke Nederlandse Papierfabriek^[8].

Industry

Sappi's industry is recorded as pulp and paper industry^[12].

Ownership

Sappi's stock exchange is recorded as Johannesburg Stock Exchange^[11]. Sappi's product or material produced is recorded as paper^[16].

Why It Matters

Sappi ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month).^[2] Sappi has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Sappi is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]