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Top 25 Fiber-based packaging manufacturers based in South Africa

Name: Fiber-based packaging manufacturers based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 188 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 188 fiber-based packaging manufacturers headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 10,903 professional contacts across them, including 3,491 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers fiber-based packaging manufacturers headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest fiber-based packaging manufacturers based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 188 fiber-based packaging manufacturers based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to fiber-based packaging manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	SAPPI	Indirect evidence	Rosebank, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	6,223 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We strive to use every part of the tree to make world-class products for customers in over 150 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Mpact Paper	Strong evidence	Gauteng, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	294 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The paper division manufactures recycled-based packaging and industrial paper grades such as containerboard and cartonboard.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Golden ERA Printing And Packaging	Indirect evidence	Rustenburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	n/a	177 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Neopak	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	172 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Neopak is a world-class South African business with the core competence and exclusive focus on the manufacturing of high quality recycled containerboard and related paper products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Shave & Gibson Packaging PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Ethekwini, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	155 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Shave & Gibson’s story began in 1981 when brothers-in-law, Alan Gibson and Neville Shave, purchased a small company called Group Print & Packaging which laid the company’s…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Corruseal Group	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	131 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The packaging leaders in the corrugate industry for over 60 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Packsolve PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	106 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PackSolve is one of the largest, black-owned, diversified industrial packaging groups in the Southern African region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Masterpack	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	99 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Specialists in Folding Cartons and Package Inserts for the Healthcare (Pharmaceutical & Nutriceutical), Personal Care and Confectionery Food sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Pride-Pak Packaging	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	79 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PRIDE-PAK PACKAGING is a company based out of 7 Schonland Theta Ext 7, JHB South, Gauteng, South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Tropic Plastic & Packaging	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	73 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 1963 in Durban, Tropic Plastic & Packaging Industry (Pty) Ltd has grown into one of South Africa’s leading manufacturers of flexible packaging.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	ACE Retail Solutions	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	61 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For over twenty years we have been proudly servicing the retail, hospitality and FMCG markets throughout South Africa with a complete range of both disposable and reusable…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Tufbag PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Tufbag is one of the largest manufacturers of woven polypropylene sacks and bulk bags in Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Transpaco & Future Packaging And Machinery	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	46 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Transpaco and future packaging and machinery is an industrial packaging manufacturer and distributor, renowned for our expansive and diverse product portfolio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Xanita	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Xanita's proprietary manufacturing process converts recycled kraft paper fibre waste into high-strength, lightweight, non-toxic, low density fibreboard.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Huhtamaki South Africa PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Springs, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	n/a	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Cibapac	Partial evidence	Alrode, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are customer-focused and aim to provide comprehensive packaging solutions to our customers, Our product offering has been expanded to cover all major food-related packaging…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Lufil Packaging	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Lufil Packaging is South Africa's leading supplier of paper bags, offering a comprehensive range of environmentally-friendly solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Britepak	Strong evidence	Spartan, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	40 contacts →
	Strong evidence “BRITEPAK is a leading manufacturer of folded cartons and packaging inserts, dedicated to serving a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and cosmetics.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Everest Pack Group	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Everest Packaging Group is a dynamic collaboration between long-established packaging plants, Pride Pak and Boxlee.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Sunny Packs Manufacturing PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Boksburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sunny Packs Manufacturing (Pty) Ltd, is one of South Africa's leading corrugated board and carton manufacturers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Lothlorien Recycling PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Germiston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lothlorien started in 1972 Lothlorien Waste was added in 2015 Lothlorien Recycling and Lothlorien Waste offer bespoke waste management and recycling solutions taylor made to suite…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Proficient Packaging	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Proficient Packaging is situated in Cape Town, Western Cape.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Papercor Holdings	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As the paper merchant with a 360° approach to everything paper and the printing of paper we offer an extensive range of sustainably sourced paper and board for printing, writing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Boxlee PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	28 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Manufacturers of Corrugated Packaging” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Bowler Plastics PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: fiber-based packaging manufacturers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names fiber-based packaging manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of fiber-based packaging manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name fiber-based packaging manufacturers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Fiber-based packaging manufacturers based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

32.0%Verified-email coverage

58.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

21.3%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 188 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among fiber-based packaging manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “fiber-based packaging manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names fiber-based packaging manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among fiber-based packaging manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 3,491 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Fiber-based packaging manufacturers by metro

Fiber-based packaging manufacturers in Johannesburg40
Fiber-based packaging manufacturers in Cape Town34

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names fiber-based packaging manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many fiber-based packaging manufacturers are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 188 fiber-based packaging manufacturers headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

SAPPI, headquartered in Rosebank, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most fiber-based packaging manufacturers?

Johannesburg leads with 40 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (34) and Durban (13).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 3,491 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 188 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.