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ommitted to excellence in all we do,
in Louisiana, in the state’s
Africa and we remain one
Sasol is an international integrated
history. The phased pro-
of the country’s largest
energy and chemical company
jects will, together, create
investors in capital projects,
that leverages the talent and expertise of
a minimum of 1200 per-
skills development and
our more than 34 000 people working in 37
manent positions, 7 000
technological research and
countries. We develop and commercialise
construction jobs at peak
development. The company
technologies, and build and operate world-
and thousands of indirect
is listed on the JSE Limited
scale facilities to produce a range of product
jobs both in Louisiana and
in South Africa and on the
streams, including liquid fuels, high-value
in the rest of the US.
New York Stock Exchange in
chemicals and low-carbon electricity.
While remaining committed to our home-
At Sasol, we recognise
the growing need for
the US.
We are one of the world’s
base of South Africa, S asol is expanding
countries to secure
largest producers of
internationally based on a unique value
supply of energy and
synthetic fuels. We mine coal
proposition.
chemicals. For many
in South Africa and produce
By combining the talent of our people
countries, specifically
natural gas and condensate
and our technological advantage, Sasol has
those with abundant
in Mozambique, oil in Gabon
been a pioneer in innovation for over six
hydrocarbons, in-country
and shale gas in Canada.
decades. As market needs and stakeholder
conversion of these resources into liquid
expectations have changed, so too have our
fuels and chemicals goes a long way to
oil and gas activities in West and Southern
methods, facilities and products, driving
boost national economies. In North America,
Africa, the Asia Pacific region and Canada. In
progress to deliver long-term shareholder
in particular, we are well-positioned to
South Africa, we refine imported crude oil
value sustainably. The growth and
capitalise on low feedstock prices to meet
and retail liquid fuels through our network of
enhancement of our foundation businesses
America’s demand for high quality fuels and
some 400 service stations and supply gas to
in Southern Africa is complemented by the
chemicals.
industrial customers. We also supply fuels to
significant chapter of growth, Sasol has
entered in its history.
Sasol’s decision to proceed with the front-
Sasol’s focused and strong project
pipeline means we are actively capitalising
on the growth opportunities that play to
end engineering and design phase of an
our strengths in Southern Africa and the
integrated, world-scale ethane cracker and
United States. Our focus is creating value
downstream derivatives units and a 96 000
sustainably and we are proud to be taking
barrels per day gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility in
this company, to new frontiers.
the US, is the largest foreign direct investment
80
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Sasol was established in 1950 in South
We continue to advance our upstream
other licensed wholesalers in the region.