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Tuesday, April 23 2019 - 23:36
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Sasol Reaches Beneficial Operation of New Alkoxylation Production Facility in China
NANJING, China, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Sasol Limited (JSE: SOL) (NYSE: SSL), a leading integrated chemicals and energy 
company, reached beneficial operation of its new alkoxylation plant in Nanjing, 
Jiangsu Province on 18 April 2019. 

"Sasol has successfully built the new facility by implementing state-of-the-art 
technology for alkoxylation plants. The construction was completed within the 
expected timeframe and approved budget, without a recordable injury," said 
Bernard Klingenberg, Sasol Executive Vice President: Operations. 

The construction of the new alkoxylation plant began in the summer of 2017 and 
is Sasol's largest expansion project in the region. 

The facility's capacity is approximately 150 kilo tons per annum, with the 
option of using either branched or linear alcohols to meet differentiated 
customer requirements in applications, such as detergents, textiles, metal 
working and lubrication and other speciality end-markets. As part of the scope, 
Sasol has also expanded its R&D and technical support capabilities within the 
Nanjing Chemical Industrial Park (NCIP).

"We are extremely proud of what our Sasol China colleagues have achieved," said 
Fleetwood Grobler, Sasol Executive Vice President: Chemicals Business. 

He said the Chinese market is forecasted to grow to 40% of global chemical 
demand by 2020, and Sasol is seeing a rapid increase in innovation and 
differentiation requirements. 

"This new facility will allow us to meet both the growth as well as the 
increasingly sophisticated quality requirements of a truly exciting market," 
added Grobler. "Sasol has a reputation in China as a reliable supplier with 
high quality standards, and a strengthened R&D group will allow us to improve 
our customer-specific solution delivery. This facility will support our growth 
drive in Asia and allow us to better serve our current and future customers."

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About Sasol:

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company. Through our talented 
people, we safely and sustainably create superior value for our customers, 
shareholders and other stakeholders. We integrated sophisticated technologies 
in world-scale operating facilities to produce and commercialise commodity and 
specialised chemicals, gaseous and liquid fuels, and lower-carbon electricity.

Issued by:

Alex Anderson, Head of Group Media Relations 
Direct telephone: +27-(0)-10-344-6509; Mobile +27-(0)-71-600-9605; 
alex.anderson@sasol.com 

Matebello Motloung, Senior Specialist: Media Relations 
Direct telephone: +27-(0)-10-344-9256; Mobile: +27-(0)-82-773-9457
matebello.motloung@sasol.com 

Sunna Schulz, Senior Manager: Corporate Affairs Eurasian Operations 
Direct telephone: +49-(0)-40-63684-1364
sunna.schulz@de.sasol.com 

Source: Sasol Limited
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