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Sasol extends R150m Afrox gas contract to 2020

By: Natalie Greve 10th September 2014 Gas provider African Oxygen (Afrox) has retained its key contract to supply energy group Sasol with compressed gases until December 31, 2020. With the yearly value of compressed gas sales to Sasol currently at R26-million, this five-year contract extension was expected to result in total sales... →

Sasol repositions itself for gas-based future

By: Terence Creamer 8th September 2014 South African energy and chemicals group Sasol has “strategically repositioned” itself over the past three years to focus on gas-based opportunities in Southern Africa and North America, having moved away from coal-to-liquids opportunities in China, Indonesia, India and South Africa. The... →

Higher volumes, weaker rand lift earnings at Sasol

By: Terence Creamer 8th September 2014 South African energy and chemicals group Sasol reported a 13% rise in earnings attributable to shareholders to R29.6-billion for the year ended June 30, 2014, despite write-downs of R7.6-billion during the period. The group, which reported an operating profit of R41.7-billion on revenue of... →

Specialised compressor for refinery

By: Dylan Slater 5th September 2014 A large-capacity process gas compressor was delivered in July to energy and chemicals group Sasol’s Synfuels Catalytic Cracker plant, in Secunda. →

Govt mulls boosting divestiture, pricing powers of competition bodies

By: Terence Creamer 4th September 2014 Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has hinted to further amendments to South Africa’s Competition Act – changes that could increase the powers of the competition authorities to influence the industrial structure of the economy through forced divestiture and pricing remedies. Addressing... →

Mozambique’s first gas-to-power facility inaugurated

By: Leandi Kolver 28th August 2014 Petrochemical giant Sasol, in partnership with Mozambique State-owned power utility Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), on Thursday inaugurated Mozambique’s first permanent large-scale gas-to-power facility in Ressano Garcia. Natural gas would be supplied to the new 175 MW Central Termica de... →

Fire protection workshops for professionals a success

By: Pimani Baloyi 22nd August 2014 Cape Town-based fire-protection technology provider DoseTech last month hosted its third four-day course, the 2014 storage tank and associated facilities fire hazard management workshop, at coal miner Sasol Mining’s Secunda fire training centre, in Mpumalanga. DoseTech MD Michael Feldon tells... →

SA a profitable place for investment – Zuma

By: Sapa 5th August 2014 South Africa is a profitable place to invest, President Jacob Zuma told a US Chamber of Commerce forum on Monday. "Our country is also a great location for growing your business in other parts of the African continent," he said at a US-South African Business and Investment Forum in Washington. →

Marna van der Walt is the new President of SA’s shopping centre council

31st July 2014 With her extensive property experience and reputation for industry leadership, Marna van der Walt has been appointed President of the South African Council of Shopping Centres. The highly regarded CEO of Excellerate Property Services Group – which includes group companies JHI Properties,... →

MTN again named SA’s top brand

By: Natalie Greve 22nd July 2014 Telecommunications giant MTN has, for the second year running, been named the country’s most valuable brand, accounting for 16.5% of the total value of the country’s top 50 brands and potentially emerging as Africa’s first home-grown “superbrand”, Brand Finance revealed in its yearly report on... →

Anglo’s South African mines up output, platinum sales ‘normal’ despite strike

By: Martin Creamer 17th July 2014 Anglo American’s South African mines came to the party in the three months to June 30, with increased production across-the-board, including platinum supply “at normal levels” to all platinum customers, in spite of the fierce five-month strike in the platinum belt. The London- and... →

Strong support for more gas in SA’s energy mix, but constraints linger

By: Sashnee Moodley 11th July 2014 Government’s Gas Utilisation Master Plan (Gump), Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) underline that gas is not only a substitutable alternative to coal, but could also evolve to become a substantial part of South Africa’s energy mix. Gas is flexible and can complement... →

Africa to provide significant steel opportunities

By: Ilan Solomons 11th July 2014 Steel plant processing technology, equipment and services specialist SMS Siemag, a division of SMS group, supplier of processing technology, equipment and services for the ferrous, ferro-alloy and non-ferrous metals industries, says there is potential to establish new steel plants in Africa in... →

Strong support for more gas in SA’s energy mix, but constraints linger

By: Sashnee Moodley 11th July 2014 Government’s Gas Utilisation Master Plan (Gump), Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) underline that gas is not only a substitutable alternative to coal but a definitive and substantial part of South Africa’s energy mix. →

Gas provider launches R800m facility to service Sasol’s swelling gas needs

By: Creamer Media Reporter 26th June 2014 In the largest single investment made by a local industrial gas company in the past decade, gas provider Air Products South Africa recently celebrated the launch of its new R800-million air separation unit, or ASU, at the company’s Vanderbijlpark facility, in Gauteng. →

Egoli Gas says R50m investment part of bigger network expansion plan

By: Terence Creamer 13th June 2014 Natural gas reticulator Egoli Gas has formally initiated a network expansion on the west of Johannesburg, which will enable cellular group MTN to increase its power generation capacity from 2 MW currently to over 10 MW during 2015 and lay the basis for further gas-network expansions into areas... →

Sasol, Eni partner on SA hydrocarbon exploration

By: Leandi Kolver 10th June 2014 Energy and petrochemicals group Sasol’s oil and gas subsidiary Sasol Petroleum International has concluded a farm-out agreement with Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni for the exploration of hydrocarbon opportunities along the east coast of South Africa. The exploration right (ER)... →

Sasol readies for move to new operating model

By: Natalie Greve 9th June 2014 Energy and Petrochemicals group Sasol remains on track to implement its re-engineered operating model on July 1, reorganising the company into two upstream business units, three regional operating hubs, and four “customer-facing” strategic business units. In an update to shareholders on the... →

Sasol Mining’s coal projects on track for 2015 completion

By: Natalie Greve 9th June 2014 Sasol Mining has confirmed that its R14-billion mine replacement programme, which includes the development of the Mpumalanga-based Impumelelo and Shondoni collieries, remains on track for completion within budget and on schedule. The Sasol subsidiary expected Impumelelo to reach beneficial... →

New regulations impact on boilers

6th June 2014 Since the change by South Africa’s Department of Labour (DoL) from the Vessel Under Pressure Regulations to the Pressure Equipment Regulations in 2009, local boiler users, among other pressure vessel users, are now required to have a risk-based inspection (RBI) scheme in place if they exceed the... →

Air Products launches R800m facility to service Sasol’s swelling gas needs

By: Natalie Greve 3rd June 2014 In the largest single investment made by a local industrial gas company in the past decade, gas provider Air Products South Africa on Tuesday celebrated the launch of its new R800-million air separation unit (ASU) at the company’s Vanderbijlpark facility, in Gauteng. Construction of the ASU,... →

Infrastructure spend boosts industrial paints and coatings market

By: David Oliveira 30th May 2014 The increase in infrastructure and maintenance spending by the private and public sectors in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya is lending momentum to the industrial paints and coatings market in these countries, says consultancy Frost & Sullivan. Nigeria presents the most opportunities owing to its... →

New gas pipeline to open way for 10 MW MTN power plant

By: Terence Creamer 27th May 2014 Natural gas reticulator Egoli Gas has formally initiated a network expansion on the west of Johannesburg, which will enable cellular group MTN to increase its power generation capacity from 2 MW currently to over 10 MW during 2015 and lay the basis for further gas-network expansions into areas... →

Sasol, DBSA enter municipal infrastructure partnership

By: Creamer Media Reporter 19th May 2014 Energy and chemicals group Sasol and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) signed a memorandum of agreement on Monday opening the way for collaboration on infrastructure development in the Govan Mbeki municipality, in Mpumalanga, and Metsimaholo municipality, in the Free State. Sasol has... →

Sasol’s BEE fund delivers dividend

By: Natasha Odendaal 2nd May 2014 Petrochemicals giant Sasol’s broad-based black economic-empowerment (BBBEE) fund, Sasol Inzalo Public, will, on Friday distribute a dividend of R2/share to shareholders. Inzalo, with about 16-million shares in Sasol, currently has over 214 000 shareholders. →

Sasol's 344.5 t wax reactor arrives in Sasolburg

By: Natalie Greve 16th April 2014 A 344.5 t wax reactor has arrived at petrochemicals giant Sasol’s Fisher-Tropsch wax expansion project, in Sasolsburg, in the Free State, after five weeks of road travel from Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal. The reactor was transported through Pongola, in KwaZulu-Natal, and Piet Retief, in... →

New machine increases forging company’s forging capability

11th April 2014 Product supplier and manufacturer Frankwen Forge installed a four-axis computer numerical controlled machine during the late last year, says Frankwen Forge sales manager Vince Horsburgh. He says that the machine enables the company to machine complex, integrally reinforced lip-type nozzles, final... →

Critical equipment keeps upgrade project on schedule

By: David Oliveira 21st March 2014 Compressor and generator hire company Rand-Air played a significant role in the delivery of mission-critical equipment and service to energy and chemicals group Sasol’s Synfuels nitrogen project, it reported in October. The company, which is part of international engineering group Atlas Copco,... →

Chemicals group inaugurates R1.9bn polyethylene plant

By: David Oliveira 21st March 2014 Energy and chemicals group Sasol inaugurated its new R1.9-billion ethylene purification unit, known as the Ethylene Purification Unit 5 (EPU5), in Sasolburg, in January. The inauguration, which was held at the Sasol Polymers Plant in Sasolburg, was attended by CEO David Constable and the South... →

Gasifier mechanics replaced after 40 years

By: David Oliveira 21st March 2014 Energy and chemicals group Sasol received four stainless steel rotating grate castings from South Africa-based steel castings manufacturer Steloy in July 2013. Steloy sales and marketing director Wynand Labuschagne notes that although certain components of the gasifiers, such as the grate... →

Some jobs to be affected as Sasol targets R3bn-plus in restructuring savings

By: Terence Creamer 21st March 2014 Energy and chemicals group Sasol will pull the trigger on its streamlined operational structure on July 1, with CEO David Constable forecasting a minimum of R3-billion in sustainable yearly savings as a result of the reorganisation. However, the ‘business performance enhancement programme’ will... →

Nigeria set to be a Lucrative Market for Industrial Paints and Coatings Manufacturers

18th March 2014 Along with Kenya and South Africa, the country is seeing rapid infrastructure developments that create demand for paints and coatingsCAPE TOWN, South Africa. The increase in infrastructure and maintenance spending by theprivate and public sector in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya is lending... →

On-The-Air (14/03/2014)

By: Martin Creamer 14th March 2014 A new ‘digital mine’ under construction in Johannesburg aims to take modern satellite communication underground; China is decimating South Africa’s once mighty ferrochrome industry – ironically with South African assistance. →

An update on the 4 800 MW Kusile power station

By: Creamer Media Reporter 13th March 2014 Kusile power station project general manager Abram Masango spoke to Schalk Burger about the Kusile construction project and explained how it’s managed to remain on schedule for first synchronisation in 2016. →

Sasol eyeing northern Mozambique gas ‘monetisation’ prospects

By: Terence Creamer 10th March 2014 Energy and chemicals group Sasol says the gas discoveries in the north of Mozambique are large enough to support significant additional “gas monetisation” options over-and-above the liquefied natural gas (LNG) opportunities currently being considered. There have been significant gas discoveries... →

Jobs impact still uncertain as Sasol gets set to implement streamlined model

By: Terence Creamer 10th March 2014 Energy and chemicals group Sasol will pull the trigger on its streamlined operational structure on July 1, with CEO David Constable forecasting a minimum of R3-billion in sustainable yearly savings as a result of the reorganisation. However, the ‘business performance enhancement programme’ will... →

Sasol poised to move on streamlined business model as it reports strong earnings

By: Terence Creamer 10th March 2014 Energy and chemicals group Sasol reported a 26% rise in headline earnings to R30.19 a share for the six months to December 31, 2013 – results that were supported by the weaker rand and higher production from its Synfuels unit. Cash generated from operations rose 50% to R28.1-billion and the... →

Sasol’s 344.5 t wax reactor arrives in Richards Bay

By: Natasha Odendaal 28th February 2014 A 344.5 t wax reactor for petrochemicals giant Sasol’s Fisher Tropsch wax expansion project, which kicked off in 2010, has arrived in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, from South Korea. The reactor would now be transported by road to the Sasol One site, travelling through Pongola, in KwaZulu-Natal,... →

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