Sasol Integrated Report 2022 - Book - Page 49
INTRODUCTION | ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
CREATING VALUE
DELIVERING
GOVERNANCE AND REWARDS
ADMINISTRATION
SASOL CHEMICALS AT A GLANCE (CONTINUED)
Delivering with Purpose
FUTURE SASOL
Innovative solutions for our customers
A changing environment provides unique opportunities for Sasol Chemicals to connect our unique chemistry with our customers to help them adapt and evolve.
Making solar panels more affordable
Delivering on customer
experience
Sasol Chemicals’ new specially formulated lubricant MARLOWET
SC 4000 is helping customers improve the efficiency of silicon
wafer cutting – a key component in the manufacture of solar
panels. MARLOWET SC 4000 demonstrates excellent lubricity
during the cutting process, enabling manufacturers to improve
yield and minimise waste during the manufacture of silicon panels.
With MARLOWET SC 4000, manufacturers can easily cut larger, thinner
wafers with minimal scratching – reducing costs and making solar panels
more affordable.
We continually focus on improving
our customer’ experience. There are
multiple components to that
experience, and our ability to deliver
innovative solutions is a key one.
We continued building a strong
innovation pipeline with our
customers, despite the challenges
of high feedstock costs and limited
product availability.
In FY22, Sasol Chemicals launched
143 new products, increasing our
portfolio by more than 5%.
These new products were largely
driven by customer desires
regarding sustainability, health and
performance.
We also cultivated 459 new
customers, an increase of more
than 7%.
Key customers
recognise
our commitment
to innovation
and sustainability
Multi-national German consumerproducts company, Henkel, honoured
Sasol with its Beauty Care
Sustainability Award for the
development of PARAFOL, a high
purity oleochemical-based paraffin
that is used as an alternative to silicon
oils in Henkel’s Fa deodorant brand.
Unilever also recognised Sasol,
awarding the company a Unilever
Brilliance Award for its ability to
unlock critical material capacity
during supply shortages and its
long-term commitments to
a focused sustainability roadmap.
Helping make Sustainable Aviation Fuels
An innovative catalyst developed by Sasol
is a key component in the rapidly growing
market for carbon-neutral aviation fuel.
One of the first commercial facilities for
producing the fuel began operations in Germany
during 2022, using Sasol’s highly active latestgeneration CoFT catalyst in combination with
Ineratec’s FT technology to produce synthetic
kerosene from green hydrogen – produced by using
renewable electricity and CO2. The product is called
an “e-fuel.” When used to power jet engines, e-fuel
releases only as much CO2 as was previously extracted
to produce it – making it a carbon-neutral fuel.
Developing sustainable surfactants
Enabling batteries for electric vehicles
Sasol Chemicals produce an important component used to manufacture
cathodes for lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Using the company’s
proprietary NOVEL catalyst, Sasol researchers achieved ultra-low metal ion
levels in LIPOXOL NR, a polyethylene glycol that serves as a carbon source in
cathode manufacturing. Ultra-low metal ion LIPOXOL offers significant advantages
to manufacturers – it is cost-competitive; can be produced more sustainably;
and supports the delivery of superior battery capacity and longer lifetimes.
Sasol Chemicals is committed to
developing sustainable solutions
which will reduce dependence on
petrochemicals as key ingredients
in detergents, cleaning products
and personal care products.
In FY22, Sasol delivered its first
sustainable surfactant made from
renewable raw materials to the
European market.
Sasol Chemicals has also partnered with
British firm Holiferm Limited to jointly
develop biosurfactants, specifically
sophorolipids, which are made through
fermentation, using yeast to convert
vegetable oils and glucose into final
product. The Holiferm process offers an
extensive reduction in carbon footprint
compared with conventional surfactants.
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