Sasol Report to Society 2020 - Book - Page 7
Our heritage has strong roots in South Africa, our country of origin, but the branches of our tree traverse
Africa, Europe, Asia, North America and the Middle East. All these regions, and our many stakeholders,
leave an indelible mark in our journey to date and will guide and inspire us through many more exciting
decades to come.
1995
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Fleetwood Grobler, President and CEO
2008
First Sasol Advanced Synthol
reactor comes on line at
Secunda complex.
Introduction of Sasol Inzalo, the
landmark R24 billion broad-based
black economic empowerment
(B-BBEE) transaction.
2000
2009
Agreement signed with
Mozambican government to
develop gas reserves.
2001
International Condea
chemical business acquired.
2003
Sasol lists on the New York Stock
Exchange in United States.
Sasol Technology opens state-ofthe-art fuel testing facility in
Cape Town, South Africa.
2004
First natural gas from
Mozambique arrives in
Secunda through the crossborder pipeline.
Sasol Oil merges with Exel
Petroleum and enters the
South African retail fuel market.
Construction of pioneering and
environmentally- friendly
gas-to-liquids (GTL) venture
outside South Africa commences
at Ras Laffan, Qatar.
2010
Approval for construction of new
ethylene purification unit at
Sasolburg complex.
Sasol Mining’s B-BBEE ownership
reaches over 40%.
World’s first fully synthetic jet fuel,
produced by Sasol, takes to
the skies.
Sasol enters the high purity tri-ethyl
aluminum merchant market.
2006/7
Sasol expands its chemical
business in China with the
opening of office in Shanghai to
market diverse range of
chemical solvents in the region.
Sasol announces South Africa’s
single largest broad-based black
economic empowerment
(B-BBEE) ownership transaction
to date.
ORYX gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant
in Qatar is commissioned and
first product becomes available.
2011
Upgrading of fuel depot facility in
Alrode and the fuel pipeline between
Secunda and Sasolburg commences.
Plans to build a gas-to-power energy
plant in Mozambique in partnership
with state-owned Electricidade de
Moçambique announced.
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