Sasol Chemicals Expands Alumina Production Capacity to Meet Growing Market Demand

Hamburg, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) -

Sasol Chemicals' Inorganics and Catalyst division announced the
completion of its alumina capacity expansion at Sasol's Brunsbüttel
site in Germany.

The expansion will increase Sasol's alumina hydrate production
capacity in Brunsbüttel by approximately 15,000 tons per annum,
enabling the company to meet growing global demand for its alumina
products.

The expansion involved debottlenecking the alumina slurry feed
capacity by installing an additional on-purpose alumina unit and
constructing two new drum dryers, as well as a new spray dryer.

The new units were commissioned and started up over the past six
months, with the last unit reaching beneficial operation during
October 2017.

"This expansion is an important milestone in the development of
our production capabilities for high-purity and dispersible aluminas
that are sold into a variety of applications worldwide," said Dr.
Cronje Grove, Vice President: Sasol Inorganics and Catalyst.

"We plan to start up additional alumina production in Lake Charles
in the US as part of the Lake Charles Chemical Project at the end of
2019 to continue to meet the escalating demands of our customers.
Further expansion of our alumina capacity from the Brunsbüttel site
is also being considered."

The products from the new plants will be sold into a number of
markets and will be used in various end markets, including abrasives
and selected catalyst applications.

Vice President: Operations in Brunsbüttel, Dr. Kay Luttmann, said:
"The construction phase was extremely challenging due to the tight
schedule driven by the high demand for Sasol's alumina products in
the market. We managed to complete the alumina capacity expansion in
a record time in order to satisfy the growing demand of our
customers. Exemplary collaboration across various teams and
exceptional personal commitment from all members of the project team
were key to achieving success."

About Sasol:

Sasol is an international integrated chemicals and energy company.
Through our talented people, we use selected technologies to safely
and sustainably source, produce and market chemical and energy
products competitively to create superior value for our customers,
shareholders and other stakeholders.

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

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