Presented by: Nolitha Fakude, SasolTheme:A case study in beneficiation

What you will hear today

• Who we are as Sasol and our mining operations• Our milestones and commitment to South Africa• How we beneficiate natural resources• Supporting the NDP• Lessons learnt – success factors for beneficiation

Sasol is a proudly South African company with a global presence

• 37 countries• >34 000 employees

About Sasol

• Proudly South African company (primary listing on JSE since 1979)• Group turnover for FY2013 was R181 billion• We employ more than 34 000 people (~30 000 are South African based)• FY2013 Capital Expenditure was R19,8 billion (59% of the Group spend)• Sasol is the largest tax payer in South Africa, contributing R30,8 billion in direct and

indirect taxes• Innovation and technology:

– R&D budget is R1,2 billion– 255 engineering and science PhDs (out of a total 1000 researchers)– 490 registered global patent families• About R1 billion annually spent on people development (including bursaries)• Currently at level 3 B-BBEE contributor status

Sasol’s mining operations

R14bn mine replacement programme

Over the last 64 years we have delivered real value through beneficiation

1950

Sasol is formedto commercialisecoal-to-liquids(CTL) technologyin South Africa

1980

Completion of Sasol Two & Three Synfuels and Chemicals complex in Secunda

2007

First international GTL plant, Oryx, starts productionin Qatar

2012

Sasolburg Gas Engine Power Plant online

Mozambique gas engine power plant - CTRG

2014

Today, our fuels, chemicals and related products benefit millions of people around the world

• hot-melt adhesives • laundry detergents• chip coatings• printing inks • household and industrial paints• mobile phone circuit boards• transport fuels

Through innovative technology and an integrated value chain we beneficiate

NDP imperatives

Job creation

Infrastructure

Environmental sustainability

Intra-regional trade in Southern Africa

Beneficiation of mineral resources and driving opportunities that improve balance of payments

Sasol strategy

Investing in our South African business to create and retain jobs

Investing in infrastructure in and around our facilities

Developing low-carbon power generation options and technologies

Investing across the region, including in Mozambique

Applying technology innovation to beneficiate low value hydrocarbons

Our beneficiation strategy Vision 2050 is aligned to the NDP

Committed to Southern Africa’s Advancement

Sasol continues to invest to ensure further beneficiation- contributing to energy security and reducing the country’s carbon footprint

• R14bn - South African coal mine replacement programme

• R1.7bn - Southern African exploration cost for last 3 years

• Permit to explore for hydrocarbons on South African coast

• R1.5bn - Sasolburg 140MW-capacity gas engine power plant (enable by Mozambican pipeline bringing gas to

South Africa)

• R2.5bn Mozambique 140MW-capacity gas engine power plant

• R14bn - Secunda growth programme

• R13bn - Sasolburg expanding hard wax production facilities in.

Reducing carbon footprint and supporting regional grid

Investing in capacity and growing production

Ensuringlong-term sustainability

Collaborating for innovation – Partnership with DST

• Working with the European Framework 7 alternative jet fuel collaboration project;

• Sasol (Fuels Technology) actively took part in the Alfa Bird programme for a number

of years representing Sasol and South Africa.  

• Being the first company in the world to get approval for fully synthetic jet fuel from

Secunda as a commercial jet fuel.

• Sasol  undertaking the first flight ever on fully synthetic jet fuel.

So what have we learnt?

• Continuous investment in R&D – leading technology

• Partnerships – government, technology companies, academic institutions

• Enabling regulatory framework

• Capital investment

• Access to feedstock – upstream (coal, gas, oil)

• Infrastructure and utilities

• Significant investment in skills development

• Energy security

• Protect balance of payments

• Job creation

Thank you