SYNTHETIC oil firm Sasol announced on Tuesday that its turnover was up by 15,1% to almost R19,2-billion in the year to June. Sasol said in a statement that its and operating profits increased by 18,6% to R3,7-billion over that period. The company said profits attributable to shareholders increased by 19,5% while dividends per share increased by 2,7% to R1,51. Sasol CEO Pieter Cox said that the growth “reaffirms Sasol’s continuing resilience to adverse conditions in domestic and international markets and its ability to maintain its robust growth dynamic in diverse and competitive markets.”