A landmark ruling makes it easier for local plastic goods firms to compete with foreign companies.
The SA firm is dismantling a US community to make way for its $21-billion shale gas plant.
Large consumers say Nersa’s new price structure exacerbates Sasol’s monopoly.
Higher oil and chemical prices, favourable currency swings and the weaker rand will increase earnings, says Sasol.
‘Monopolistic conduct’ stopped others from competing globally, tribunal hears.
A record-breaking multibillion-dollar investment will see the company cash in on the gas boom.
Sasol, the world’s biggest coal-to-gasoline producer, says full-year profit climbed 25% after production at its synfuels division increased.
An analyst says the surprising resignation by Sasol’s chief financial officer is "very unusual" and has unsettled some in the market.
Sasol plastics are cheap in Brazil, but pricey in South Africa – and governments are not happy.
It’s not only dynamite that comes in small packages: gas-engine power plants do too.
Sasol undertakes to promote water conservation and improve treatment technologies and the reuse of waste water in South Africa.
South Africa is a good place for more investment in the gas market, says the National Energy Regulator of South Africa.
Sasol’s intimate involvement in the Free State town’s history means the company is a ghostly presence in the contemporary conflagration.
South Africa lacks the demand and infrastructure for the huge Mthombo plant at Coega, experts say. Lynley Donnelly reports.
The Competition Commission has taken energy company Sasol to task for excessive polymer prices, which industry claims is costing jobs.
With MTN refusing to pull out of Iran, Sasol has stopped buying Iranian crude oil in a move to exit the Islamic republic.
Any infrastructure plans that are based on oil dependency should be scrapped and replaced with sustainable alternatives.
The ANC policy document (sims) has proposed a 50% tax on super-profits and stands to enable the state to intervene in price setting.
Carbon tax which will reward and punish businesses accordingly will be introduced next year.
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/ 10 February 2012
South Africa’s economy could win if the unfair benefits accruing to producers of synthetic fuels ended.
The state and ANC are rigorously debating proposals that could force a radical shake-up of the country’s $2.5-trillion non-energy mineral wealth.
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/ 1 December 2011
News that Sasol has decided to postpone its shale gas exploration in the Karoo has been welcomed by the Treasure Karoo Action Group.
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/ 8 November 2011
The Chamber of Mines and Sasol have expressed reservations about SA’s main climate policy paper, with industry reduction targets a key concern.
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/ 12 October 2011
Sasol says it is reviewing its investment in Iran, which is facing sanction over its nuclear programme, and has no growth plans for the country.
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/ 14 September 2011
Petrochemicals group Sasol said on Tuesday it would conduct a feasibility study on a potential gas-to-liquids plant in the US.
Sasol’s longstanding commitment to the objectives of Sasol Techno X has newfound relevance as it joins the celebration of the IYC, declared by Unesco.
Labour union Solidarity said it had declared a wage dispute in the country’s petroleum sector after negotiations failed.
Sasol said on Friday that David Constable would serve as the group’s new chief executive from July 1 when the current head of the company steps down.
The Karoo could solve South Africa’s energy problems — but only through an extraction process called fracking that has greens seeing red.
A comprehensive learning kit for physical science teachers and learners has been put together by Sasol.
Sasol and Eskom, SA’s biggest emitters, will be
most affected, but they could just pass on the cost.
Developing countries — and the environment — could benefit greatly from new technology that makes fuel and electricity from waste.