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Sasol Limited Petrochemicals

Capacity and SWOT Analysis – 2012

Update

Reference Code: GDCH0285CDB Publication Date: JUL 2012

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2

List of Tables .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3

Company Snapshot ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Key Information ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Company Overview......................................................................................................................................................................... 5

SWOT Snapshot ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Business Description .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Business Overview ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Chemical Cluster ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6

International Energy Cluster ........................................................................................................................................................... 6

South African Energy Cluster .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

History ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7

Major Products and Services .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals Capacity and Product Portfolio, 2000-2016 ....................................................................................... 9

Sasol Limited, Total Installed Capacity, 2000-2016 ........................................................................................................................ 9

Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals Product Details, 2011 ................................................................................................................... 11

Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 ......................................................................................... 12

Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals Capacity Split by Country, 2011 ................................................................................................... 16

Sasol Limited, Petrochemical Capacity Share in South Africa, 2011 ............................................................................................ 17

SWOT Analysis ................................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Overview ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Sasol Limited Strengths ................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Sasol Limited Weaknesses ........................................................................................................................................................... 18

Sasol Limited Opportunities .......................................................................................................................................................... 19

Sasol Limited Threats ................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Competitors ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Financial Details ............................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios ....................................................................................................................................... 21

Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios ................................................................................................................................................... 21

Performance Chart ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23

Financial Performance .................................................................................................................................................................. 23

Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios ................................................................................................................................................... 24

Key Employees ................................................................................................................................................................................ 25

Key Employee Biographies .............................................................................................................................................................. 26

Company Statement ......................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Locations and Subsidiaries ............................................................................................................................................................... 31

Head Office ................................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Other Locations & Subsidiaries ..................................................................................................................................................... 31

Financial Deals Landscape .............................................................................................................................................................. 33

Sasol Limited, Deals Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 33

Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals, Deal Details .................................................................................................................................... 34

Partnerships .................................................................................................................................................................................. 34

BP licenses Its Polypropylene Process Technology To Sasol ................................................................................................... 34

Mitsubishi Chemical And Sasol Form Acrylic Acid Joint Venture .............................................................................................. 35

Acquisition .................................................................................................................................................................................... 36

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Sasol Chemical Acquires Sasol Dia Acrylates from Mitsubishi Chemical.................................................................................. 36

Recent Developments ...................................................................................................................................................................... 37

May 29, 2012: Sasol Appoints Two New Directors.................................................................................................................... 37

May 22, 2012: Sasol Inaugurates ZAR3.5 Billion Thubelisha Shaft At Twistdraai Colliery In Mpumalanga, South Africa ......... 37

May 07, 2012: Gassnova Inaugurates CO2 Capture Test Facility At Technology Centre Mongstad In Norway ....................... 38

Mar 13, 2012: TCM Receives Consent To Use Flue Gas Pipes For CO2 TCM ........................................................................ 38

Mar 12, 2012: Sasol Reports Revenue Of ZAR83.3 Billion In H1 Fiscal 2012 .......................................................................... 38

Jan 03, 2012: Sasol To Start Seismic Survey At Inhambane Province In Mozambique ............................................................ 40

Dec 14, 2011: ABB Wins ZAR98m Power Products Order From Sasol In South Africa ............................................................ 40

Nov 30, 2011: Sasol To Study Feasibility Of Ethane Cracker Facility At Lake Charles In Louisiana ........................................ 40

Nov 29, 2011: Sasol Appoints Moses Mkhize As Non-Executive Director ................................................................................ 41

Sep 13, 2011: Sasol Announces Feasibility Study To Build Gas-To-Liquids Facility In Louisiana ............................................ 41

Appendix .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 42

Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................................................ 42

GlobalData’s Methodology ............................................................................................................................................................ 42

Coverage ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 42

Secondary Research .................................................................................................................................................................... 42

About GlobalData ......................................................................................................................................................................... 42

Disclaimer ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 42

List of Tables

Sasol Limited, Key Facts .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Major Products and Services .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

Sasol Limited, Total Installed Petrochemicals Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 ................................................................................ 10

Sasol Limited, Installed Capacity by Product, %, 2011 .................................................................................................................... 11

Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 ............................................................................................. 12

Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) .............................................................................. 13

Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) .............................................................................. 14

Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals Complex Details by Commodity, 2011 (Contd..) .............................................................................. 15

Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals Capacity Split by Country, %, 2011 ................................................................................................. 16

Sasol Limited, South Africa Petrochemicals Capacity Share, %, 2011 ........................................................................................... 17

Sasol Limited, SWOT Analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 18

Sasol Limited, Ratios based on current share price ......................................................................................................................... 21

Sasol Limited, Annual Ratios ............................................................................................................................................................ 21

Sasol Limited, Interim Ratios ............................................................................................................................................................ 24

Sasol Limited, Key Employees ......................................................................................................................................................... 25

Sasol Limited, Subsidiaries .............................................................................................................................................................. 31

Sasol Limited, Deals Summary ........................................................................................................................................................ 33

BP licenses Its Polypropylene Process Technology To Sasol .......................................................................................................... 34

Mitsubishi Chemical And Sasol Form Acrylic Acid Joint Venture ..................................................................................................... 35

Sasol Chemical Acquires Sasol Dia Acrylates From Mitsubishi Chemical ....................................................................................... 36

List of Figures

Sasol Limited, Total Installed Petrochemicals Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016 .................................................................................. 9

Sasol Limited, Installed Capacity by Product, %, 2011 .................................................................................................................... 11

Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals Capacity Split by Country, %, 2011 ................................................................................................ 16

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Sasol Limited, Petrochemical Capacity Share in South Africa, 2011 ................................................................................................ 17

Sasol Limited, Performance Chart (2007 - 2011) ............................................................................................................................. 23

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Company Snapshot

Key Information

Sasol Limited, Key Facts

Corporate Address Ticker Symbol, Exchange

Telephone No. of Employees

Fax Fiscal Year End

URL Revenue (in USD Million)

Industry Revenue (in ZAR Million)

Locations

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Company Overview

SWOT Snapshot

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Business Description

Business Overview

Chemical Cluster

International Energy Cluster

South African Energy Cluster

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History

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Major Products and Services

Major Products and Services Products:

Chemicals:

Fuels and Oils:

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Sasol Limited, Petrochemicals Capacity and Product Portfolio, 2000-2016

Sasol Limited, Total Installed Capacity, 2000-2016

Sasol Limited, Total Installed Petrochemicals Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016

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Sasol Limited, Total Installed Petrochemicals Capacity, MMTPA, 2000-2016

Year Capacity

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SWOT Analysis

Overview

Sasol Limited, SWOT Analysis

Strengths Weakness

Opportunities Threats

Source: Company Website, Annual Reports, GlobalData

Sasol Limited Strengths

Sasol Limited Weaknesses

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Sasol Limited Opportunities

Sasol Limited Threats

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Competitors

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Appendix

Abbreviations

MMTPA - Million Metric Tonnes per Annum

CAGR - Compounded Annual Growth Rate

GlobalData’s Methodology

GlobalData’s dedicated research and analysis teams consists of experienced professionals with marketing, market research and

consulting backgrounds in the petrochemical industry and advanced statistical expertise.

GlobalData adheres to the codes of practice of the Market Research Society (www.mrs.org.uk) and the Society of Competitive

Intelligence Professionals (www.scip.org).

All GlobalData databases are continuously updated and revised.

Coverage

The objective of updating GlobalData’s coverage is to ensure that it represents the most up to date vision of the industry possible.

Changes to the industry taxonomy are built on the basis of extensive research of company, association and competitor sources.

Company coverage is based on three key factors: market capitalization, revenues and media attention/innovation/market potential.

An exhaustive search of 56 member exchanges is conducted and companies are prioritized on the basis of their market

capitalization.

The estimated revenues of all major companies, including private and governmental, are gathered and used to prioritize coverage.

Companies which are making the news, or which are of particular interest due to their innovative approach, are prioritized.

GlobalData aims to cover all major news events and deals in the petrochemical industry, updated on a daily basis. The coverage is

further streamlined and strengthened with additional inputs from GlobalData’s expert panel (see below).

Secondary Research

The research process begins with exhaustive secondary research on internal and external sources being carried out to source

qualitative and quantitative information relating to each market.

The secondary research sources that were typically referred to include, but were not limited to:

Company websites, annual reports, financial reports, broker reports, investor presentations and SEC Filings;

Industry trade journals, scientific journals and other technical literature;

Internal and external proprietary databases;

Relevant patent and regulatory databases;

National government documents, statistical databases and market reports;

Procedure registries; and

News articles, press releases and web-casts specific to the companies operating in the market.

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