Stock Report: Sasol Ltd. ADS (SSL) Report Updated: Jun 17, 2013 | Print This Page

Sasol Limited operates as an integrated energy and petrochemicals company worldwide. The company mines saleable coal; distributes and markets natural gas and methane-rich gas; owns, operates, and maintains cross-border natural gas pipeline; produces coal-based synfuels; produces synthesis gas and converts into synthetic fuel components, chemical feedstock, and pipeline gas; and markets blended fuel products, such as petrol, diesel, jet fuel, illuminating paraffin, liquid petroleum gas, fuel oils, bitumen, motor and industrial lubricants, and sulphur to licensed wholesalers in southern Africa. It also supplies ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, chlor-alkali chemicals, and mining reagents; solvents, co-monomers, acrylates, and associated products; and surfactants, linear alkylbenzene, surfactant intermediates, n-paraffins, n-olefins, C6-C22 alcohols, ethylene, oleochemicals, and other organic intermediates, as well as provides specialty aluminas, silica aluminas, and hydrotalcites. In addition, the company engages in the production and marketing of chemical products comprising waxes, fertilizers, and mining explosive products; and research and development, alternative energy, and financing activities. Further, it produces natural gas and condensate from the onshore Pande and Temane fields in Mozambique; oil in Gabon from the offshore Etame, Avouma, and Ebouri oilfield cluster; and shale gas from the Farrell Creek and Cypress A assets in Canada. It has 260 Sasol branded service stations, including 5 Sasol branded integrated energy centers; and 144 Exel service stations in South Africa, as well as exports fuels through third parties to South African Development Community countries. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.