Sasol Performance Chemicals Expands Catalyst Carrier Production Capacity

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BRUNSBUTTEL, Germany, May 20 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    Today, Sasol announced that it has expanded the production capacity of its

alumina spheres plant in Brunsbuettel to 4,000 tonnes per annum. Through the

company's Performance Chemicals Inorganics & Catalyst division, a leading

global producer of inorganic specialities, it produces high purity and

ultra-high purity alumina that is used in a range of catalytic and

non-catalytic applications.

    The expansion marks another step in the company strengthening its position

in the alumina market to meet growing market demand for alumina-based shaped

carrier materials for industrial catalytic and non-catalytic applications. Due

to physical and chemical properties, the shaped carriers produced by Sasol's

Performance Chemicals Inorganics & Catalyst division are sought-after in

fast-growing markets, such as the refinery catalyst market.

    Sasol can meet its customers' increasing demands due to its ability to

control the physical and chemical properties of its products. This includes

tailoring the porosity of its spheres and producing spheres doped with various

elements at the request of the customer. A key strength is that it can tailor

make near-perfect spherical alumina spheres with a narrow size distribution and

low attrition that serves as effective carriers for various industrial

applications.

    "Demand for our shaped carrier materials has been growing significantly

thanks to Sasol Performance Chemicals' ability to deliver innovative and

tailored solutions in close collaboration with its customers," said Dr. Klaus

Diblitz, Vice President Inorganics & Catalyst at Sasol Performance Chemicals.

"This move to debottleneck capacity shows we are determined to keep pace with

this growing demand worldwide and with our customers' specific product

requirements."

    Sasol's Performance Chemicals division has a wide range of shaped carrier

materials for catalytic and non-catalytic applications covering a range of

products from extrudates and tablets to zeolite-doped and customised

metal-doped spheres. The company is well placed to add value to its customers

globally as its products have unique properties derived from Sasol's

proprietary production process and the high-purity alumina raw materials used

in production.

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    About Sasol:

    Sasol is an international integrated energy and chemicals company that

leverages the talent and expertise of our more than 32 400 people working in 37

countries. We develop and commercialise technologies, and build and operate

world-scale facilities to produce a range of high-value product streams,

including liquid fuels, chemicals and low-carbon electricity.

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    Source: Sasol