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LAKE CHARLES, La., May 27, 2020, /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Seventh unit marks completion of Lake Charles Chemicals Project

Sasol today announced our LDPE unit reached beneficial operation on 15 November

2020. The LDPE unit is the seventh and final Lake Charles Chemicals Complex

unit to come online. The LCCP is now 100 percent complete with total capital

expenditure forecast to be within the previously communicated guidance of US$12,8 billion.

"This milestone safely brings our Lake Charles Chemicals Project to a close and

sets the stage for the next step in the evolution of our chemicals business,"

said Sasol President and Chief Executive Officer Fleetwood Grobler. "The

completion of this unit and its impending transition to our joint venture with

LyondellBasell will accelerate our transformation to a more specialty chemicals-focused

company with a strong presence of base chemicals in our portfolio."

Sasol's LDPE unit uses ExxonMobil technology and has a nameplate capacity of

420,000 tons per year (420 ktpa). LDPE is used to manufacture plastic bags,

shrink wrap and stretch film, coatings for paper cups and cartons, container

lids, squeezable bottles, and other applications. The beneficial operation of the final

LCCP unit signals that 100% of total nameplate capacity of the LCCP is operational.

The LDPE unit is one of the three LCCP plants that will form part of the

Sasol/LyondellBasell Louisiana Integrated Polyethylene joint venture.

To date, Sasol's Lake Charles Chemicals Project has generated more than 800

full-time quality manufacturing jobs, with up to 6,500 people on site during

construction, US$4 billion to Louisiana businesses and nearly US$200 million in

local and state taxes.

Issued by:

Matebello Motloung, Manager: Group Media Relations

Direct telephone: +27 (0) 10 344 9256; Mobile: +27 (0) 83 773 9457

matebello.motloung@sasol.com

Alex Anderson, Senior Manager: Group External Communication

Direct telephone: +27 (0) 10 344 6509; Mobile: +27 (0) 71 600 9605

alex.anderson@sasol.com

In the U.S.:

Issued by:

Sarah Hughes, Manager Lake Charles Corporate Affairs

Direct telephone: +1 (346) 313-6151

sarah.hughes@us.sasol.com

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