Sasol Chemicals Expands Alumina Production Capacity to Meet Growing Market Demand

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HAMBURG, Germany, Feb. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

     Sasol Chemicals' Inorganics and Catalyst division announced the completion

of its alumina capacity expansion at Sasol's Brunsbuettel site in Germany.

    The expansion will increase Sasol's alumina hydrate production capacity in

Brunsbuettel by approximately 15,000 tons per annum, enabling the company to

meet growing global demand for its alumina products.

    The expansion involved debottlenecking the alumina slurry feed capacity by

installing an additional on-purpose alumina unit and constructing two new drum

dryers, as well as a new spray dryer.

    The new units were commissioned and started up over the past six months,

with the last unit reaching beneficial operation during October 2017.

    "This expansion is an important milestone in the development of our

production capabilities for high-purity and dispersible aluminas that are sold

into a variety of applications worldwide," said Dr. Cronje Grove, Vice

President: Sasol Inorganics and Catalyst.

    "We plan to start up additional alumina production in Lake Charles in the

US as part of the Lake Charles Chemical Project at the end of 2019 to continue

to meet the escalating demands of our customers. Further expansion of our

alumina capacity from the Brunsbuettel site is also being considered."

    The products from the new plants will be sold into a number of markets and

will be used in various end markets, including abrasives and selected catalyst

applications.

    Vice President: Operations in Brunsbuettel, Dr. Kay Luttmann, said: "The

construction phase was extremely challenging due to the tight schedule driven

by the high demand for Sasol's alumina products in the market. We managed to

complete the alumina capacity expansion in a record time in order to satisfy

the growing demand of our customers. Exemplary collaboration across various

teams and exceptional personal commitment from all members of the project team

were key to achieving success."

    About Sasol:

    Sasol is an international integrated chemicals and energy company. Through

our talented people, we use selected technologies to safely and sustainably

source, produce and market chemical and energy products competitively to create

superior value for our customers, shareholders and other stakeholders.

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SOURCE: Sasol