HAMBURG, Germany, February 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Sasol Chemicals' Inorganics and Catalyst division announced the
completion of its alumina capacity expansion at Sasol's Brunsbüttel
site in Germany.
The expansion will increase Sasol's alumina hydrate production
capacity in Brunsbüttel 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
Brunsbüttel 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 Brunsbüttel, 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 Limited