Sasol Chemicals achieves sustainability milestone at three largest European sites
July 27 2022 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Manufacturing facilities in Germany, Italy earn
ISCC-PLUS certification
Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd.
(JSE: SOL; NYSE: SSL), has earned certification from the
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) system
for its three largest manufacturing facilities in Europe.
The company’s facilities in Marl and Brunsbüttel, Germany, and
Augusta, Italy, have earned ISCC-PLUS certification for the use of
mass balanced bio-based and recycled feedstocks in the production
of alcohols, ethoxylates, linear alkylbenzenes and derivatives –
key building blocks in a wide range of consumer and industrial
products.
“This is an important milestone in our sustainability journey
and a key enabler of our goal to reduce CO2 emissions,” said Jens
Straatmann, Senior Vice President, Eurasia Chemicals. “Our
customers are increasingly calling for more products made from
sustainable raw materials. Now, they can have confidence that
Sasol’s high-performing products meet international standards for
the sourcing and inclusion of circular and renewable
feedstocks.”
ISCC is a certification system that offers solutions for the
implementation and certification of sustainable, deforestation-free
and traceable supply chains of agricultural, forestry, waste and
residue raw materials, non-bio renewables and recycled carbon
materials and fuels.
Sasol Chemicals’ German facilities are using mass balanced
bio-ethylene, made from plant-based biomass and waste, along with
recycled ethylene. Its Augusta facility is using mass balanced
bio-benzene, recycled benzene and bio-recycled benzene. These
sustainable products are mixed with traditional feedstocks in a
process called mass balancing, a major step in the transition to a
fully sustainable economy. Using the mass balance approach, Sasol
Chemicals traces the flow of materials through its value chain to
ensure that its end products are ISCC-compliant.
“The use of mass balancing is critical today because it enables
us to incorporate sustainable materials while still meeting the
global demand for chemicals,” said Shelley Grahmann, Senior Vice
President, Strategy, Sustainability and Human Capital. “The current
availability of bio and recycled materials is limited, but as their
supply grows, we can increase their use and further reduce our
dependence on fossil fuel-based feedstocks.”
To earn the ISCC-PLUS designation, the facilities underwent
independent third-party audits to ensure compliance with high
ecological and social sustainability requirements, greenhouse gas
emissions savings and traceability throughout the supply chain.
Sasol Chemicals is targeting a 30 percent reduction in scope 1
and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. It is also focused on
reducing scope 3 emissions through collaboration with customers,
suppliers and industry alliances to develop sustainable and
circular solutions. These goals are part of parent company Sasol
Ltd.’s commitment to net zero by 2050.
About Sasol Chemicals
Sasol Chemicals is a solutions provider focused on
sustainability, circularity and specialties. It fulfills its
purpose of “Innovating for a better world” by offering a broad,
state-of-the-art portfolio of specialty and commodity chemicals for
a wide range of applications and industries.
Our solutions are used by more than 7,500 customers, in 120
countries, in countless products that improve the quality of life
for people around the world. They also provide the building blocks
for a sustainable future by helping reduce energy usage, waste and
packaging, and by providing solutions to the renewable energy
industry.
Sasol Chemicals is a business of Sasol Limited, a leading
chemicals and energy company focused on creating sustainable value
for our stakeholders. For more information, visit the Sasol
Chemicals website.
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Global: Russell Johnson Head of Global Corporate Affairs Sasol
Chemicals russell.johnson@us.sasol.com
In Germany: Sunna Schulz Sr. Manager, Corporate Affairs
Chemicals Eurasia sunna.schulz@de.sasol.com
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