Sasol Chemicals produce a range of chemical intermediates for use as feedstocks in the chemical industry. Our offering includes ethylene and propylene for polyolefins and other derivatives. We are a leading producer of alpha-olefins, notably 1-octene, 1-hexene, and 1-pentene used as comonomers in polyethylene and polyolefin elastomers. Additionally, our acrylic- acids and monomers are used in various water soluble- and emulsion-based polymers and elastomers. Our paraffins are used to produce chlorinated paraffins plasticisers for use in the formulation of PVC compounds.
What Makes Our Offerings Unique?
Sasol Chemicals products are produced using a combination of licensed and proprietary technologies. Sasol’s unique selective ethylene tetramerization technology is essential to meeting the world’s growing need for 1-octene used in the production of advanced polymers and elastomers. Sasol’s synthetic Fischer-Tropsch (FT) derived products are distinguished by their purity.
Our Products
ALPHA-OLEFINS
Alpha-Olefins are chemical intermediates used in the production of linear low density and high-density polyethylene, polyalphaolefins (PAO) as well as elastomers and plastomers.
ACRYLIC ACIDS AND ACRYLATE ESTERS
Sasol Chemicals' ACRYLIC ACID ESTERS (butyl- and ethyl acrylate) are commonly used as monomers to in the production of elstomers and waterborne emulsion polymers for coatings and adhesives. Glacial acrylic acid is used in the production of water-soluble polymers.
N-PARAFFINS
Sasol's range of N-PARAFFINS are utilised as intermediate feedstock in the production of chlorinated paraffins, commonly used as plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride compounds.
C4 ALCOHOLS
Sasol is a fully integrated producer of C4 oxo-alcohols from propylene that is produced via the Fischer Tropsch Process. Sasol also produces some industrial grade C4 ALCOHOLS that is refined from the purification of the solvents stream from the Fischer Tropsch process.
