COMPANY PROFILE -Sasol
Business Sector :Energy and Chemicals
Operating Geography :South Africa, Africa, Global
About Sasol :
Sasol is an energy and chemical producer headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is South Africa’s largest liquid fuels producer as well as its largest manufacturer of chemical products. Founded in 1950, Sasol was set up using public funds from the South African Industrial Development Corporation. The firm initially operated factories built by the Germans in WWII to provide fuel for its military forces in Africa.
In 1970, Sasol was partly privatized in order to raise capital for a third plant. In the early 2000s Sasol began international operations. It was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2003 which was followed by investments into facilities in Qatar and a joint venture in Malaysia. Sasol also began pursuing exploration in Canada and the United States. Sasol’s Lake Charles Chemical Plant (LCCP) based out of Louisiana is its largest foreign investment. The plant was supposed to be operational in the first quarter of 2019, however it is currently facing prolonged delays and cost overruns, driving up costs and pushing forward its initiation.
In 1996 South African operations accounted for about 77% of Sasol’s revenue which fell to 46% in 2014 with the advent of international operations. However, operations in South Africa still contribute the majority of the firm’s profits. Sasol has a very diverse product portfolio ranging from fuel for vehicles and aviation, energy for households and businesses, natural gas, high value chemicals and petrochemical by-products such as wax and surfactants. Its value chain is vertically integrated to a large extent as Sasol has captive coal and natural gas mines and oxygen production units supplying critical raw materials at low cost of procurement. The firm also purchases crude oil, paraffin, ethylene from the global market as feedstock for its production processes. Sasol has over 31,000 employees globally as of 2020.
Sasol’s vision as per the company website is “To be a leading integrated global chemical and energy company, proudly rooted in our South African heritage, delivering superior value to our stakeholders”.
Sasol Revenue :
Rand 203.57 billion – FY ended 30th June 2019
Rand 181.46 billion – FY ended 30th June 2018
Rand 172.40 billion – FY ended 30th June 2017
Competitive Analysis of Sasol
The SWOT analysis of Sasol is presented below:
Strengths | Weaknesses |
1. Global integrated chemicals and energy
2. Environmentally sustainable value creation
3. World’s largest oxygen production plant and in-house oxygen supply
4. Winning mining rights till 2050
5. Completely integrated value chain
| 1. Steeply Rising Debts
2. Asset Impairment
3. Production interruptions impacting output
4. Low credit rating with negative outlook
5. Delays and cost overruns at LCCP
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Opportunities | Threats |
1. Upstream Exploration in Mozambique
2. Strong growth in world chemicals market
| 1. Exchange rate volatility
2. Stiff competition in energy and chemical segments
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Detailed SWOT Analysis of Sasol
Strength
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Weakness
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Opportunity
1. Upstream Exploration in Mozambique: Sasol is looking increase its upstream exploration and feedstock production through its strategic Production Sharing Agreement license (PSA) with Mozambique. The firm first commenced its drilling operation is Mozambique in May 2016. The PSA is an integrated project for LPG, gas & oil and is the nerve center of Sasol’s oil and gas strategy in Africa.
Currently, Phase 1 and 2 of the PSA projects have been completed yielding 7 oil wells and 4 gas wells. The upstream project will help augment the owned hydrocarbon feedstock of Sasol and reduce its dependence on purchased feedstock in its Gas-To-Liquids (GTL) process. In addition, Sasol is evaluating options for upstream exploration and production in West Africa where it can benefit from lower costs of entry and balance sheet flexibility.
2. Strong growth rate expected in the world chemicals market: Sasol’s chemical business wing is by far its most profitable, making up over 60% of the company’s turnover. This makes Sasol particularly susceptible to trends in the global chemical market. The market outlook for specialty and base chemicals looks strong as Sasol expects the global revenue from “basic” chemicals to rise by 4.4% CAGR by 2021 (3.5% by 2030) while global revenues from “specialty chemicals” to grow by 5.6% CAGR by 2030. Basic chemicals constitute 18% of Sasol’s revenue with 3.1 million tons sold per annum worldwide. Polyethylene and polypropylene licensed technologies form the backbone of the basic chemicals business. Specialty (Performance) chemicals constitute 32% of Sasol’s revenue, with sales of over 3.5 million tons worldwide.
Threat
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The PESTLE/PESTEL analysis of Sasol is presented below:
Political | Economical |
1. Geopolitical and escalating trade tensions
2. Government subsidies and Incentives for Sasol
| 1. Global Oil & Energy Market Volatility
2. Currency Exchange Rate Implications
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Social | Technological |
1. Growing population driving demand in Sasol’s markets
2. Increasing acceptance of sustainable energy sources
3. Economic empowerment through Sasol Khanyisa and B-BBEE
4. Gender and Ethnic Diversity, Employee Development
| 1. Digital Transformation in the Petrochemical Industry
2. R&D and Technological Advancement
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Legal | Environmental |
1. Workers Union Strike
2. Tax Related Disputes
| 1. Mitigating Impact on Climate Change
2. Air, Water & Waste Management |
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Detailed Pestle Analysis of Sasol
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Social
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Technological
1. Digital transformation in the petrochemical industry: The oil and gas industry has not seen the most eager adoption of digital transformation, however, it can gain significantly from digitizing and digitally augmenting many of its processes for significant cost and operational advantages. For instance, the adoption of sensors backed by data analytics and AI can effectively monitor processes and equipment at drilling and extraction facilities in real time and predict outages and breakdowns reducing the cost of maintenance. Upstream resource facilities typically operate in hazardous conditions for human labor and can benefit greatly from robotics and machine learning. This could reduce the number of workers required in such facilities and significantly increase the safety standards at such facilities. Sasol is increasingly focusing on digitizing its operations in order to cut down on operational costs. The firm launched its Continuous Improvement program that uses digital technology to manage asset performance. Sasol has initiated a fund for accelerating digital adoption at all stages of its value chain while at the same time formally investing into big data. Sasol is also considering initiatives for predictive maintenance and efficiency. It is implementing drones to survey equipment across facilities and big data to improve its decision-making outcomes. Sasol is also considering Robotic Process Automation (RPA) for its standardized process which fill free up human resource for more strategic roles. Automation will also increase the firm’s ROI giving it significant competitive advantages.
2. R&D and Technological Advancement: Sasol’s advancements in the Fischer-Tropsch process of converting gasses to liquids has given it a critical advantage over even the largest of its competitors. The Gas-to-Liquids business is becoming increasingly popular worldwide due to its efficiency and cost reductions and Sasol is currently the only company to have successfully implemented the advanced Fischer-Tropsch process on a commercial scale in Qatar. Shell and Exxon Mobil, Sasol’s biggest competitors only have very small, experimental plants for the GTL process and Sasol estimates that it would be at least 4 years before they can set up a commercially viable plant. Given the expensive set-up and R&D costs, Shell is still considering going ahead with new facilities implementing this technology.
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Environmental
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Key Business Segments / Diversification :
Sasol
Exploration and Production International (EPI) Mining Performance Chemicals
Energy Base Chemicals
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