Sasol, Air Liquide enter into sales agreement for ASU business

Petrochemicals giant Sasol South Africa has announced that it and Air Liquide have concluded negotiations for the proposed R8.5-billion sale of Sasol’s air separation units (ASUs) at the company’s operations in Secunda and the parties have now entered into a sale of business agreement. Sasol has 16 ASUs on site and related assets with a combined capacity of up to 42 000 t/d of oxygen. The units provide oxygen for Sasol’s fuels and chemical production processes in Secunda. The ASUs also produce various other gases used at Secunda, and rare gases are sold externally.

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