SASOL Integrated Report 2025_Final_28 August 2025 - Flipbook - Page 78
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT SASOL
STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
BUSINESSES
ESG
REMUNERATION REPORT
DATA AND ASSURANCE / ADMINISTRATION
ENVIRONMENT
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Our commitment
Our group approach
Sasol is committed to an integrated approach to air quality
management, guided by internationally recognised best
practices. We prioritise active engagement and collaboration
with stakeholders to meet our environmental improvement
commitments and ensure transparent reporting of our progress.
Sasol’s Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) policy forms the foundation for our strategy to manage and
reduce environmental impacts, with a particular focus on air quality. We apply a risk-based approach to
minimise our atmospheric footprint, prioritising pollution prevention, legal compliance and our duty of care.
PROGRAMMES AND INITIATIVES
Our air quality landscape
Engaging with authorities
Sasol’s operations in Southern Africa primarily utilise coal and
natural gas as feedstocks; the Natref refinery in Sasolburg
processes crude oil. Internationally, we use a diverse range
of feedstocks, including natural gas and crude oil derivatives.
Given the coal-based nature of our South African operations,
focused management interventions are essential to mitigate
our impact on the airshed and ensure alignment with our
commitment to sustainable operations into the future.
In alignment with South Africa’s policy and regulatory efforts to improve air quality,
Sasol actively engages with regulatory authorities at local, provincial and national levels.
Managing air quality in South Africa
In FY25, we prioritised the execution of our air quality
roadmap and achieved compliance with the Minimum
Emission Standards (MES) by 1 April 2025 in accordance
with the postponements previously granted. However,
for sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions from our steam plants at
Secunda Operations, a special dispensation was granted
by the Minister of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and
the Environment (DFFE), as permitted in clause 12A of the
MES to be governed in terms of determined load-based
limits and concentration-based limits to apply in parallel.
The dispensation was granted from 1 April 2025 to
31 March 2030
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In FY25, Sasol maintained constructive dialogue with the National Air Quality Officer
(NAQO) regarding operational performance and provided information to support efforts
to improve ambient air quality. We also participated in multi-stakeholder consultations
with the DFFE during the development of the second- generation HPA AQMP. Additionally,
Sasol engaged with local authorities on the renewal of multiple Atmospheric Emission
Licences for our South African operations.
Engaging with communities
We continue our engagements with communities in Sasolburg and Secunda, focusing
on transparent sharing of information on our air quality performance and the progress
made on related improvement roadmaps. Air quality public engagements were conducted
in January and June 2025 in eMbalenhle and Lebohang at Secunda. Community members
have contributed constructively to environmental discussions during engagement
sessions. Feedback indicates education initiatives could improve understanding of
environmental topics. Participants’ broader concerns provide opportunities to listen
and strengthen relationships.
Atmospheric emissions
kilotons (kt)
2025
2024
COMMENTARY
Particulate matter (PM)
4,67
7,55
Continued efficiency
improvements over electrostatic
precipitators (ESP)
Nitrous Oxide (NOx)
92,90 114,05
NOx abatement technology
installations completed
Sulphur Oxides (SOx)
138,72 160,87
Improved coal quality, with
specific reference to sulphur
content in coal
For more details, refer to Sasol website.
Regulatory developments
In March 2025, the DFFE gazetted the second-generation
Highveld Priority Area (HPA) Air Quality Management Plan
(AQMP), aiming for a 40% reduction in industrial emissions
and windblown particulates by 2030 from a 2019 baseline.
Sasol is evaluating the plan’s implications and associated
requirements.
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For more details refer to the environmental compliance section, pages 92 – 93.
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