Sasol and Linde conclude long-term agreement for engineering services
21.01.2011: + + + Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd of South Africa has appointed the Engineering Division of The Linde
Group as preferred Licensor’s Engineering Contractors for a major portion of the Sasol®, Fixed Bed Dry Bottom
(FBDB™) Gasification Technology for an initial term of 10 years.
Linde’s mandate covers the downstream aspects of the FBDB™ Gasification Technology (raw gas cooling, raw gas shift,
by-product processing and overall integration of the gas island). Hatch has been appointed for the remaining upstream aspects
of the technology (coal delivery, gasification proprietary equipment and ash handling).
Linde’s expertise in Hydrogen & Synthesis Gas Production and Gas Processing technologies will be used to provide engineering
consultation and related engineering services to Sasol. Linde will assist Sasol’s existing coal-based gas production
operations with the development of optimization and engineering studies, and will be responsible for process engineering work
for new gasification plants. Furthermore, Linde will assist Sasol with the on-going development of its gasification
technology.
Since the foundation of Sasol, Linde's Engineering Division has cooperated with the company on a continuous basis, supporting
Sasol’s R&D initiatives and providing engineering, procurement and construction services for jointly developed and Linde
proprietary technologies. To date Linde has been awarded over 70 Sasol contracts ranging from conceptual engineering work to
complete supply of plants on a Lump Sum Turnkey basis.
The appointment of Linde Engineering as Sasol’s preferred Licensor’s Engineering Contractors for the Sasol® FBDB™
Gasification Technology further consolidates a long lasting and successful relationship between these two companies.
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Sasol is the world’s foremost producer of transport fuels, and other chemicals, from coal using the Sasol® FBDB™ Gasification
Technology together with its in-house-developed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology.
Sasol is a public corporation, headquartered in Johannesburg, listed on both the JSE and the NYSE. Sasol’s principal centres
of operation are in Sasolburg, and Secunda, South Africa. In 2003 Sasol commissioned the world’s first commercial
gas-to-liquids plant in Qatar employing its newly developed cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology. A second
gas-to-liquids plant using the same technology is under construction in Nigeria.
The Linde Group is a world leading gases and engineering company with almost 48,000 employees working in more than 100
countries worldwide. In the 2009 financial year it achieved sales of EUR 11.2 bn. The strategy of The Linde Group is geared
towards sustainable earnings-based growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking
products and services. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the
environment - in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. Linde is committed to technologies
and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.
For more information, see The Linde Group online at http://www.linde.com
For additional information:
Dr Harald Ranke
Managing Director
Linde Process Plants (Pty) Ltd.
P O Box 5404
Johannesburg
2000, South Africa
Phone +27 11 490 0513
Fax +27 11 490 0412
Email Harald.Ranke@linde-le.com