Sasol to commence with construction of a second MIBK plant in South Africa
"The new plant will double MIBK output at Sasolburg to a capacity of almost 60,000 tons per year and will make Sasol the second largest producer in the world. The plant is expected to come on stream in the first half of 2009 and the increased output will significantly enhance our ability to support a growing global customer base," says Dr Reiner Groh, Group General Manager, Sasol Chemical Businesses.
Technology for the new plant is proprietary to Sasol and includes some improvements to the technology used in the existing plant. Feedstock will be backward integrated into upstream production activities.
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