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VEGETABLE OIL FEEDSTOCK
Sasol, Anglo American, De Beers partner to generate

feedstock for renewable diesel production

South African chemicals firm,
Sasol, and London-based mining major,
Anglo American, along with diamond
company, De Beers, have entered into
a Joint Development Agreement (JDA)
to pilot the production of feedstock for
renewable diesel in South Africa.

De Beers is owned 85% by Anglo
American and 15% by the Government
of the Republic of Botswana.

The objective of the JDA is to machinery to meet their greenhouse studies on renewable diesel production
assess the technical and commercial gas reduction commitments. Partnering trials within their mining operations
viability of feedstock production, starting with Anglo American, we are investi- and host communities. De Beers is also
with Solaris and Moringa plantations to gating the development of a local and providing the more than 20-hectare
generate vegetable oil. Sasol’s existing cost-effective supply chain for sustain- pieces of land on which the trial feed-
assets can take a variety of feedstocks, able feedstock, utilising vegetable oil to stock will be grown, in Blouberg,
enabling them to produce renewable produce renewable diesel in our facili- Messina; Marble Hall in Limpopo; and
diesel using vegetable oil quicker than ties”. the Voorspoed mine closure site in the
greenfield projects and at lower costs. Free State”.
Anglo American’s Projects and
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Development Director, Ms. Alison Although renewable diesel pro-
Dr. Sarushen Pillay, Executive Vice Atkinson said: “This is an important initia- duction in South Africa is not yet at a
President of Sasol’s Business Build- tive to strengthen our commitment to commercial scale, recent market engage-
ing, Strategy and Technology portfolio, reducing our greenhouse gas emissions ments indicate that the country’s re-
said, “Renewable diesel is transforma- by 2040. We worked closely with our newable fuels market is promising,
tive. Our customers can use it as a drop- De Beers colleagues to conceive this driven by end customer demands and
in fuel in their existing equipment and partnership given their pre-feasibility their decarbonisation targets.
Lummus announces first commercial award for its

SAP technology

Lummus Technology, a leading pany’s portfolio in 2023. Lummus’ our offering across C3 value chain. The
provider of process technologies, has scope for the award includes the tech- first commercial award for the techno-
announced an award from China’s nology license, process design pack- logy solidifies our entrance into the mar-
SHCCIG Yulin Chemical Co. Ltd., age, technical services and training ket,” said Mr. Romain Lemoine, Chief
a subsidiary of the SHCCIG Group, for a 40-ktpa unit at SHCCIG Yulin Business Officer for Polymers and Petro-
for its superabsorbent polymer (SAP) Chemical’s complex in Shaanxi Pro- chemicals, Lummus Technology.
technology. vince, China.
SAP are widely used in hygiene,
This marks the first commercial “Lummus acquired SAP techno- health and other consumer products
deployment of Lummus’ SAP tech- logy to strengthen our position in the that are in growing demand in many
nology since it was added to the com- high-value polymer market and expand markets around the world.

158 Chemical Weekly February 25, 2025

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