Sasol's coal quality and productivity woes
Sasol has always been aware that it mines in challenging geological reserves
26 February 2023 - 09:03
Chemical and energy giant Sasol has unveiled measures to stop the deterioration of coal quality in its South African mining business after a fall in output in the six months ended December 2022.
Speaking during a results presentation, Sasol CEO Fleetwood Grobler said: “We have seen that our mining operations have been under pressure, mainly because of quality and productivity issues. We've also seen that our major supplier, with which we've got a contract to deliver 4-million tonnes of coal, is also under pressure and hasn't delivered the volumes per the contractual agreement that we planned for.”..
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