BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 22. Uzbekistan and
South African energy and chemicals company Sasol Limited discussed
expanding cooperation in advanced raw material processing
technologies and exploring potential joint projects in the
country’s coal industry on October 21 in Tashkent.
This was reflected in the statement by the Uzbekistan Ministry
of Mining Industry and Geology, following a meeting between First
Deputy Minister of Mining and Geology F. Khamidova and a Sasol
delegation led by Lourens Jacobs, the company’s vice president for
the Middle East and Central Asia.
The parties explored opportunities to apply Sasol’s advanced
technologies to the deep processing of raw materials in Uzbekistan.
Particular attention was paid to the potential of Uzbekistan’s coal
industry and prospects for implementing joint projects in the
sector.
Founded in 1950, Sasol is a global integrated energy and
chemicals company headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. It
develops and commercializes technologies to produce liquid fuels,
chemicals and other energy products from coal, natural gas and
other feedstocks. The company operates internationally and is
listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the New York Stock
Exchange.
Sasol is known for its coal-to-liquids and gas-to-liquids
technologies, which convert coal and natural gas into liquid fuels
and chemical products. Its portfolio also includes specialty
chemicals, energy solutions and technologies for producing
sustainable fuels and chemicals from lower-carbon feedstocks.
The company has an existing technological connection with
Uzbekistan: Sasol’s proprietary Slurry Phase technology was
licensed for the country’s gas-to-liquids project, which converts
natural gas into synthetic liquid fuels. This experience provides
relevant context for the latest discussions on advanced processing
technologies and potential cooperation in the coal sector.
