EX-8.1 8 a2104529zex-8_1.htm EXHIBIT 8.1
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Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Country of incorporation |  | Interest held (%)
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Sasol Mining (Pty) Limited |  | Coal mining activities |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Limited |  | Production of liquid fuels, gases and chemical products |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Technology (Pty) Limited |  | Engineering services, research and development and technology |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Chemical Industries Limited |  | Production and marketing of mining explosives, gases, petrochemicals, fertilizers and refining of tar acids |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Financing (Pty) Limited |  | Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Limited |  | Holding company of the Group's gas interests |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Investment Company Limited (formerly Sasol International Holdings (Pty) Limited) |  | Holding company of the Group's investments and investments in movable and immovable property |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Oil (Pty) Limited |  | Manufacturing, refining and marketing of liquid fuels, lubricants and pipeline gas |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Trading International Limited |  | Trading |  | Isle of Man |  | 100
Schümann Sasol International Aktiengesellschaft (in the process of changing name to Sasol Wax International AG) |  | Production, marketing and distribution of waxes and wax-related products |  | Germany |  | 100
Sasol Polymers International Investments (Pty) Limited (formerly Polifin International Investments (Pty) Limited) |  | Holding company of Sasol Polymer's foreign investments |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Chemicals Europe Limited |  | Marketing and distribution of chemical products |  | United Kingdom |  | 100
Sasol Chemical Pacific Limited |  | Marketing and distribution of chemical products |  | Hong Kong |  | 100
Sasol Chemical Holdings International (Pty) Limited |  | Investment in the Sasol Chemie Group |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Chem Inc. (formerly Sasol North America, Inc.) |  | Marketing and distribution of chemical products |  | United States |  | 100
Sasol Financing International Limited |  | Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans for foreign operations |  | Isle of Man |  | 100
Sasol Holding (Netherlands) B.V. |  | Investment |  | Netherlands |  | 100
Sasol Holding in Germany GmbH |  | Investment |  | Germany |  | 100
Sasol Holdings (USA) (Pty) Limited |  | Investment |  | United States |  | 100
Sasol Petroleum International (Pty) Limited |  | Exploration, production, marketing and distribution of petroleum and natural gases |  | South Africa |  | 100

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Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Limited |  | Conversion and marketing of liquid fuels and chemical products |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Gas Limited (formerly The South African Gas Distribution Corporation Limited) |  | Marketing and distribution of pipeline gas for industrial purposes |  | South Africa |  | 100
National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (PTY) Limited |  | Refining of crude oil |  | South Africa |  | 64
Sasol International Insurance Limited |  | Services |  | Isle of Man |  | 100
Sasol International Services Limited |  | Services |  | United Kingdom |  | 100
Sasol Chemicals North America LLC |  | Marketing and distribution of chemical products |  | United States |  | 100
Sasol Technology (UK) Limited |  | Engineering services, research and development and technology |  | United Kingdom |  | 100
Sasol Australasia (Pty) Limited |  | Investment |  | Australia |  | 100
SMI Technology (Pty) Limited |  | Development of electronic initiation systems |  | South Africa |  | 100
Sasol Mining Initiators Africa (Pty) Limited |  | Manufacturing and marketing of electronic initiation systems |  | South Africa |  | 100
Mocom Plastics (Pty) Limited (trading as Recycling Plastics) |  | Manufacturing and marketing of recycled plastic products |  | South Africa |  | 100

INCORPORATED JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES

Name |  | Nature of business |  | Country of Incorporation |  | Interest held %
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Merisol USA LLC |  | Production, marketing and distribution of phenolics |  | United States |  | 50
Sasol Chevron Holdings Limited |  | Holding company of the Group's joint venture interests with ChevronTexaco |  | Bermuda |  | 50
Sasol DHB Holdings Inc. |  | Production and marketing of explosives |  | United States |  | 60
Sasol Southwest Energy LLC |  | Production and marketing of explosives and provision of related blasting services |  | United States |  | 50
Petlin (Malaysia) Sdn. BHD. |  | Production and marketing of polyethylene products |  | Malaysia |  | 40
Tosas Holdings (Pty) Limited |  | Investment |  | South Africa |  | 70
Ensign-Bickford (SA) (Pty) Limited |  | Production and marketing of commercial explosive accessories and detonating cord |  | South Africa |  | 60
Sasol Roche Blasting Services (Pty) Limited |  | Manufacture and marketing of bulk emulsion explosives |  | Australia |  | 50
Petromac E Sasol SARL |  | Marketing of fuels and lubricants |  | Mozambique |  | 49
Peroxide Chemicals (Pty) Limited |  | Manufacturing and marketing of organic chemical products |  | South Africa |  | 60
African Amines (Pty) Limited |  | Production and marketing of amines |  | South Africa |  | 50
DPI Holdings (Pty) Limited |  | Production and marketing of plastic piping |  | South Africa |  | 50

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