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 (%)
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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