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Exhibit 8.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Name
  Nature of business   Country of
incorporation
  Interest %  

Sasol Mining (Pty) Limited

  Coal mining activities   South Africa   100  

Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Limited

 

Production of liquid fuels, gases and chemical products and refining of tar acids

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Technology (Pty) Limited

 

Engineering services, research and development and technology transfer

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Financing (Pty) Limited

 

Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Investment Company (Pty) Limited

 

Holding company of the group's foreign investments

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Chemical Industries Limited

 

Production and marketing of mining explosives, gases, petrochemicals, fertilisers and waxes

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Gas Holdings (Pty) Limited

 

Holding company for the group's gas interests

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Oil (Pty) Limited

 

Marketing of fuels and lubricants

 

South Africa

 
75

(1)

Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company (Pty) Limited

 

Owning and operating the natural gas transmission pipeline between Temane in Mozambique and Secunda in South Africa for the transportation of natural gas produced in Mozambique to markets in Mozambique and South Africa

 

South Africa

 
50
 

Sasol Chemical Holdings International (Pty) Limited

 

Investment in the Sasol Chemie group

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Chemicals Europe Limited

 

Marketing and distribution of chemical products

 

United Kingdom

 
100
 

Sasol Chemicals Pacific Limited

 

Marketing and distribution of chemical products

 

Hong Kong

 
100
 

Sasol Financing International plc

 

Management of cash resources, investment and procurement of loans

 

Isle of Man

 
100
 

Sasol Gas Limited

 

Marketing, distribution and transportation of pipeline gas and the maintenance of pipelines used to transport gas

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Group Services (Pty) Limited

 

Supplier of functional core and shared services to the Sasol Group of companies

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Oil International Limited

 

Buying and selling of crude oil

 

Isle of Man

 
75

(1)

Sasol Petroleum International (Pty) Limited

 

Exploration, production, marketing and distribution of petroleum and natural gas

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Polymers International Investments (Pty) Limited

 

Holding company for Sasol Polymers' foreign investments

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Synfuels International (Pty) Limited

 

Develop and implement international GTL and CTL ventures

 

South Africa

 
100
 

Sasol Wax International Aktiengesellschaft

 

Holding company for Sasol Wax operations

 

Germany

 
100
 

Sasol Wax GmbH

 

Production, marketing and distribution of waxes and wax related products

 

Germany

 
100
 

Tosas Holdings (Pty) Limited

 

Investment holding company

 

South Africa

 
75

(1)

National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Limited

 

Refining crude oil

 

South Africa

 
47.73

(1)

Sasol Chemie GmbH and Co. KG

 

Investment in the Sasol Germany GmbH, Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH and Sasol Olefins and Surfactants GmbH

 

Germany

 
100
 

Sasol Germany GmbH

 

Production, marketing and distribution of olefin and surfactant products

 

Germany

 
100
 

Sasol Solvents Germany GmbH

 

Production and marketing of solvents

 

Germany

 
100
 

Sasol Italy SpA

 

Manufacturing, trading and transportation of oil products, petrochemicals and chemical products and derivatives

 

Italy

 
99.9
 

Sasol North America Inc.

 

Manufacturing of commodity and speciality chemicals

 

United States

 
100
 

(1)
This represents our effective holding through our 75% interest in Sasol Oil (Pty) Limited.


INCORPORATED JOINTLY CONTROLLED ENTITIES

Name
  Nature of business   Country of
incorporation
  Interest %  

Arya Sasol Polymer Company

  Production of polyethylene   Iran     50  

Merisol LP

 

Production, marketing and distribution of phenolics

 

United States

   
50
 

Sasol Chevron Holdings Limited

 

Holding company of the group's joint venture interests with Chevron corporation

 

Bermuda

   
50
 

Sasol-Huntsman GmbH & Co KG

 

Production and marketing of maleic anhydride

 

Germany

   
50
 

Oryx GTL Limited (QSC)

 

Manufacturing and marketing of synthetic fuels from gas

 

Qatar

   
49
 

Spring Lights Gas (Pty) Limited

 

Marketing of pipeline gas in the Durban South area

 

South Africa

   
49
 

Petlin (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd

 

Manufacturing and marketing of low-density polyethylene pellets

 

Malaysia

   
40
 



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