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Remeasurement items affecting operating profit (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024
Remeasurement items affecting operating profit |
Schedule of remeasurement items affecting operating profit | ​
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for the year ended 30 June |  | Note |  | Rm |  | Rm |  | Rm |
Effect of remeasurement items for subsidiaries and joint operations | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Impairment of assets |  | ​ |  | ​ | 76 035 |  | 37 298 |  | 77 | ​
property, plant and equipment |  | 16 |  | ​ | 75 112 |  | 36 496 |  | 70 | ​
right of use assets |  | 14 |  | ​ | 166 |  | 546 |  | 6 | ​
other intangible assets and goodwill |  | ​ |  | ​ | 757 |  | 256 |  | 1 | ​
Reversal of impairment of assets |  | ​ |  | ​ | (1 149) |  | (3 649) |  | (1 520) | ​
property, plant and equipment |  | 16 |  | ​ | (1 149) |  | (3 649) |  | (1 505) | ​
right of use assets | ​ | 14 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | (15) | ​
Loss/(profit) on |  | ​ |  | ​ | 480 |  | (650) |  | (8 460) | ​
disposal of property, plant and equipment |  | ​ |  | ​ | (127) |  | (500) |  | (67) | ​
disposal of other intangible assets |  | ​ |  | ​ | — |  | 3 |  | 2 | ​
disposal of other assets |  | ​ |  | ​ | (8) |  | — |  | — | ​
disposal of businesses |  | ​ |  | ​ | (150) |  | (516) |  | (11 850) | ​
scrapping of property, plant and equipment |  | ​ |  | ​ | 765 |  | 363 |  | 3 366 | ​
sale and leaseback transactions | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | 89 | ​
Write-off of unsuccessful exploration wells |  | ​ |  | ​ | 48 |  | 899 |  | — | ​
Remeasurement items per income statement |  | ​ |  | ​ | 75 414 |  | 33 898 |  | (9 903) | ​
Tax impact |  | ​ |  | ​ | (18 361) |  | (8 951) |  | 702 | ​
impairment of assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (18 157) | ​ | (9 831) | ​ | (2) | ​
reversal of impairment of assets | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | 854 | ​ | 421 | ​
(loss)/profit on disposals, scrapping and sale and leaseback transactions | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (204) | ​ | 26 | ​ | 283 | ​
Non-controlling interest effect1 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | (1 262) | ​ | 8 | ​ | (20) | ​
Effect of remeasurement items for equity accounted investments |  | ​ |  | ​ | (7) |  | 23 |  | — | ​
Total remeasurement items for the Group, net of tax |  | ​ |  | ​ | 55 784 |  | 24 978 |  | (9 221) | ​
| 1 | In the prior year, the impairment charge relating to the Secunda liquid fuels refinery was attributed solely to owners of the Company. Certain of the assets that were impaired belong to subsidiaries in which minority groups hold non-controlling interests and consequently R1 billion of the impairment should have been allocated to the earnings attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries. The error was corrected in the current period by reallocating an impairment charge of R1 billion from earnings attributable to owners of the Company to earnings attributable to non-controlling interest. This is not considered material to either the prior or current period financial statements.
Schedule of main macro-economic assumptions used for impairment calculations | Main macro-economic assumptions used for impairment calculations
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​ |  | ​ |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Long-term average crude oil price (Brent)* | ​ | US$/bbl | ​ | 83,06 | ​ | 88,02 | ​ | 93,24
Long-term average ethane price* |  | US$c/gal |  | 39,55 |  | 42,33 |  | 43,15
Long-term linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)* |  | US$/ton |  | 1 091,00 |  | 1 247,00 |  | 1 179,00
Long-term average Southern African gas purchase price (real)* |  | US$/Gj |  | 10,51 |  | 10,93 |  | 8,94
Long-term average refining margin* |  | US$/bbl |  | 8,11 |  | 12,34 |  | 12,23
Long-term average exchange rate* |  | Rand/US$ |  | 17,64 |  | 17,40 |  | 15,95
| * | Assumptions are provided on a long-term average basis in nominal terms unless indicated otherwise. The oil, LLDPE price and exchange rate assumptions are calculated based on a five year period, while the ethane price is based on a ten year period. The refining margin is calculated until 2034, linked to the Sasolburg refinery’s useful life. The Southern African gas purchase price is calculated from 2030 until 2050 being the point at which gas from the existing gas fields in Mozambique are fully utilised and is linked to the South African integrated value chain’s useful life. The gas price is based on current observable market prices and is not comparable to the production cost of our own field development.
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Growth rate — long-term Producer Price Index |  | 2024 |  | 5,50 |  | 2,00 |  | ​ | ​ | 2,00
Weighted average cost of capital* |  | 2024 |  | 15,00 |  | 9,40 |  | 9,40 | – | 10,50
Growth rate — long-term Producer Price Index |  | 2023 |  | 5,50 |  | 2,00 |  | ​ | ​ | 2,00
Weighted average cost of capital* |  | 2023 |  | 15,20 |  | 9,07 |  | 9,07 | – | 10,68
Growth rate — long-term Producer Price Index |  | 2022 |  | 5,50 |  | 2,00 |  | ​ | ​ | 2,00
Weighted average cost of capital* |  | 2022 |  | 14,41 |  | 8,13 |  | 8,13 | – | 9,57
| * | Calculated using spot market factors on 30 June.
Summary of significant impairment/(reversal of impairment) of assets | ​
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​ |  | Property, |  | ​ |  | Other |  | ​
​ | ​ | plant and | ​ | Right of | ​ | intangible | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | equipment | ​ | use assets | ​ | assets | ​ | Total
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Segment and Cash-generating unit (CGU) | ​ | Rm | ​ | Rm | ​ | Rm | ​ | Rm
Fuels segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secunda liquid fuels refinery |  | 7 782 |  | 5 |  | 16 |  | 7 803
Sasolburg liquid fuels refinery | ​ | 637 | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | 637
Gas | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) | ​ | (1 143) | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | (1 143)
Chemicals Africa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Polyethylene | ​ | 4 110 | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | 4 110
Chlor-Alkali and PVC | ​ | 645 | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | 645
Wax |  | 399 |  | 72 |  | 53 |  | 524
Chemicals America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ethane value chain (Alc/Alu/EO/EG) |  | 58 583 |  | — |  | 359 |  | 58 942
Chemicals Eurasia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sasol Italy Essential Care Chemicals (ECC) |  | 1 836 |  | 80 |  | 121 |  | 2 037
Other (net)1 |  | 1 114 |  | 9 |  | 208 |  | 1 331
​ |  | 73 963 |  | 166 |  | 757 |  | 74 886
1 Relates largely to the Chemicals America and Energy segments. ​
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Segment and Cash-generating unit | ​ | ​ | ​ | 2023
(CGU) | ​ | Description | ​ | Rm
Fuels segment | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Secunda liquid fuels refinery | ​ | The liquid fuels component of the Secunda refinery was fully impaired at 30 June 2023 mainly as a result of the Group's Emission Reduction Roadmap (ERR) to achieve a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 39 of 2004. The ERR involves the turning down of boilers, implementing energy efficiency projects, reducing coal usage and integrating 1 200 MW of renewable energy into our operations by 2030. With no significant additional gas, which is affordable, to restore volumes back to historic levels, the ERR assumes lower production volumes of 6,7 mt/a post 2030. The increasing cost of coal, capital investment to implement the ERR and cost of compliance were also included in the impairment calculation. | ​ | 35 316
Chemicals Africa | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Wax | ​ | The full impairment on the Wax CGU in Southern Africa was driven by higher cost to procure gas and lower sales volumes and prices due to an increasingly challenging market environment. A WACC rate of 14,66% was applied in estimating the recoverable amount of the CGU. | ​ | 932
Chemicals Eurasia | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
China Essential Care Chemicals (ECC) | ​ | The full impairment on the CGU was driven by a combination of lower unit margins and higher costs resulting from the prolonged impact of COVID-19 on China's economy. A WACC rate of 9,21% was applied in estimating the recoverable amount of the CGU. | ​ | 876
Chemicals America | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Tetramerization | ​ | The Tetramerization CGU was impaired in 2019. At 31 December 2022, a sustained improvement in plant reliability resulted in increased volumes available for sale while longer-term contracts signed with several customers improved the overall profitability of the cash-generating unit. A WACC rate of 8,33% was applied in estimating the recoverable amount of the CGU. | ​ | (3 645)
Other (net) | ​ | ​ | ​ | 170
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Segment and Cash-generating unit |  | ​ |  | 2022
(CGU) | ​ | Description | ​ | Rm
Chemicals Africa | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Chemical Work-up & Heavy Alcohols |  | The CGU recognised impairments of R1,7 billion during 2020 largely due to the reduced-price outlook as a result of the low oil price environment and the COVID-19 pandemic. A higher price outlook on the back of a sustained increase in demand for alcohols into the personal hygiene market during and post the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in the reversal of impairment at 31 December 2021. |  | (1 396)
Other (net) | ​ | ​ |  | (47)
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