Sasol: Explosion, Fire at Louisiana Project
15 January 2020 - 12:46AM
Dow Jones News
By Matteo Castia
Sasol Ltd. (SOL.JO) said Tuesday that an explosion and
subsequent fire occurred at the Low-Density Polyethylene Unit of
its Lake Charles Chemicals Project, Louisiana, on Monday.
The South African energy and chemical group said the unit has
been shut down and it has started an investigation into the cause
of the incident, as well as the extent of damage and impact on the
operational schedule. The unit wasn't yet in operation.
Sasol added that all other units and downstreams were unaffected
by the incident, and that there were no casualties.
Write to Matteo Castia at matteo.castia@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 14, 2020 08:31 ET (13:31 GMT)
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