Sasol Chemicals and Holiferm Sign Agreement to Expand the Market for Biosurfactants
31 March 2022 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Partnership aims to meet growing demand for
sustainable surfactants
Sasol Chemicals, a business unit of Sasol Ltd. (JSE: SOL; NYSE:
SSL) and Holiferm Limited announced today a partnership to jointly
develop new biosurfactants and enable the broad commercialisation
of sophorolipids.
Sasol Chemicals has agreed to purchase the majority of
sophorolipids produced at a new Holiferm manufacturing facility in
the United Kingdom, which is under construction and scheduled to
begin operations in early 2023. Sasol Chemicals will also fund
Holiferm research and development to accelerate innovation
initiatives to help meet growing demand for sustainable solutions
in primary surfactants.
Biosurfactants use natural materials to produce surfactants,
which are key ingredients in detergents, cleaning products and
personal care products. Sophorolipids are biosurfactants made
through fermentation, using yeast to convert vegetable oils and
glucose into final product. The Holiferm process offers an
extensive reduction in carbon footprint comparative to conventional
surfactants.
“We are increasingly using bio-based raw materials to make our
products, as we work with our customers to develop solutions that
in turn make their products more sustainable,” said Silke Hoppe,
Vice President of Essential Care Chemicals for Sasol Chemicals.
“The Holiferm expertise in the area of fermentation technology and
production is a perfect fit with Sasol’s position as a global
leader in the supply of surfactants and surfactant intermediates
into the Fabric and Home Care, Personal Care as well as Industrial
and Institutional Cleaning markets.”
Essential Care Chemicals is a global customer-focused business
division dedicated to innovating sustainable solutions for people
and the planet. Using in-depth knowledge of different markets,
applications and products, it creates advanced high-performance
solutions in the following core markets: Fabric Home Care,
Industrial and Institutional Cleaning, Personal Care, Health and
Wellness, and Technical Markets including Energy.
“We at Holiferm truly believe in the future of biosurfactants
and fermentation technologies to reduce the dependence on
fossil-based chemicals,” said Richard Lock, Managing Director of
Holiferm. “The drive, passion and commitment Sasol Chemicals is
showing with Holiferm Limited are a perfect fit, for both companies
and the planet as a whole.”
Financial terms of the agreements between Sasol Chemicals and
Holiferm Limited were not disclosed.
About Sasol Chemicals
Sasol Chemicals is a solutions provider focused on
sustainability, circularity and specialties. It fulfills its
purpose of “Innovating for a better world” by offering a broad,
state-of-the-art portfolio of specialty and commodity chemicals for
a wide range of applications and industries.
Our solutions are used by more than 7,500 customers, in 120
countries, in countless products that improve the quality of life
for people around the world. They also provide the building blocks
for a sustainable future by helping reduce energy usage, waste and
packaging, and by providing solutions to the renewable energy
industry.
Sasol Chemicals is a business of Sasol Limited, a leading
chemicals and energy company focused on creating sustainable value
for our stakeholders. For more information, visit the Sasol
Chemicals website.
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