Natref refinery (Sasolburg)
Natref refinery (Sasolburg) is an operating sustainable aviation fuel plant in Sasolburg, South Africa, owned by Sasol. Its announced capacity is 80 thousand tonnes a year (100 million litres, 26 million US gallons), by the HEFA pathway. It has been operating since 2030. The record was read from the news by the reader (UA.NEWS, September 17, 2026) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- Sasol
- Place
- Sasolburg, South Africa
- Pathway
- HEFA
- Fuel
- sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- operating
- Announced capacity
- 80 thousand tonnes a year · 100 million litres · 26.4 million US gallons
- Operating since
- 2030
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: South Africa prepares Antarctic flights with used-oil SAF — OilPrice (UA.NEWS, 2026-09-17); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-16; not yet checked; start_year, capacity_mgal, capacity_ml, capacity_kt from article 5152 (2026-09-16)
Other plants and projects recorded with Sasol
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natref refinery (Sasolburg) | Sasolburg, South Africa | operating | 80 | 2030 |
| Sasol Secunda | Secunda, South Africa | planned | 0 |
In the news latest items naming Sasol
- 2026-10-15 Sasol details Antarctic aviation fuel agreement Mining.com.au
- 2026-10-14 White Desert Signs Long-Term Offtake Agreement With Sasol For Sustainable Aviation Fuel at AEW 2026 African Energy Week
- 2026-09-28 Sustainable aviation fuel: “Europe has a strategic choice to make” The Brussels Times
- 2026-09-22 Uzbekistan’s $6.1 Billion Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project Enters Design Phase The Times Of Central Asia
- 2026-09-21 Allied Biofuels Targets 2027 FID for Uzbekistan SAF Project UzDaily.uz
- 2026-09-18 Ningbo FEED Meeting Confirms Full Confidence in Q1 2027 FID for Allied Biofuels’ US$6.1 Billion Presidential Decree-Backed SAF and e-SAF Project AFP.com
- 2026-09-17 South Africa prepares Antarctic flights with used-oil SAF — OilPrice UA.NEWS
- 2026-09-17 Luxury flights to Antarctica may soon run on used cooking oil Indulge Express
- 2026-09-16 Sasol to supply sustainable aviation fuel to Antarctic tourism expedition company EWN
- 2026-09-16 South Africa turns used cooking oil into jet fuel for $120,000 luxury flights to Antarctica Business Insider Africa
- 2026-09-15 From frier to flyer: How Sasol’s used cooking oil is fuelling luxury tours to Antarctica News24
- 2026-09-15 SUSTAERO Selected for Earth Tech: 2050 for Second Year to Accelerate Sustainable Aviation Fuel EIN News
- 2026-09-15 Sasol and White Desert launch landmark commercial Sustainable Aviation Fuel partnership from Cape Town to Antarctica | Sasol
- 2026-09-15 Sasol to Supply Tour Operator White Desert With Sustainable Aviation Fuel Yahoo Finance
- 2026-09-02 Short‑term relief from Strait of Hormuz tension is great for Sasol’s fragile recovery story Daily Maverick
Capacity is as announced, a year, with tonnes counted at 0.8 kilograms per litre; a plant's own figure may differ. A record "settled by rule" was read from an article by the reader and checked only against the site's rules (a plausible size, a real owner, no duplicate), not by a person. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, Natref refinery (Sasolburg): sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/natref-refinery-sasolburg-south-africa, retrieved 2026-10-18. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].