sasol nitro Operating safely and responsibly Refocusing products in a  challenging market Ensuring a sustainable business sasol wax Enhancing performance 58 Sasol Nitro  has large production  operations at Sasolburg, Secunda,  Rustenburg and Bronkhorstspruit in  South Africa and markets ammonia,  nitric acid, explosives, fertilisers,  ammonium sulphate and blasting  accessories. It also markets the  ammonia, sulphur and speciality  gases produced by other Sasol  businesses. Compliance with competition law  remained an important area of focus.  Sasol Nitro concluded an agreement with  the South African competition authorities  for full and final settlement of alleged  abuse of dominance contraventions of the  Competition Act, details of which can be  found in the consolidated annual fi nancial  statements under note 57.4 – Litigation. Sasol Nitro’s explosives business  continued to achieve exceptional business  results, securing a number of new  contracts with large mining companies.  Strong service delivery and technical  support, combined with reliable product  supply and quality, ensured business  growth despite a contraction in South  African mining output. We mothballed  the packaged emulsion explosives plant  because of reduced market interest in this  offering. Sasol Dyno Nobel expanded  production volumes, while cutting unit  costs due to newly commissioned  backward integration facilities and further  automation in shock tube detonator  manufacturing. Sasol Nitro’s safety performance showed  improvement, with our Bronkhorstspruit  operation winning the 2009 Sasol  group award for the best safety  performance. The division recorded  an improved RCR of 0,44 from 0,48  in 2009. Our nitrous oxide greenhouse  gas abatement programme continued  to deliver environmental benefi ts,  generating its second batch of certifi ed  emission reductions.  Sasol Nitro successfully commissioned  a new ammonium sulphate plant at  Secunda, which uses cutting-edge  technology to produce larger-size  ammonium sulphate crystals with  superior handling and fertiliser application  properties. We also started construction  of a new 400 000 tons a year limestone  ammonium nitrate fertiliser granulation  facility at Secunda, which is scheduled  to come on stream at the end of 2011.  Investments such as these are part of  Sasol Nitro’s efforts to position the  fertiliser business as a low-cost producer  with a higher level of supply reliability.  Sasol Wax  has production and  marketing operations in South  Africa, Germany, Austria, the UK  and the USA and sales offi ces in  France, Egypt, Malaysia and  Australia. It is a leading supplier  of waxes, petroleum jellies and  liquid paraffins derived from  Fischer-Tropsch and oil-refi nery  feedstock to customers worldwide. Sasol Wax recorded a stronger  performance in 2010, due to an increase  in demand, coupled with the benefi ts of  stringent cost cutting. We improved safety  at our facilities in South Africa, North  America and Europe, reporting a RCR  of 0,34, down from 0,57 in 2009. In October 2009, Sasol Nitro closed  its phosphoric acid plant in Phalaborwa.  This followed years of unsatisfactory  financial performance as prevailing  feedstock prices made the plant  unsustainable, particularly in a depressed  phosphoric acid market. We redeployed  many of the plant’s employees and are  in negotiations with a potential purchaser.  We remain committed to managing the  operation’s environmental footprint in  a responsible manner.  The markets for Sasol Nitro’s products  maintained their gradual recovery from  the lows of late 2008, but demand  remained below the levels seen before  the economic crisis. A business recovery  and improvement programme in response  to the economic crisis has already yielded  positive results, including enhanced  reliability of our operations, reductions  in waste generated, the exit from  non-profitable product offerings  and improved effi ciencies across  value chains.