Moody’s cuts Sasol to junk due to Lake Charles

South Africa News News

Moody’s cuts Sasol to junk due to Lake Charles
South Africa Latest News,South Africa Headlines
  • 📰 BDliveSA
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 30 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 15%
  • Publisher: 63%

Significant cost overruns and corporate governance failures at the US project has weighed on the group

06 March 2020 - 08:13A man walks past a Sasol synthetic fuel plant. Picture: REUTERS

The group reported that it had long-term debt of R121.28bn as of its half year to end-December, up 6.3% from the previous comparative period. This exceeds its market capitalisation of R106.26bn as of Friday morning. “We remain focused on managing the factors within our control — delivering safe, strong and stable operational performance and protecting the balance sheet as we bring the Lake Charles Chemicals Project to completion and start deleveraging,” he said.

About $1bn is due for refinancing by the end of 2020, but the bulk of it is three to five years out, Davids said.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

BDliveSA /  🏆 12. in ZA

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Moody’s cuts Sasol to junk due to Lake CharlesSignificant cost overruns and corporate governance failures at the US project has weighed on the group
Read more »

Moody’s cuts Sasol to junk due to Lake CharlesSignificant cost overruns and corporate governance failures at the US project has weighed on the group
Read more »

Moody’s cuts Sasol to junk due to Lake CharlesSignificant cost overruns and corporate governance failures at the US project has weighed on the group
Read more »

Moody’s cuts Sasol to junk due to Lake CharlesSignificant cost overruns and corporate governance failures at the US project has weighed on the group
Read more »

Coronavirus forces Moody’s to cut SA growth forecast againThe ratings agency cuts its forecast for SA growth to 0.4% down from 0.7%
Read more »

Will Camilla be called queen when Prince Charles becomes king?Will Camilla be called queen when Prince Charles becomes king?Clarence House responds to rumours Camilla will be called queen when Prince Charles becomes king
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-03-06 07:27:22