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Interesting Facts about SAPREF  
  • We process 24,000 tonnes crude per day, equivalent to 35% of South Africa's refining capacity (R35 million per day)
  • We make 10 main products in 46 different grades
  • There are 160 000 kilometres of piping which can be spread 4 times around the world
  • We have 3000 vessels and 1 450 pieces of running equipment
  • We load 250 trucks and 40 railcars per day, as well as 250 ships per year
  • We produce 2.7 billion litres of petrol per year (7.4 million litres per day), 25 % of South Africa's needs, which can take 800,000 cars once around the world
  • We operate at pressures up to 120 bar, the force of 1.2 kilometres of water
  • We operate at temperatures up to 700 degrees Celcius, three times hotter than an oven