Total in South Africa

TOTAL South Africa overview

TOTAL South Africa manufactures and sells a full range of petroleum products to the retail, commercial and industrial markets. With a network of 530 service stations throughout South Africa, it is a key player in the petrochemicals market with products ranging from jet fuel and liquid petroleum gas to lubricants, greases and kerosene.  TOTAL South Africa has a 36.36% share in the Natref refinery and wholly owned subsidiaries in Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. 

Established in 1954, TOTAL South Africa is part of the multinational French-based energy company, which holds a 50,1% interest in the local operation. This provides the company with shared access to internationally recognised best practices, technological expertise and innovation drawn from 95,000 employees worldwide. However, with the remaining shares being held by BEE partner TOSACO (25%) and Remgro (24,9%), TOTAL South Africa is also a South African company with a uniquely local culture.

This is borne out in the company's commitment to transformation through the vehicles of black economic empowerment and corporate social investment. Its commitment to the upliftment of disadvantaged people through CSI has been recognised with numerous awards, the most recent being a nomination for South Africa's Top Corporate Social Investment Company for 2006/2007 within the Impumelelo Corporate Social Responsibility Sector.

In all its business decisions, TOTAL South Africa is driven by its vision to be the most respected service provider, operating at the most efficient cost and being fully committed to its responsibility towards employees and external stakeholders.

International stance

The TOTAL Group, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is the fourth-largest publicly-traded integrated international oil and gas company in the world.  With operations in more than 130 countries, TOTAL engages in all aspects of the petroleum industry, including Upstream operations (oil and gas exploration, development and production, LNG) and Downstream operations (refining, marketing and the trading and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products).

The Group also produces base chemicals (petrochemicals and fertilisers) and specialty chemicals for the industrial and consumer markets (rubber processing, adhesives, resins and electroplating). In addition, TOTAL has interests in the coal mining and power generation sectors.

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The TOTALFINA and ELF merger

TOTALFINA has launched a major strategic initiative with its plan to join forces with ELF AQUITAINE that opens up real growth prospects for the future.

This plan has been a long time in the making. TOTALFINA believe it has the support of both the business and financial communities. The industrial concept is well established and easily understood by all concerned. Simple and straightforward, it is designed to create a world leader in an industry undergoing extensive consolidation.

Tight integration of exploration/production, refining/distribution and chemical activities will give the new company unique capabilities, creating a solid and well-balanced group. The new company will be a leader in each of its businesses. Its growth will be driven by the excellent complementarily fit between the two companies.

The TOTALFINA plan clearly offers the shareholders and employees of both companies the best business and financial prospects for the future : it is a forward-looking plan.

TOTALFINA, France' largest oil and gas company, has pursued a successful strategy of profitable growth for many years. From the world's 13th largest oil and gas company in 1990, we grew to 5th largest after our successful merger with Petrofina. Joining forces with ELF is the next step in our business development policy and is consistent with the principles on which it has built its success.