Sasol North America, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is an integrated producer of commodity and specialty chemicals employing approximately 800 people. Manufacturing locations are in Baltimore, Maryland, Lake Charles, Louisiana and Tucson, Arizona. The Company's Research & Development facility is in Austin, Texas.  Formed from the chemical division of CONOCO, Inc., Vista Chemical became a private company in July 1984. In 1986, it became a publicly traded company, and in 1991, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the German oil and gas producer, RWE-DEA, as part of the CONDEA Group. On March 1, 2001, RWE-DEA concluded an agreement with Sasol Limited (Johannesburg, South Africa) for the purchase of the CONDEA Group.  Sasol North America operates as part of Sasol Olefins & Surfactants, headquarted in Frankfurt, Germany. Sasol Olefins & Surfactants is part of Sasol Chemical Industries Ltd. headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Sasol North America strives to deliver consistently high quality products to all our customers around the world.