Chemical Critical Infrastructure Exchange
The chemical industry plays a foundational role in energy, water, food, healthcare, manufacturing, and national defense. Without a stable and secure chemical sector, the systems and services that Americans rely on every day could not function.
The chemical industry sector is a core part of the global economy that produces and supplies chemicals used in manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, construction, energy, and consumer goods. Its purpose is to supply essential materials, its responsibilities include safety, security and environmental protection, and its scope extends across numerous industries worldwide. It is both economically vital and environmentally sensitive, requiring careful regulation and sustainable practices.
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Chemical Critical Infrastructure Exchange
The chemical industry plays a foundational role in energy, water, food, healthcare, manufacturing, and national defense.
The chemical industry sector is a core part of the global economy that produces and supplies chemicals used in manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, construction, energy, and consumer goods. Its purpose is to supply essential materials, its responsibilities include safety, security and environmental protection, and its scope extends across numerous industries worldwide. It is both economically vital and environmentally sensitive, requiring careful regulation and sustainable practices.
Water & Wastewater Critical Infrastructure Exchange
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The W/WW CI sector is considered a lifeline sector, a sector vital to the life of the individual and society. The safety, resilience and continuity of this sector is paramount to the Nation’s economy and public health. The goal of this sector is to provide clean drinking water and properly treated wastewater, services essential to everyday life.
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This exchange aims to facilitate the cross sector sharing of ideas, all working towards a collaborative effort to improve the security, resiliency, and business continuity of the water/wastewater critical infrastructure sector.
Upcoming Events
2026 AFPM Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana
March 15-17, 2026
2026 AFPM International Petrochemical Conference
San Antonio, Texas
March 29-31, 2026
Chemical Sector
What Does the Department of Homeland Security Say About the Sector?
Definition: The Chemical Sector is an integral component of the U.S. economy, manufacturing, storing, using, and transporting potentially dangerous chemicals on which virtually every other critical infrastructure sector depends. The sector converts raw materials into more than 70,000 diverse products distributed to over 750,000 end users nationwide through a complex, global supply chain spanning several hundred thousand facilities — from petrochemical manufacturers to chemical distributors. The uninterrupted production and transportation of these chemicals is essential to national security, economic prosperity, and public health and safety, and any significant disruption could have cascading effects across the broader critical infrastructure landscape.
Goals:
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Reduce the risk of dangerous chemicals being weaponized or exploited through cyberattacks, insider threats, and theft by strengthening security measures across chemical facilities of all sizes.
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Foster collaboration between private industry, government, and law enforcement to enhance security and resilience across the sector's complex, interdependent supply chain.
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Advance voluntary and regulatory programs, training, and resources that equip chemical facility owners and operators to identify risks, implement security plans, and protect against both physical and cyber threats.
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Upcoming Events
2026 AFPM International Petrochemical Conference
San Antonio, Texas
March 29-31, 2026
2026 AFPM Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana
April 15-17, 2026
Strengthen Infrastructure Resilience
The Chemical Sector must maintain uninterrupted operations to support the countless industries and communities that depend on its products. By investing in robust contingency planning, redundant systems, and cross-sector coordination, chemical facilities can better withstand and rapidly recover from natural disasters, physical attacks, and other disruptive events.
Enhance Process Safety & Security
The convergence of physical and digital threats requires chemical facilities to adopt an integrated approach to safety and security across all operations. This means implementing rigorous process safety standards alongside modern cybersecurity practices to protect industrial control systems, sensitive data, and personnel from an evolving threat landscape.
Secure Strategic Supply Chains
The chemical sector's global supply chains introduce significant vulnerabilities that can be exploited by adversaries or disrupted by geopolitical instability and natural disasters. Strengthening domestic production capacity and diversifying supply chain dependencies are critical steps toward ensuring the reliable availability of essential chemicals that underpin national security and economic stability.
IHS Sector Growth Goals
Secure Strategic Supply Chains
The chemical sector's global supply chains introduce significant vulnerabilities that can be exploited by adversaries or disrupted by geopolitical instability and natural disasters. Strengthening domestic production capacity and diversifying supply chain dependencies are critical steps toward ensuring the reliable availability of essential chemicals that underpin national security and economic stability.
Enhance Process Safety & Security
The convergence of physical and digital threats requires chemical facilities to adopt an integrated approach to safety and security across all operations. This means implementing rigorous process safety standards alongside modern cybersecurity practices to protect industrial control systems, sensitive data, and personnel from an evolving threat landscape.
Strengthen Infrastructure Resilience
The Chemical Sector must maintain uninterrupted operations to support the countless industries and communities that depend on its products. By investing in robust contingency planning, redundant systems, and cross-sector coordination, chemical facilities can better withstand and rapidly recover from natural disasters, physical attacks, and other disruptive events.