Trish Kerin breaks down the runaway reaction that triggered a mass evacuation in Orange County, California, and explains what facilities handling reactive chemicals can learn about instrumentation, warning signs and emergency communication.
The planned facility is expected to produce 35,000 metric tons of electro-sustainable aviation fuel annually in its first phase, with construction targeted to begin by year-end.
The project will add renewable polyol manufacturing capacity in Texas and position the company for a planned 100 million pounds of future annual production capacity.
Innovation in chemicals is no longer the constraint — scaling it is. CIEX North America brings together senior leaders from across the chemical value chain to tackle what's actually working: scaling AI past pilot mode, making sustainability investable, and deciding which R&D bets to keep. No abstract roadmaps. September 9–10, 2026, Indianapolis. Use code CP15 for 15% off.
Process safety expert Trish Kerin on narrowing margins, normalized risk and why asset integrity is the only thing standing between operators and disaster.
This webinar takes a deep dive into industrial historians, data lakes, and time-series databases to explain how each system is designed, where it excels, and how they work together to scale from real-time operations to advanced analytics and predictive modeling.