The Chemical Sector serves as a critical component of the U.S. economic structure, facilitating functions across several other critical infrastructure sectors.
The sector categorizes into five primary segments extrapolated from the final product:
Each of these units manifests distinct attributes, growth patterns, marketplaces, novel progressions, and challenges.
Most of the facilities within the Chemical Sector are under private ownership which necessitates strategic collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the private industry and its associations for the following:
Through voluntary partnerships that offer training, resources, and skill-building exercises, the DHS enhances critical infrastructure security and fortifies resilience. The department has also issued regulated Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), mandatory for any facility engaged in the creation, usage, storage or distribution of specific chemicals beyond certain quantities or concentrations.
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